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Is your landlord licensed in Brighton and Hove?
We hold a copy of Brighton and Hove’s official property licence register, so you can check your address in seconds. If your landlord needed a licence and didn’t have one, the law says they may have to pay back up to 24 months’ rent.
Works for homes you rent now or rented before.
Licensing in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove runs additional licensing across all 23 wards, in force since 1 July 2024, covering shared homes with 3 or more people from 2 or more households. Selective licensing also applies, but in 4 wards only, running from 2 September 2024 to 1 September 2029, and where it applies an ordinary single-family rental needs a licence too.
Our copy holds the council’s additional licensing register, and it is a very small file for a city this size, so treat a no match here as inconclusive rather than a clear answer. A mandatory or selective licence may not appear in it at all. Anything we cannot confirm goes to a person to check.
Not every rented home needs a licence, and the rules depend on who lives there and how. Our free check works it out for your exact situation in about 3 minutes.
What happens if a landlord isn’t licensed?
Renting out a licensable property without a licence is an offence. Tenants can apply to a tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order, reclaiming up to 12 months’ rent, rising to 24 months under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. A Section 21 eviction notice served while the property was unlicensed may also be invalid.
We check the register, work out whether your home needed a licence, and if you have a case we prepare the full tribunal pack for a flat fee. No percentage of your money, ever.
Start with your postcode. The check is free, takes about 3 minutes, and you’ll see the register result for your address along the way.