Local Authorities who sign up to DASH may offer a reduced fee on licences (mandatory, additional or selective) for DASH accredited landlords. Unlike accreditation, the licence fee applies ‘per property’ and not ‘per landlord’, so as an accredited landlord you can apply for a reduced fee for each licence required. however landlords are advised to read their council's fee policy regarding this for example in Nottingham city it can be found here: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/3332933/ncc-licence-fee-policy-april-2021.pdf

Local Authorities (LA) offer these incentives in acknowledgement of landlords who demonstrate they have a good level of property and tenant management. LAs find that accredited landlords are less risk and less work is required to process and issue a license. 

Each Local Authority will charge slightly different fees for their licences, so check with your Local Authority to find out if there is a discount and how much it will be, however DASH Landlord Accreditation cannot guarantee any discounts.

DASH is set up to recognise good landlords by giving a quality mark along with useful training and support over a 3 year period.  There are a number of reasons why accreditation isn’t granted straight away and therefore we cannot guarantee a timescale to complete the process.

A useful example:

A landlord in Nottingham applies to gain the ‘Nottingham Standard’ via DASH landlord accreditation and pays DASH a fee of £110+vat.

Obtained a reduced fee for their selective license was the key driver in joining DASH.

Accreditation needs to be granted by 1^st Aug 2018 to qualify for a discount.

The landlord doesn’t complete the accreditation process in time and therefore doesn’t obtain the discount – in the case the accreditation fee would NOT be refunded.