Selective licensing

If you rent out a property in certain parts of Beeston or Harehills, you’ll need to apply for a selective licence.

If your property is located in either of the two selective licensing areas, you’ll need a licence for the period of 6 January 2020 to 5 January 2025.

Check if your property needs a selective licence

Beeston licensing area

You'll need a licence if your property is located on one of these roads:     

A

Access road from Hunslet Hall Road to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Church of The Nazarene     

Admiral Street     

B

Back Belvedere Avenue     

Back Belvedere Mount     

Back Burlington Place     

Back Burlington Road     

Back Burton Terrace     

Back Camberley Street     

Back Clovelly Place     

Back Colwyn Place     

Back Colwyn View     

Back Cranbrook Avenue     

Back Cranbrook Terrace     

Back Crossland Terrace     

Back Dewsbury Road     

Back Fairford Place     

Back Garnet Place     

Back Greenmount Terrace     

Back Linden Grove     

Back Linden Road North     

Back Linden Road South     

Back Lodge Lane     

Back Longroyd Terrace     

Back Maud Avenue     

Back Middleton View     

Back Oakley Terrace     

Back Park View     

Back Rowland Terrace     

Back Sefton Avenue     

Back Sefton Terrace     

Back St Lukes Crescent     

Back Stratford Avenue     

Back Stratford Street     

Back Stratford Terrace     

Back Tempest Road     

Back Temple View     

Back Trentham Place     

Back Wickham Street     

Baron Close     

Barton Grove     

Barton Hill     

Barton Mount     

Barton Place     

Barton Road     

Barton Terrace     

Barton View     

Beeston Road (from Lane End Primary School to Cross Flatts Park and Holbeck Cemetery only)     

Belvedere Avenue     

Belvedere Mount     

Belvedere Terrace     

Beverley Avenue     

Beverley Square     

Beverley Terrace     

Bismarck Drive     

Bismarck Street     

Bismarck Way     

Brett Gardens     

Brickfield Row     

Brompton Grove     

Brompton Mount     

Brompton Row     

Brompton Terrace     

Brompton View     

Buckley Avenue     

Buckton Close     

Buckton Mount     

Buckton View     

Bude Road     

Burlington Place     

Burlington Road     

Burton Avenue     

Burton Road     

Burton Row     

Burton Street     

Burton Terrace     

C

Cad Beeston Mews     

Camberley Street     

Cambrian Place     

Cambrian Street     

Cambrian Terrace     

Carr Moor Side     

Catherine Grove     

Cemetery Road (from M621 motorway junction 2A to junction with Beeston Road only)     

Clovelly Avenue     

Clovelly Grove     

Clovelly Place     

Clovelly Row     

Clovelly Terrace     

Cockburn Close     

Cockburn Way     

Colville Terrace     

Colwyn Avenue     

Colwyn Mount     

Colwyn Place     

Colwyn Road     

Colwyn Terrace     

Colwyn View     

Coupland Place     

Coupland Road     

Coupland Street     

Cranbrook Avenue     

Cross Linden Terrace     

Cross Woodview Street     

Crossland Terrace     

D

Dartmouth Way     

Dawson Road     

Dewsbury Road (from junction 3 of M621 to junction with Middleton Grove only)     

Disraeli Gardens     

Disraeli Terrace     

Dobson Avenue     

Dobson Grove     

Dobson Place     

Dobson Terrace     

Dobson View     

Drayton Manor Yard     

E

Elland Road (South side of the M621 - Beeston side - between Cemetery Road and Beggars Hill)     

