Apply for a Mandatory or Section 257 HMO Licence, or renew a Mandatory HMO licence•Salford City Council

Currently, landlords in Salford who operate houses in multiple occupation with:

• five or more occupants who form two or more households will require a Mandatory HMO licence
• meets the definition of a section 257 HMO will require an additional S257 HMO licence

For information on HMO standards, fire safety requirements, amenity standards and permitted room sizes, please visit our HMO definition page where you can find Salford City Council HMO standards document at the bottom of the page. Some HMOs will require planning permission, and if you apply for a HMO licence without planning permission, you may be granted a licence for only 12 months.

For further information on section 257 HMOs please see our S257 Definition webpage.

How to apply or renew

Please use this form to apply for a new mandatory HMO licence, a mandatory HMO renewal and a new additional S257 HMO licence. The application process is a three step process which is set out below. Guidance notes for each step are available at the bottom of the page.

Please note, steps one and two must be completed before you can complete step three.

The fee is split into two parts (you may be invoiced for each part separately):

Part one - the application fee is due when the application is submitted and covers the cost of processing your application.
Part two - the grant fee is due when the licence is granted.

Step one: Register the manager of the property

The manager of the property should complete this section. This may be an employed 'Managing Agent' or the landlord if they manage their own property.

Have you registered as a property manager before with Salford?

If you have, you do not need to register again. Your ID number will be re-activated when you provide us with a new DBS.

Check to see if your manager is already registered

If you haven’t registered before, please complete the online form.

Step one: Register as the manager

The proposed property manager will be required to submit a Basic Criminal Disclosure which is dated within the last three months. You can apply online on the GOV.UK website.

When the manager of the property has their Basic Disclosure they will need to send the DBS to us either by using the secure upload page or post it to us.

The secure upload online form asks for some basic information including name of child family or adult or subject of email (required). In this section please type: Landlord Licensing and your property manager reference (six digit number).

For the tick box, please choose 'other' and type in email address – so landlord.licensing@salford.gov.uk

Post: Landlord Licensing
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BY

Once the manager is registered, you will be given an ID number, this will be needed to complete step three.

Step two: Register as the proposed licence holder

The person who is going to hold the licence will complete this form.

Have you registered as a licence holder before with Salford?

If you have, you do not need to register again. Your ID number will be re-activated when you provide us with a new DBS.

Check to see if your licence holder is already registered

If you haven’t registered before, please complete the online form.

Step two: Register as the licence holder

The proposed licence holder will be required to submit a Basic Criminal Disclosure which is dated within the last three months. You can apply online on the GOV.UK website.

When the licence holder of the property has their Basic Disclosure they will need to send the DBS to us either by using the secure upload page, provide sharing details or post it to us.

For the tick box, please choose 'other' and type in email address – so landlord.licensing@salford.gov.uk

Post: Landlord Licensing
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BY

Once the licence holder is registered, you will be given an ID number, this will be needed to complete step three.

Step three: Register the properties

Anyone can complete this step and you must have a manager ID number (obtained from step one) and a proposed licence holder ID number (obtained from step two).

Use the buttons below to check if your manager and/or licence holder have already registered with us.

Check to see if your manager is already registered

Check to see if your licence holder is already registered

You cannot register the property without these ID numbers.

Apply for a licence

Step three: Apply for a licence - Register the property

Step three: Apply for a S257 HMO licence - Register the property

Renew your licence

Step three: Renew your licence - Register the property

What happens once you have made an application

What you must do

You must let certain persons know in writing that you have made this application and give them certain information. Please see the guidance notes: Apply for a HMO Licence below, for further information on who you need to give information too and what information you need to give them.

What we will do

Your application will be assessed to confirm that you need a licence and to ensure that the correct type of application has been made. If we approve you will be granted a licence subject to licensing conditions.

We aim to issue the licence within 60 working days of a valid application, however, this time frame is liable to change.

Tacit consent will not apply

It is in the public interest that we process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within two months of making an application you should contact us.

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This page was last updated on 7 October 2026

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