Appendix 3 – Benchmarking comparison on Selective Licensing Fees
|
Local authority |
Application fee |
Adjusted fee for accredited landlords |
Other adjustments |
Estimated numbers of properties in the licensing scheme |
|
Brighton & Hove Proposed fee |
£670 |
(£75 saving) making a £595 application fee |
EPC rating above C £75 reduction Signing up to Direct Lets’ Scheme
|
4 Wards: 4,000 17 Wards: 23,000 |
|
Bexley |
£766 |
6.53% (£50 saving) making a £716 application fee |
At the scheme’s start an early bird discount was offered, but will not feature on new schemes |
2,451 |
|
Brent |
£640 |
6.25% (£40 saving) making a £600 application fee |
No |
11,500 |
|
Ealing |
£750 |
10% (£75 saving) making a £675 application fee |
At the scheme’s start an early bird discount was offered, but uncertain if will feature again on new schemes
6.67% (£50 saving) for properties with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating C or above making a £700 application fee |
32,713 |
|
Hackney |
£500 |
15% (£75 saving) making a £425 application fee |
No |
Unable to provide. But, since the scheme’s October 2018 start 2,688 applications were processed. |
|
Hammersmith & Fulham |
£560 |
14.29% (£80 saving) making a £480 application fee – note one discount available only |
8.93% (£50 saving) for a landlord rental charter bringing a £510 application fee - note one discount available only |
4,100 |
|
Lewisham[1] |
£640 |
20% (£128) making a £512 application fee |
Unknown, until outcome of approval by DLUHC
|
20,000
|
|
Newham |
£750 |
6.67% (£50) making a £700 application fee |
6.67% (£50) for properties with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating C or above making a £700 application fee or £650 fee for accredited landlords
53.33% (£400) for properties registered and approved for Newham’s nightly paid temporary properties
|
Not available, but as of October 2021, there were more than 26,000 private landlords operating in Newham and the Council issued over 40,000 licences covering the homes of nearly 60,000 households (this includes Mandatory HMO Licensing, Additional HMO Licensing and Selective Licensing properties)
|
|
Redbridge |
£860 |
4.07% (£35 saving) making a £825 application fee |
No |
36,925 (this includes Mandatory HMO Licensing, Additional HMO Licensing and Selective Licensing properties) |
|
Southwark |
£900 |
50% discount on Part B licence fee payment – for a gold standard landlord: a “best practice” sign-up charter. It is estimated to be a £150 saving making a £750 application fee. |
No |
32,000 |
|
Tower Hamlets |
£649 |
No |
No |
9,000 |
|
Waltham Forest |
£700 |
No |
At the scheme’s start an early bird discount was offered, but uncertain if will feature again on new schemes |
28,000 |
[1]Lewisham Selective Licensing Scheme pending approval by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)