Envoy Street     

F

Fairfax Crescent     

Fairfax Road     

Fairford Avenue     

Fairford Terrace     

Flaxton Close     

Flaxton Gardens     

Flaxton Street     

Flaxton View     

Folly Lane     

Fulham Place     

Fulham Square     

Fulham Street     

G

Garnet Avenue     

Garnet Crescent     

Garnet Grove     

Garnet Parade     

Garnet Place     

Garnet Road     

Garnet Terrace     

Garnet View     

Green Terrace     

Greenmount Court     

Greenmount Lane     

Greenmount Place     

Greenmount Street     

Greenmount Terrace     

H

Hardy Grove     

Hardy Street     

Hardy Terrace     

Hardy View     

Harlech Avenue     

Harlech Crescent     

Harlech Grove     

Harlech Mount     

Harlech Park Court     

Harlech Road     

Harlech Street     

Harlech Terrace     

Hill Street     

Hird Street     

Hunslet Hall Close     

Hunslet Hall Road     

I

Ingleton Close     

Ingleton Grove     

Ingleton Place     

Ingleton Street     

J

Joy Row     

L

Lady Pit Court     

Lady Pit Lane     

Lady Row     

Lane End Place     

Linden Avenue     

Linden Gardens     

Linden Grove     

Linden Mount     

Linden Place     

Linden Road     

Linden Street     

Linden Terrace     

Lodge Lane     

Lodge Terrace     

Longroyd Avenue     

Longroyd Crescent     

Longroyd Crescent North     

Longroyd Grove     

Longroyd Place     

Longroyd Street     

Longroyd Street North     

Longroyd Terrace     

Longroyd View     

M

M621 Junction 2A from Junction 3 off slip road     

M621 Junction 3 from Junction 4 off slip road     

M621 Junction 4 from Junction 5 off slip road     

M621 Junction 4 to Junction 3 on slip road     

M621 Junction 5 from Junction 6 off slip road     

Maitland Place     

Maltings Road     

Malvern Grove     

Malvern Rise     

Malvern Road     

Malvern Street     

Malvern View     

Marian Grove     

Maud Avenue     

Maud Place     

Middleton Crescent     

Moor Crescent     

Moor Crescent Chase     

Moor Road     

Moorside Maltings     

Moorville Close     

Moorville Court     

Moorville Grove     

Moorville Road     

N

Normanton Grove     

Normanton Place     

Normanton Street     

Northcote Crescent     

Northcote Drive     

Northcote Green     

O

Oakley Grove     

Oakley Terrace     

Oakley View     

P

Parkside Lane (from junction with Dewsbury Road to junction with Lenton Drive only)     

Park View     

Poulton Place     

Primrose Lane     

R

Rawson Place     

Rawson Terrace     

Rington Road     

Rowland Place     

Rowland Road     

Rowland Terrace     

S

Sefton Avenue     

Sefton Street     

Sefton Terrace     

St Francis Close     

St Lukes Crescent     

St Lukes Green     

St Lukes Road     

St Lukes Street     

St Lukes View     

St Peters Court     

Stratford Avenue     

Stratford Street     

Stratford Terrace     

Sunbeam Avenue     

Sunbeam Grove     

Sunbeam Place     

Sunbeam Terrace     

Sycamore Croft     

Sycamore Fold     

T

Tempest Place     

Tempest Road     

Temple Crescent     

Temple View     

Trentham Avenue     

Trentham Grove     

Trentham Place     

Trentham Row     

Trentham Street     

Trentham Terrace     

Tunstall Road (from junction with Dewsbury Road to junction with M621 motorway junction 5 only)     

U

Upper Woodview Place     

W

Waverley Garth     

West Mount Street     

West View     

Westbourne Avenue     

Westbourne Mount     

Westbourne Place     

Westbourne Street     

Wickham Street     

Woodview Grove     

Westbourne Mount     

Woodview Mount     

Woodview Place     

Woodview Road     

Woodview Street     

Woodview Terrace     

Harehills licensing area

You'll need a licence if your property is located on one of these roads:      

