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Is my rented home licensed? Westminster

Which property licensing schemes run in Westminster, 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 Westminster

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, 31 Aug 2026 to 30 Aug 2031. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Borough-wide, renewed from 31 Aug 2026.

Selective licensing In force

Covers 15 of 18 wards, 24 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2030. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

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

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

Ending soon

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

What the tribunal decided in Westminster

29 rent repayment order decisions in Westminster: 65% of the 26 with a known outcome ended in an order; typical amount ordered per tenant £4,450 (median, n=16).

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