Property Licence

Council licensing report

Landlord licensing in Mansfield

Mansfield runs at least one local property licensing scheme. Some rules apply to the whole council. Others apply only to listed streets, wards, or mapped areas, so the postcode alone does not always give a yes-or-no answer.

What landlords need to know

Status

Mansfield

Selective
Mandatory HMO (national)
Selective licensing
1 active
Additional HMO licensing
None listed
Mandatory HMO licensing
Applies nationally
Local scheme coverage
Listed streets or areas
Active local schemes
1 active scheme
Last checked
22 May 2026

Check a postcode and address in Mansfield

Enter the postcode to confirm the council, then pick the address. If a scheme uses a street list, we check the selected street against it and give a direct yes or no.

Local schemes in Mansfield

Mansfield selective licensing 2025 to 2030

Selective licensing · active · Listed streets · 13 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2030

Coverage
Listed streets
Fee
£800

Mansfield selective licensing applies to designated streets in parts of Central, West Bank and Wainwright, Market Warsop, Eakring and Rock Hill, and Central and Bancroft areas.

Show the 74 streets covered by this scheme

Area 1 - Bishop Street - All, Area 1 - Cambridge Street - All, Area 1 - Dallas Street - All, Area 1 - Lord Street - All, Area 1 - Moor Street - All, Area 1 - Portland Place - All, Area 1 - Portland Street - Nos 28-40, Area 1 - Princes Street - All, Area 1 - Victoria Street - All, Area 1 - York Street - All, Area 2 - Arundel Drive - All, Area 2 - Broomhill Lane - All, Area 2 - Devon Drive - All, Area 2 - George Street - All, Area 2 - Howard Road - All, Area 2 - Rosemary Street - odds only 89-107, Area 2 - Sadler Street - All, Area 2 - Stafford Street - All, Area 2 - Surrey Drive - All, Area 2 - Tucker Lane - All, Area 2 - Westfield Lane - even 56-132, odd 97-125, Area 3 - Bainbridge Road, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Clumber Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Day Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Fenwick Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Longden Terrace, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Muschamp Terrace, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Newcastle Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Portland Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Ridgeway Lane - Nos 1-32, Area 3 - Ridgeway Terrace - All, Area 3 - Vickers Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Watson Street, Warsop - All, Area 3 - Welbeck Street, Warsop - All, Area 4 - Arthur Street - All, Area 4 - Belper Street - All, Area 4 - Bentinck Street - All, Area 4 - Birkland Street - All, Area 4 - Bowling Street - All, Area 4 - Coronation Street - All, Area 4 - Empire Street - All, Area 4 - Frederick Street - All, Area 4 - Gladstone Street - All, Area 4 - Harcourt Street - All, Area 4 - Hardwick Street - All, Area 4 - Hope Street - All, Area 4 - King Street - All, Area 4 - Newgate Lane - All, Area 4 - Redcliffe Road - All, Area 5 - Bancroft Lane - Nos 4-32, 25-69, Area 5 - Beardall Street - All, Area 5 - Browning Street - All, Area 5 - Burns Street - All including flats, Area 5 - Byron Street - All, Area 5 - Chaucer Street - All, Area 5 - Corporation Street - All, Area 5 - Goldsmith Street - All, Area 5 - Holden Street - Al, Area 5 - Kipling Street - All, Area 5 - Ladybrook Lane - Nos 1-23, Area 5 - Layton Avenue - All, Area 5 - Lindley Street - All, Area 5 - Manvers Street - All, Area 5 - Milton Street - All, Area 5 - Mount Pleasant - All, Area 5 - Noel Street - All, Area 5 - Padley Hill - All, Area 5 - Rosemary Street - odds only 55-87A, Area 5 - St Johns Place - All, Area 5 - Thoresby Street - All, Area 5 - Thorn Terrace - All, Area 5 - Welbeck St - All, Area 5 - Westfield Lane - Nos 7-83, Area 5 - Wood Street - All.

Read more about Mansfield selective licensing

How each scheme is scoped in Mansfield

A property licensing scheme is not the same everywhere. A council can designate the whole borough, a handful of wards, a list of streets, or a boundary drawn on a map. Whichever option Mansfield chose changes how confident you can be from the postcode alone.

Mansfield selective licensing 2025 to 2030

This scheme covers 74 named streets. Two houses on the same postcode can end up with different answers if the scheme covers one street and not the next.

Common rental setups in Mansfield

The right licence depends on who lives in the property, how the household is structured, and where the property sits in the council area. These are the situations we see most often, with what Mansfield's current rules say about each.

Single tenant in a flat or studio

Licence needed

One adult renting a self-contained flat or a studio with their own kitchen and bathroom.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Mansfield's designated scheme area.

Couple renting a whole house

Licence needed

Two people from one household renting an entire house on one tenancy.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Mansfield's designated scheme area.

Family renting a whole house

Licence needed

Parents and dependent children from one household renting an entire house.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Mansfield's designated scheme area.

Three sharers from different households

Worth confirming

Three friends or three unrelated tenants on a joint tenancy, sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Selective licensing can still catch a small HMO if the property sits inside Mansfield's scheme area. Confirm with the council before letting.

Four sharers from different households

Worth confirming

Four unrelated tenants sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Selective licensing can still catch a small HMO if the property sits inside Mansfield's scheme area. Confirm with the council before letting.

Five or more sharers from different households

Licence needed

Five or more unrelated tenants sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Needs a mandatory HMO licence anywhere in England. The five-or-more, two-or-more-households test is national, not council-specific.

Lodger with a live-in landlord

No licence needed

Owner-occupier letting a room to one or two lodgers in their own home.

Letting to a lodger while you live in the property is exempt from HMO licensing in most cases. Selective licensing exemptions also normally cover owner-occupier lets.

Student house of five

Licence needed

Five students from at least two households sharing a converted house.

Needs a mandatory HMO licence anywhere in England. The five-or-more, two-or-more-households test is national, not council-specific.

Buying a property in Mansfield

A property licence does not transfer when a property changes hands. If you buy a let property that needs a licence under Mansfield's rules, the existing licence ends and you need to apply for a new one in your own name. The seller's solicitor should disclose any existing licence and any open enforcement notices.

For conveyancing in Mansfield, ask three things before exchange. First, is the property inside any current selective or additional HMO scheme area. Second, is there an active licence in the seller's name and on what conditions. Third, has the council issued a civil penalty, banning order or rent repayment order against the seller in the last six years.

Owner-occupiers buying to live in the property do not need a licence. The rules only apply when a property is rented out.

Anything on this page that you cannot find an answer to, the council's licensing team can confirm in minutes.