Council compliance brief

Landlord licensing in Birmingham

Birmingham operates both selective licensing in designated wards and city-wide additional HMO licensing. The address and household arrangement determine which route applies.

Reviewed 24 August 20263 official council sourcesSource quality 100/100

Current schemes

What may apply

selective

In force since 5 June 2023.

Selective property licensing

Privately rented single-household properties in 25 designated wards, subject to exemptions.

additional hmo

In force since 5 June 2023.

Additional HMO licensing

Smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households who share facilities, across Birmingham.

Before you pay

Three checks to make

  1. 1Use the council triage form to check the address and occupancy pattern.
  2. 2Check whether an HMO licence already covers the property.
  3. 3Prepare the safety and management records requested by the council.

Official EPC signal

Local certificate activity

The aggregate EPC refresh is ready and will appear here when the official API token is connected. No address-level data is published on this page.

Sources and freshness

Licensing changes at council level. Check the official address tool before relying on a summary, especially near designation boundaries.

Turn the check into a system

Bring the dates into one dashboard

Upload certificates, confirm EPC dates and get renewal reminders without maintaining another spreadsheet.

Start with one property