A

Anderson Avenue     

Anderson Mount     

Ashley Avenue     

Ashley Road     

Ashley Terrace     

Ashton Avenue     

Ashton Court     

Ashton Grove     

Ashton Mount     

Ashton Place     

Ashton Road     

Ashton Street     

Ashton Terrace     

Ashton View     

B

Back Ashley Avenue     

Back Ashley Street     

Back Ashton Place     

Back Ashton Road      

Back Banstead Street     

Back Bellbrooke Grove     

Back Bellbrooke Place     

Back Bellbrooke Terrace     

Back Berkeley Avenue     

Back Berkeley Terrace      

Back Broomhill View      

Back Broughton Avenue     

Back Broughton Terrace     

Back Chatsworth Road     

Back Clifton Terrace     

Back Coldcotes Avenue     

Back Compton Road      

Back Conway Street     

Back Cowper Grove     

Back Darfield Mount      

Back Dorset Mount     

Back Dorset Road     

Back Dorset Terrace     

Back Elford Place     

Back Harehills Park View     

Back Harehills Place      

Back Hovingham Grove     

Back Hovingham Mount      

Back Hovingham Terrace      

Back Karnac Road     

Back Lambton Grove     

Back Lascelles Terrace     

Back Milan Avenue     

Back Milan Road     

Back Milan Street     

Back Nice View     

Back Nowell Crescent     

Back Nowell Mount     

Back Nowell Place     

Back Nowell Terrace     

Back Rossall Road     

Back Ruthven View     

Back Sandhurst Grove     

Back Sandhurst Place     

Back Sandhurst Road     

Back Seaforth Avenue     

Back Seaforth Place     

Back Seaforth Terrace     

Back St Alban Crescent     

Back Stanley Street     

Back Strathmore Drive     

Back Trafford Avenue     

Back Westlock Avenue     

Banstead Street East     

Banstead Street West     

Banstead Terrace East     

Banstead Terrace West      

Bayswater Crescent     

Bayswater Grove     

Bayswater Mount     

Bayswater Place     

Bayswater Road     

Bayswater Row     

Bayswater Terrace     

Bayswater View     

Bellbrooke Avenue     

Bellbrooke Grove     

Bellbrooke Place     

Bellbrooke Street     

Berkeley Avenue     

Berkeley Crescent     

Berkeley Grove     

Berkeley Mount     

Berkeley Road     

Berkeley Street     

Berkeley Terrace     

Berkeley View     

Bexley Avenue     

Bexley Grove     

Bexley Mount     

Bexley Place     

Bexley Road     

Bexley Terrace     

Bexley View     

Broughton Avenue     

Broughton Terrace     

Brown Hill Avenue     

Brown Hill Crescent     

Brown Hill Terrace     

Buller Close     

Buller Court     

Buller Grove     

Burton Way (from junction with Hudson Road to junction with Upper Westlock Avenue only)     

C

Chatsworth Close      

Chatsworth Road     

Clifton Avenue     

Clifton Grove     

Clifton Mount     

Clifton Terrace     

Coldcotes Avenue (from junction with Harehills Lane to junction with Harehills Park View only)     

Compton Avenue     

Compton Crescent     

Compton Place     

Compton Road     

Compton Row     

Compton Terrace     

Compton View     

Conway Avenue     

Conway Drive     

Conway Grove     

Conway Mount     

Conway Place     

Conway Road     

Conway Street     

Conway Terrace     

Conway View     

Cowper Avenue     

Cowper Crescent     

Cowper Grove     

Cowper Mount     

Cowper Road     

Cowper Terrace     

Cross Banstead Street      

Cross Bellbrooke Avenue     

Cross Conway Mount      

Cross Elford Street     

Cross Milan Road     

D

Darfield Avenue     

Darfield Crescent     

Darfield Grove     

Darfield Place     

Darfield Road     

Darfield Street     

Dorset Avenue     

Dorset Mount     

Dorset Road     

Dorset Street      

Dorset Terrace     

E

Easterly Grove     

Easterly Road (from junction with Roundhay Road up to and includes house number 52 on South side only)     

