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The local picture in County Durham
The County Durham scheme covers designated areas spread across many towns and villages rather than a single neighbourhood, including parts of places such as Peterlee, Seaham, Stanley, Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill and Easington. Landlords with several properties can find that some are inside the scheme and others are not.
The scheme has a fixed term set by the council. Always confirm the current designation for each address with Durham County Council.
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Evidence commonly requested
- Current Gas Safety Record
- Satisfactory EICR and any remedial completion evidence
- Valid EPC
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm records
- Tenancy and management documentation
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How SLC helps
- Selective Licensing Readiness Review across one property or a whole portfolio
- Missing actions checklist and readiness status for each address
- Coordinate certificates and remedial works across scattered locations through one point of contact
- Managed application support through to readiness
- Routine follow up support after submission
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Selective Licensing Readiness Review
A structured review of your evidence and documents, a checklist of missing actions, a clear readiness status and next steps. Quoted individually, with no payment at request stage. Managed application support is available if you want us to keep it moving.
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Our role
Sunderland Landlord Compliance is a managed property compliance service and consultancy, not the council. The landlord or proposed licence holder remains responsible for the application and its declarations. Licensing decisions, conditions and timescales are set by the local authority, and no outcome can be guaranteed.
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Related pages
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Important
Important
This page is published for general awareness and education. It is not legal advice and does not replace formal advice from a solicitor, surveyor or your local authority. Sunderland Landlord Compliance is a compliance coordination service and does not act as a legal adviser, local authority, enforcement body, surveyor, solicitor or housing inspector. SLC does not guarantee compliance.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Areas covered
Serving Sunderland and the wider North East
Sunderland Landlord Compliance supports landlords, letting agents, homeowners and property managers across the North East, including:
Related services
Coordinate the rest of your compliance with SLC
- EPC Sunderland
- EICR Sunderland
- Gas Safety Certificate Sunderland
- Landlord Boiler Service and Repairs
- PAT Testing Sunderland
- Compliance Renewal Tracking
- Landlord Compliance Sunderland
- Letting Agent Compliance Support
- Unsatisfactory EICR Remedials
- HMO Compliance Sunderland
- Independent HHSRS Property Assessment
- HMO Fire Risk Assessment
- HMO Application Support
- HMO Fire Safety Review
- HMO Council Inspection Support
- Selective Licensing Support