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Is your landlord licensed in Oxford?
We hold a copy of Oxford’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 Oxford
Oxford runs a citywide additional licensing scheme covering shared homes with 3 or more people from 2 or more households. The current designation took effect on 25 June 2026 and runs to June 2031, following an earlier citywide scheme that ran from 10 June 2021 to 9 June 2026.
Selective licensing covers every ward except Holywell (since 1 September 2022, running to August 2027), so most ordinary single-family rentals need a licence too. National mandatory HMO licensing applies throughout. We hold two Oxford registers, the HMO register and the selective licensing register, and the figures above combine them.
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.