Edgware Avenue     

Edgware Grove     

Edgware Mount     

Edgware Place     

Edgware Row     

Edgware Street     

Edgware Terrace     

Edgware View     

Elford Grove     

Elford Place East     

Elford Place West     

Elford Road     

F

Florence Avenue     

Florence Grove     

Florence Mount     

Florence Place     

Florence Street     

Foundry Approach (from junction with Harehills Lane to junction with Foundry Place only)     

Foundry Drive (house Number 2 only)     

Foundry Place     

G

Gledhow Mount     

Gledhow Place     

Gledhow Road (from junction with Roundhay Road to junction with Roseville Street only)     

Gledhow Terrace     

H

Harehills Lane (from junction with York Road to junction with Roundhay Road only)     

Harehills Park Avenue (even side only)     

Harehills Park Road (from junction with Harehills Park View to junction with Harehills Park Avenue only)     

Harehills Park View     

Harehills Place     

Harehills Road (from junction with Roundhay Road to junction with Stanley Road only)     

Hepton Court     

Hovingham Avenue (from junction with Harehills Lane to junction with Hovingham Grove only)     

Hovingham Grove     

Hovingham Mount     

Hovingham Terrace     

Hudson Grove     

Hudson Place     

Hudson Road     

Hudson Street     

J

Juniper Place     

K

Karnac Road     

Kepler Grove     

Kepler Mount     

Kepler Terrace     

Kimberley Place     

Kimberley Road (from junction with Harehills Lane to entrance of Harehills Cemetery only)     

Kimberley View     

Kitchener Avenue     

Kitchener Grove     

Kitchener Mount     

Kitchener Place     

Kitchener Street     

L

Lambton Grove     

Lambton Place     

Lambton Street     

Lambton Terrace     

Lambton View     

Lascelles Mount     

Lascelles Place     

Lascelles Road East     

Lascelles Road West     

Lascelles Street     

Lascelles Terrace     

Lascelles View     

Lowther Street     

Lupton Avenue     

Luxor Avenue     

Luxor Road     

Luxor Street     

Luxor View     

M

Milan Road     

Milan Street     

N

Nice Avenue     

Nice Street     

Nice View     

Nowell Approach     

Nowell Avenue     

Nowell Close     

Nowell Court     

Nowell Crescent     

Nowell End Row     

Nowell Gardens     

Nowell Grove     

Nowell Lane     

Nowell Mount     

Nowell Parade     

Nowell Place     

Nowell Street     

Nowell Terrace     

Nowell View     

Nowell Walk     

R

Rachel Court     

Roberts Avenue     

Roberts Court     

Roberts Place     

Roseville Road (from junction with Roundhay Road to junction with Roseville Street only)     

Roseville Street     

Rossall Grove     

Rossall Road     

Roundhay Road (from junction with Easterly Road to junction with Roseville Road on East side only)     

Ruthven View     

Ryan Place     

S

Sandhurst Avenue     

Sandhurst Grove     

Sandhurst Mount      

Sandhurst Place     

Sandhurst Road     

Sandhurst Terrace     

Seaforth Avenue     

Seaforth Grove     

Seaforth Mount     

Seaforth Place     

Seaforth Road     

Seaforth Terrace     

Sofia Close     

St Alban Approach     

St Alban Close     

St Alban Crescent     

St Alban Grove     

St Alban Mount     

St Alban Road (even side only)      

St Alban View     

St Cyprians Gardens     

Stanley Avenue     

Stanley Place     

Stanley Road     

Stanley Terrace     

Stoney Rock Lane (from roundabout with Compton Road and Stanley Road to junction with Westlock Avenue)     

Strathmore Avenue     

Strathmore Drive     

Strathmore Street     

Strathmore Terrace     

Strathmore View     

Sutherland Mount     

Sutherland Road     

Sutherland Terrace     

T

Torre Crescent     

Torre Drive     

Torre Grove     

Torre Hill     

Torre Lane     

Torre Mount     

Torre Road (between Lupton Avenue and York Road only)     

