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Is my rented home licensed? Islington

Which property licensing schemes run in Islington, 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 Islington

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 Feb 2026 to 31 Jan 2031. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Borough-wide.

Selective licensing In force

Covers Finsbury Park, Tollington, Hillrise wards, 20 May 2024 to 19 May 2029. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Seven more wards join from 23 Nov 2026.

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

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

Ending soon

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

What the tribunal decided in Islington

37 rent repayment order decisions in Islington: 94% of the 34 with a known outcome ended in an order; typical amount ordered per tenant £3,479 (median, n=30).

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