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Is my rented home licensed? Oxford

Which property licensing schemes run in Oxford, 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 Oxford

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

Citywide.

Selective licensing In force

Covers the whole council area, 1 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2027. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Citywide.

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

We haven't found Oxford's register online. The council's private housing team can confirm whether an address is licensed (Housing Act 2004 s.232 requires a public register).

Ending soon

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

What the tribunal decided in Oxford

12 rent repayment order decisions in Oxford: 73% of the 11 with a known outcome ended in an order.

7 rent increase decisions in Oxford: 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 Oxford, 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 Oxford 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 Oxford's published pages and register.