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14/7/25 8:13 pm
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Salford Council has approved a new selective licensing scheme for parts of Broughton, Kersal, and Broughton Park.
The scheme builds on the success of a previous initiative that operated from 2016 to 2021 and covers more than 1,300 homes. The city already has a scheme in Langworthy, Weaste and Seedley and another in Eccles, Barton and Winton.
Although the licence fee is £609, those landlords who join the council’s voluntary accreditation scheme and apply in good time will only pay £390. This is in stark contrast to Thurrock’s recently announced selective scheme which will put landlords £1,034 out of pocket.
Salford Council says its primary aim is to improve the quality and management of privately rented housing in specified areas where issues have been identified.
Councillor Tracy Kelly, deputy city mayor and lead member for housing and anti-poverty (pictured), says: “Nobody should have to live in a rented property that is full of damp and mould and the selective licensing scheme that we have agreed enables us to hold landlords to account.”
Kelly adds that legitimate landlords do not need to worry, as the authority is targeting poor property management. “We will continue to work with landlords and local people to make this city a better, more inclusive and fairer place for all.”
During a debate last summer, Andrew Walters a councillor representing the Kersal & Broughton Park, criticised the move which he said, “would be at the expense of tenants, does nothing to improve tenants’ conditions, discourages private landlords at a time where there is an insufficient supply of social housing, causes an unnecessary and stressful invasion of privacy to both tenants and landlords, and most importantly, does not represent the wishes of my constituents”.
The scheme will potentially launch early next year.
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