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
