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Is my rented home licensed? Southwark

Which property licensing schemes run in Southwark, 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 Southwark

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 Mar 2022 to 1 Mar 2027. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Borough-wide.

Selective licensing In force

Covers 19 wards, 1 Mar 2022 to 30 Nov 2028. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Two designations (to Mar 2027 and Nov 2028).

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

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

Ending soon

Additional HMO licensing across the whole of Southwark ends on 1 Mar 2027. Borough-wide.

What the tribunal decided in Southwark

43 rent repayment order decisions in Southwark: 76% of the 41 with a known outcome ended in an order; typical amount ordered per tenant £4,750 (median, n=31).

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