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Is my rented home licensed? Coventry

Which property licensing schemes run in Coventry, 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 Coventry

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, 4 May 2025 to 3 May 2030. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Citywide, including section 257 flats.

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

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

Ending soon

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

What the tribunal decided in Coventry

25 rent repayment order decisions in Coventry: 100% of the 23 with a known outcome ended in an order; typical amount ordered per tenant £1,569 (median, n=17).

20 rent increase decisions in Coventry: 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 Coventry, 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 Coventry what its register showsA letter template to the council's private sector housing team. Coventry'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 Coventry's published pages and register.