Torre Square     

Torre View     

Torre Walk     

Trafford Avenue     

Trafford Grove     

Trafford Terrace     

Trent Road (from junction with Hudson Road to junction with Upper Westlock Avenue only)     

U

Upper Westlock Avenue     

W

Wepener Mount     

Wepener Place     

Westlock Avenue     

Whitley Gardens     

William Hey Court     

Y

York Road (from junction with Lupton Avenue to junction with St Alban Road on North side only)

Z

Zetland Place     

If you are unsure whether your property is in a licensing area, check the maps in the official designations, or email us on selective.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.

Properties which do not need a licence

Some properties are exempt and do not need a licence. These are:

  • holiday lets
  • business premises
  • socially let properties
  • student accommodation owned by a university
  • accommodation where the tenant is a family member*
  • any property where the landlord already holds an HMO licence
  • properties that are empty

If you are unsure whether or not you need a licence, contact us on selective.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.

Please see The Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006 ('Exemption Order') for further detail regarding the circumstances in which the above exemptions apply.

*Family member has a specific definition within the Exemption Order. Do not assume that you will meet this definition without first reviewing the Exemption Order and contacting the Selective Licensing Team.

Temporary exemptions

You might qualify for a temporary exemption if you are taking steps that will mean your property will no longer need a licence. This exemption will last for up to three months.

You might qualify if you:

  • are going to stop renting out your property
  • have sold your property subject to contract
  • have permission to change your property from residential to another use

You'll need to complete an application form and provide us with evidence that you're taking steps to achieve this.

If you think you might be eligible for a temporary exemption, contact us on selective.licensing@leeds.gov.uk or 0113 535 1369.

Before applying for a licence

You need to inform certain people in writing that you are planning to make an application for a licence. You should write to:

  • your mortgage lender for the property to be licensed
  • any other owners of the property
  • anyone who manages your property
  • the proposed licence holder (if that is not you)
  • anyone who would be bound by a condition in the licence
  • any tenants or long leaseholders of the property if the lease or tenancy is for more than three years

If you would like to use a template to contact these people, we have a:

Template form to interested parties

Form to interested parties

I (name of applicant)     

of (address)     

Telephone:     

Email:     

wish to advise you that I have applied for a Selective Licence under Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004 to Leeds City Council’s Selective Licensing Team, Leeds City Council, Knowsthorpe Gate, Leeds, LS9 0NP the application being made on **/**/20** in respect of the property known as: (name and address of property including postcode)     

The name, address, telephone number and email address of the proposed licence holder is detailed below (if different from above).     

Name of the proposed Licence holder (if not the applicant):     

Address (house number/street name postcode):     

Telephone:     

Email:     

     
     

Apply for a licence

You’ll need to apply for a licence for each of your properties in the designated areas, including each self contained flat.

Apply for a licence
You can save your progress on the form and return to complete it for up to seven days before your application is deleted.
If you rent out a property without making a valid application for a licence, you could face prosecution with an unlimited fine or a financial penalty of up to £30,000 per offence.

We will assess your application as soon as we can and will contact you if we need more information from you. If you have any questions about an application for a licence, contact us.

Licence costs and payment

The fee for a selective licence is £825 for each property or unit of accommodation. If the licence holder is the owner of the property to be licensed and a member of Leeds rental standard at the time of application, a discount of £150 is available for each licence.

The fee will be paid in two parts:

  • £425 when you submit the application
  • £400 if the application is successful (£250 for Leeds rental standard members)
Pay for a licence online

Conditions of the licence

If you’re granted a selective licence you will need to comply with certain conditions.

We will aim to visit your property during the period of your licence to make sure that you are meeting these conditions. We may request for you to give us proof or provide us with a declaration that you are meeting a condition.

Gas

To ensure that all gas installations and appliances are in a gas safe condition and that an annual gas safety check is carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer.     

To produce to the council on demand for inspection, a copy of the gas safety certificate obtained for the property within the last 12 months.     

