For UK landlords with portfolios across multiple councils
90+ English councils run selective licensing schemes. Each has different rules, fees, renewal cycles, and enforcement priorities. Most landlords don't know which scheme covers which of their properties — until they get a £30,000 fine.
SchemeCheck is the tracking layer that keeps your portfolio compliant.
English councils now operate selective licensing schemes — each with its own rules, boundaries, fees, and renewal calendar.
Unlicensed property fines in selective licensing areas. Rent repayment orders on top. Councils now have a statutory duty to enforce.
No national database exists to tell landlords which scheme applies to their properties. It's scattered across council websites — if you know where to look.
New licensing schemes launched in 2025. A record. Schemes are also expanding boundaries, changing conditions, and renewing on different cycles every year.
How it works
Add your property postcodes. SchemeCheck identifies which council's licensing scheme covers each address, which designation type applies, and whether an HMO licence is also required. No guessing.
Every licence has an application window, a fee, and an expiry date. SchemeCheck tracks them per property and sends reminders before deadlines — not after. Includes the specific renewal window length for each scheme.
Scheme fees, fit-and-proper person requirements, inspection standards, application conditions — stored per council and updated when schemes change. Birmingham's scheme is different from Manchester's is different from Haringey's. We track the differences.
See your entire portfolio on a single UK map. Properties colour-coded by licensing status — licensed, pending, expiring, unlicensed. Drill down to individual property detail with all compliance documentation linked.
The problem with spreadsheets
Coverage
SchemeCheck maintains detailed data on the licensing schemes that matter most to portfolio landlords. Every entry includes scheme type, fee, renewal window, designation area, and council contact details.
25+ schemes active
Brent, Haringey, Enfield, Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, Croydon, Harrow, Newham, Camden, and more. London boroughs have some of the most complex overlapping schemes in the country.
Birmingham only — largest UK scheme
25 wards, 40-50k properties, £600-900 fee per property, 5-year licence. Mandatory for all private rented properties in designated wards. Scheme running since June 2023, renewals now due.
7 schemes active
Manchester city-wide expansion, Moston, Old Moat, Moss Side, Rusholme, Crumpsall pilot. Multiple designations with different fee tiers and conditions per neighbourhood.
90+ schemes tracked
Stockton-on-Tees, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Gateshead, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Great Yarmouth, Scunthorpe, and more. New schemes added as councils announce them.
49 new licensing schemes launched in 2025. Councils now have a statutory duty to act on unlicensed properties. A single property without the right licence can cost £30,000 — plus a rent repayment order. SchemeCheck exists so that never happens to your portfolio.