Information for landlords

National guidance on renting out a property and what your responsibilities are as a landlord

Apply for or renew your HMO licence

If you rent out a property in parts of the Armley, Beeston and Holbeck, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, Hunslet and Riverside, Gipton and Harehills, and Farnley and Wortley wards, you need to apply for a selective licence

Join our accreditation scheme to get discounts, advertise your property and receive help and advice

Rent your property quickly with our free membership scheme

Find out what you need to do to make your property safe for your tenants

Find out what you need to do if your tenants receive Universal Credit

How to tell us if someone has moved in or out of a property so we can charge the right people for council tax

Information for landlords, property developers, managing agents and other stakeholders

Read the private sector housing enforcement policy

The council's guidance and policy on civil penalties

The principles the council will apply in exercising its powers to require a relevant landlord to pay a financial penalty

Principles the council use in applying penalties to landlords in relation to MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards)

How we determine whether to make a Banning Order or add a rogue landlord or property agent's details to the National Database

Principles the council use to deter landlords from committing housing offences

Our approach to enforcing the legal requirement for letting and property management agents to belong to a government-approved property redress scheme

A policy on how the council approaches breaches in relation to discrimination in the market under sections 33 and 34 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.