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Is my rented home licensed? Brighton and Hove

Which property licensing schemes run in Brighton and Hove, 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 Brighton and Hove

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, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2029. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Citywide; HMOs of 3 or 4 sharers over 2+ storeys.

Selective licensing In force

Covers Kemptown, Moulsecoomb & Bevendean, Queen's Park, Whitehawk & Marina wards, 2 Sep 2024 to 1 Sep 2029. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Phase 1.

Selective licensing In force

Covers Central Hove, Regency wards, 20 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2031. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Phase 2, from 20 Oct 2026.

Scheme details were checked on 17 Oct 2026 from the council's own pages. Schemes start, end and get renewed; the council's page is the current word.

The council's register

6,320 licences on Brighton and Hove's published register, covering shared houses (HMOs) and selective licences, which the licence checker can look up by address.

Licence holders and managers are named on the council's register; they are never shown here. A licence on the register says one was granted; it doesn't say whether one was needed or held for an earlier period, and an application may be pending, which the register doesn't show.

Ending soon

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

59 of the 6,320 licences on the register expire by 20 Jan 2027 (copy of 17 Oct 2026); 4,601 have no expiry date on the register.

What the tribunal decided in Brighton and Hove

12 rent repayment order decisions in Brighton and Hove; too few with a known outcome to give a rate.

30 rent increase decisions in Brighton and Hove: 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.

Next

Check an addressWhich schemes cover a postcode in Brighton and Hove, 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 Brighton and Hove what its register showsA letter template to the council's private sector housing team. 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 Brighton and Hove's published pages and register.