Licensing exemptions

Exemptions to selective licensing include properties:

• licensable as houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) under mandatory or proposed additional licensing
• let by a local authority or a registered provider (RP), commonly known as a not-for-profit housing association
• already under a management order or empty dwelling management order
• under a temporary exemption notice

Also exempt are:

• owners who live in property they own as their main residence (owner-occupiers)
• holiday lets and tenancies under a long lease (over 21 years) and business tenancies
• a building that a religious community primarily uses for prayer, contemplation, education or helping the suffering.
• student accommodation directly managed by educational institutions, for example halls of residence

Also, properties managed by a registered charity and which:

• is a night shelter
• is temporary housing for people suffering or recovering from drug or alcohol abuse or a mental disorder