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.
Warning
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 licenses issued
We keep a public register of all properties that have a Selective Licence. To view the register,
contact us.
