Peterborough: selective on named streets, additional across the city
Peterborough runs two licensing schemes with very different geographies. Selective licensing has applied to specific named streets since 11 March 2024, running to 10 March 2029. City-wide additional HMO licensing came into force on 26 January 2026 and runs to 25 January 2031 - a scheme estimated to cover around 2,000 previously unlicensed properties.
Streets, not wards
The selective designation covers particular streets falling within Bretton, Central, East, Fletton and Stanground, Fletton and Woodston, North, Orton Waterville, Park, Paston and Walton, and Stanground South. Being in one of those wards does not mean you're in the scheme - the designation is street-level, and the council publishes a map of the designated areas. Check your address on it rather than assuming from the ward name.
Every licence expires on the same day
This catches people out badly. A licence is valid only to the end of the scheme period, regardless of when it was granted. Every additional HMO licence in Peterborough expires on 25 January 2031, whether it was issued in 2026 or 2030 - so a licence granted late in the scheme costs the full £1,100 for a fraction of the time. If you're bringing a property into licensing, earlier is cheaper per year.
Licences don't transfer, and determination is slow
Peterborough licences are not transferable: if the licence holder changes or the property is sold, a new application and a new fee are required. The council states determination can take up to 26 weeks, followed by a consultation period on the draft licence. Selling or buying a licensed property in Peterborough needs that timeline built into the plan, not discovered afterwards. Existing selective licences covering three- and four-person HMOs are passported into the additional scheme, so those holders don't reapply.
Check the penalty figure on the current page
Peterborough's own pages have carried different figures for the maximum financial penalty and the rent repayment period, so check the council's current guidance rather than relying on a number you noted previously. Either way, a conviction can cost you fit and proper person status nationally, and repeat convictions can lead to a banning order - consequences that outlast any single fine.
Check your address on Peterborough City Council's selective licensing area map and verify fees and penalties on its licensing pages. Illustrative guide - designations, fees and penalties change; general information, not legal advice.
Renewal tracked from expiry, reminders from 60 days out, proof of service to tenants logged. Knows the 2-month early-renewal rule that keeps your date fixed.
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Expiry tracked from the certificate details you confirm - band E is the current minimum for most domestic private lets unless exempt, and proposed changes are flagged only when they become law.
30-day protection window tracked from the day the money lands - not the tenancy date - with prescribed information logged.
Check dates and follow-up dates for time-limited permissions, stored against each tenant.
Smoke alarms every storey, CO alarms where required, checked and dated at the start of every tenancy.
A one-off duty for tenancies that existed on 1 May 2026. Who was served, when, and how - the £7,000 question, answered with a dated record.
Preparation and export support for the future official registration process - clearly marked as planned.
Selective licensing (ordinary lets): Named streets, to 10 Mar 2029. See the local picture above - every other duty applies exactly as it does nationwide.
Add a postcode and Kept resolves the council, location and local context automatically.
Planned preparation and export support for the government's regional PRS Database rollout.