To provide a copy of the current gas safety certificate to all tenants or occupiers at the beginning of their tenancy/occupancy and to keep a written record that this has been provided.     

Electrical safety

To keep any electrical appliances that are made available in the house in a safe condition and to supply to the council, on demand, a declaration as to the safety of such appliances.     

Smoke alarms

To ensure that a smoke alarm is installed on each storey of the house on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation and to keep each alarm in proper working order.     

To supply to the council, on demand, a declaration as to the condition and positioning of any smoke alarm.     

Carbon monoxide alarms

To ensure that a carbon monoxide alarm is installed in any room that is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a solid fuel burning combustion appliance and to keep any carbon monoxide alarm in proper working order.     

To supply to the council, on demand, a declaration as to the condition and positioning of any carbon monoxide alarm.     

Furniture

To keep any furniture that is made available in the house in a safe condition and to supply to the council, on demand, a declaration as to the safety of such furniture.     

Antisocial behaviour

To take all reasonable and practicable steps to prevent or reduce antisocial behaviour by persons occupying or visiting the house, including, but not exclusively:     

  • to put in place a written procedure that indicates how complaints relating to antisocial behaviour will be dealt with. A copy of the procedure shall be supplied to the occupiers upon the commencement of their tenancy and to the council on demand
  • to keep a written record of complaints received relating to antisocial behaviour. The record shall include details of the complaint together with the action taken to resolve the matter, and shall be retained for the term of this licence
  • where antisocial behaviour is sustained, regular, or more than one occurrence (even if months apart), the licence holder shall take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure it is effectively dealt with, up to and including eviction

Management of the property

To ensure that the internal structure of the house and every window and other means of ventilation is maintained in good repair and that any fixtures and fittings and appliances made available are maintained in good repair and working order.     

To ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that the exterior of the property (including any boundary walls, gates and yards) is maintained in reasonable decorative order and in a good state of repair, that the exterior is free from graffiti and fly posters, and that gardens are maintained in a reasonably clean and tidy condition.     

Household waste

To ensure that the house has suitable and sufficient provision for the storage and collection of waste arising from the household occupying the property, including the correct type and number of waste bins.     

To ensure that all waste collected from the premises complies with the council’s Waste Policy for the collection of waste from domestic premises.      

Tenancy management

To supply to all the occupiers of the house, within seven days of the commencement of any new tenancy, a written statement of the terms on which they occupy the property and to keep a written record that this has been supplied.     

To obtain a reference for each person who wishes to live in the house as their main home. References shall be obtained before entering into any new tenancy, licence, or other form of agreement to occupy the house and shall be retained for the term of this licence.     

To supply to the council on demand any references obtained for any tenancy for the term of the licence.     

To supply to the council, on demand, details of all occupiers of the house.     

Where a tenancy is terminated during the term of the licence, to ensure the correct process is followed and to supply to the council, on demand, a copy of all relevant documentation to demonstrate that the correct process has been followed.     

To ensure that they give the tenant or occupier at least 24 hours' written notice of their intention to enter the house and specify the reasons entry is required. The exception to this is when it would not be reasonable to give such notice and access is urgent, for example in an emergency.     

Changes to your licence

To notify the council, within 14 days, of any material change in circumstances that may affect the validity and terms of the licence, including:     

  • a change of address
  • a change of manager, management arrangements, or property ownership
  • any change in the licence holders and, if appropriate, a person on whom restrictions or obligations under the licence are imposed, or any associate’s circumstances that may affect their status as a fit and proper person under the Housing Act 2004
  • any proposed changes to the house, including its layout, that would affect the licence or licence conditions

Find out about how to comply with a Selective Licence.

Designations

You can download the official designations for our selective licensing areas below.

If you have further questions or need help with your application, read our application guidance notes.

Register of licences issued

We keep a public register of all properties that have a Selective Licence. View the register on Data Mill North for:

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