Selective licence removed from barking & Dagenham council

The council's Selective Licensing designation ended on Saturday 31 August 2024. As of September 2024, there is no requirement to licence a privately rented single-family home in Barking & Dagenham.

Earlier this year, we undertook a ten-week public consultation to seek feedback on our proposals to introduce: a replacement Selective Licensing scheme for single-family homes, and a new Additional HMO Licensing scheme for small, shared homes (HMOs) not covered by the mandatory HMO licensing. More information on the public consultation, the findings, and our official response can be found on our consultation webpage.

Further to the feedback received, the final proposals for the new Additional HMO Licensing scheme were approved by the Council's Cabinet on 23 July 2024. This scheme will come into effect on 9 January 2025.

Similarly, the final proposals for the replacement Selective Licensing scheme, considering feedback from the consultation, were approved by the Council's Assembly on 18 September 2024. Due to the scale of the scheme, we are currently in the process of seeking confirmation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Should our application be successful, we anticipate launching the new scheme in early 2025.

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