Help with selective licensing form?

Your letting agent is not responsible for dealing with Selective Licences and, as with everything in the private rental sector (PRS) the buck stops with the landlord, as do most fines! You are the Landlord and you require a Selective License to rent out your property. Your agent who manages the property for you is your employee or “servant” old legalese.
Likewise it is for you to complete the form not a Council employee.
When you bought the leasehold property the Property Information form, completed by the seller, will have stated who the Freeholder is. It may be different from that which is on the actual Original Lease.
I’ve not come across a Selective Licensing scheme that requires the landlord to have a DBS ( Disclosure and Barring Service) certificate.
Have you as a landlord also registered with the ICO ( the Information Commissioner’s Office )? All landlords are required to as a landlord if keeping any information about your tenant (s)? Depending on how you keep the information you may be required to pay a fee

Hi Judith,
Many thanks for your comments. When I bought the property from new, 16 years ago, it went straight to a letting agent, and from there, I have just paid when requested, for anything they have done i.e.gas cert., smoke alarms, so until now, I hadn’t realised that there were other things required. I just thought the agent had everything in hand, or, would have told me what was wanted. My mistake for being naive.
Margaret.

I would suggest you join the NRLA and use their helpline. You should also know that all licensing is not just about the property, but about the landlord too, so they are checking that you know the names of the freeholder etc. I couldn’t complete the form on mine until I had notified the freeholder and managing agent about the licence.

Hi David,
Thank you for your advice regarding NRLA I will do as you say. I will also contact the freeholder, which is something I wouldn’t have done! Any helpful advice is much appreciated. I would have thought though, that the letting agent would have known for me to do this…but…now you have told me, it is a step forward…thank you. M.

Reply to the comment left by MargG at 11/08/2023 – 19:14Look at Pims.co.uk instead of NRLA
They don’t do, so don’t try and sell you, courses at stupid money.

Thank you Judith, I will look at Pims.

Reply to the comment left by MargG at 14/08/2023 – 10:06
It’s not difficult to achieve a Selective licence, just a palava. The Councils are principally interested in the money so they don’t make it too hard.