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Is my rented home licensed? Brent

Which property licensing schemes run in Brent, whether the council publishes its register as a file we can check, and what the tribunal has decided for homes there. Enter a postcode to check one address:

Licensing schemes in Brent

Mandatory HMO licensing In force everywhere

Applies everywhere in England: a house or flat shared by 5 or more people from 2 or more households needs a licence.

Additional HMO licensing In force

Covers the whole council area, 2 Feb 2026 to 2 Feb 2031. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Borough-wide.

Selective licensing In force

Covers all except Wembley Park, 1 Aug 2023 to 31 Jan 2029. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Two designations (2023-28 and 2024-29) covering every ward except Wembley Park.

Scheme details were checked on 17 Oct 2026 from the council's own pages; whether a part-borough scheme covers a particular postcode comes from the Greater London Authority's licence-area map when you check an address. Schemes start, end and get renewed; the council's page is the current word.

The council's register

Brent publishes its register as a search page rather than a file we can read: search Brent's register by postcode.

Ending soon

None of the additional or selective schemes we hold for Brent ends in the next six months.

What the tribunal decided in Brent

25 rent repayment order decisions in Brent: 83% of the 24 with a known outcome ended in an order; typical amount ordered per tenant £4,076 (median, n=19).

49 rent increase decisions in Brent: what the tribunal decided when tenants challenged a Section 13 notice.

Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts.

Check an addressWhich schemes cover a postcode in Brent, and whether the address is on the register we hold. Rent repayment order packThe licence position, the most the tribunal could order, comparable orders nearby and how to apply, as one PDF. Ask Brent what its register showsA letter template to the council's private sector housing team. Brent's register pageThe council's own search or file. Shelter on HMO licensingShelter's guide for tenants. GOV.UK on rent repayment ordersThe official guidance, the form and the fees.

This is public data about schemes and registers, not a finding about any home. Whether a licence was needed, and whether one was held, is for the council and, in a dispute, the tribunal. Contains public sector information from Brent's published pages and register.