East Midlands · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Oadby and Wigston
✓ Hand-verified 21 Aug 2026Oadby and Wigston operates discretionary property licensing. Letting an unlicensed property where a scheme applies risks a civil penalty of up to £30,000 and a rent repayment order — check whether your property is covered below.
Required for any HMO let to 5 or more people forming 2+ households who share facilities.
Oadby and Wigston sets this fee under section 63(3) of the Housing Act 2004. Its current charge is not yet recorded here.
The council’s own licensing page carries the charge that applies today — confirm it there before you budget.
Not established is not the same as free.
Oadby and Wigston operates a selective licensing scheme covering parts of Wigston and South Wigston. The council designated it on 6 February 2025, it came into force on 10 November 2025 and it runs for five years, to 10 November 2030. Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes generally rather than only to shared houses, so an ordinary house or flat let to a single household inside the designated streets needs a licence. The council states that the scheme covers private rented houses only, and that there is no requirement to apply where a property is owner-occupied or is housing association or council accommodation. The designation is drawn by street rather than by whole ward, so an address should be checked against the council's notice rather than assumed from a Wigston postcode. Mandatory HMO licensing applies separately wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Areas: Part of Wigston and South Wigston. Approved 6 February 2025, began 10 November 2025, runs five years. This REPLACES the previous South Wigston ward scheme which ran 5 May 2020 to 4 May 2025 and has EXPIRED
Paid in two parts — one on application, the balance before the licence is issued.
- Variation £30
Oadby and Wigston — oadby-wigston.gov.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
Scheme runs until: 9 November 2030
Oadby and Wigston operates no additional HMO licensing scheme under s.56. The council's HMO Policy of November 2025 describes "operating a licensing scheme for those HMOs that meet the mandatory licensing criteria", and no s.56 designation, notice or consultation appears on oadby-wigston.gov.uk. The selective scheme approved at Extraordinary Full Council on 6 February 2025, operating from 10 November 2025 for five years across part of Wigston and South Wigston, is a separate Part 3 designation and remains as recorded. Distinguished from Leicester City, Blaby and Harborough. Established 21 Aug 2026.
Common questions
Does Oadby and Wigston have a selective licensing scheme?
Yes. Oadby and Wigston operates a selective licensing scheme. Letting a property covered by it without a licence risks a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to twelve months' rent, and the loss of the right to serve a section 21 notice.
Does Oadby and Wigston have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Oadby and Wigston does not currently operate an additional HMO licensing scheme. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Do I need an HMO licence in Oadby and Wigston?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Oadby and Wigston, where a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households who share basic amenities. Smaller shared houses may also need a licence where an additional licensing scheme applies.
- Free landlord compliance check — five questions, no account
- Tenancy agreement checker — findings cited to the Act and section
Selective licensing in Oadby and Wigston: areas, dates and fees →
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Every landlord in Oadby and Wigston also needs
A valid Gas Safety certificate (annual), an EICR (every 5 years), a valid EPC, a protected deposit, smoke & CO alarms, the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet, and a current How to Rent guide — plus the new Section 8 possession rules since Section 21 was abolished on 1 May 2026.
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