Charnwood: landlord licensing
Charnwood operates discretionary property licensing. Here is what is in force, what is coming, and how to check whether your property is affected.
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Active selective licensing
Selective licensing applies to ordinary private rented homes (not just HMOs) within a designated area.
Selective licensing
activeTwo Loughborough ward designations; single household, single person, or two unrelated people
- Dates
- 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2028
- Approx. fee
- £700 (£395 stage one + £305 stage two)
- Wards / areas
- Loughborough Hastings, Loughborough Lemyngton
- Designated streets
- 156
Show the 156 designated streets
Transcribed from the council's published designation. Where only part of a street is covered, the house numbers are shown exactly as the council writes them.
- Adcocks Close
- Albert Promenade
- Alfred Street
- All Saints View
- Annies Wharf
- Barnsdale Close
- Barrack Row
- Barrow Street
- Baxter Gate
- Beeches Road
- Belton Road
- Bentley Close
- Biggin Street
- Bishop Street
- Bottleacre Lane
- Boyer Street
- Bridge Street
- Bridgeland Road
- Brisco Avenue
- Bromhead Street
- Brush Drive
- Burder Street
- Cabin Leas
- Cambridge Street
- Canal Bank
- Canalbridge Close
- Cartwright Street
- Cedar Road
- Chapman Street
- Charles Street
- Church Gate
- Church Lands
- Churchgate Mews
- Clarence Street
- Cliff Avenue
- Cobden Street
- Coltman Drive
- Cooper Court
- Cotes Drive
- Cotes Yard
- Cotton Way
- Cradock Street
- Craneworks Close
- Deer Acre
- Derby Road (odd numbers only)
- Duke Street
- Edward Street
- Elms Grove
- Empress Road
- Engineers Court
- Factory Street
- Falcon Street
- Fay Drive
- Fennel Street
- Ferryman Road
- Finsbury Avenue
- Fox Covert
- Freehold Street
- Gladstone Avenue
- Gladstone Street
- Glebe Street
- Gordon Road
- Grange Street
- Great Central Road
- Gregory Street
- Hartington Street
- Hayward Avenue
- Henderson Way
- Herbert Street
- High Street
- Holbein Close
- Holland Close
- Holmfield Avenue
- Howard Street
- Hudson Street
- Hume Street
- Judges Street
- King Edward Road
- King George Avenue
- King George Road
- King Street
- Kings Avenue
- Ladybird Close
- Leicester Road
- Lime Avenue
- Limehurst Avenue
- Limetree Grove
- Linden Road
- Lisle Street
- Little Moor Lane
- Lower Cambridge Street
- Lower Gladstone Street
- Manor Gardens Close
- Market Place
- Meadow Avenue
- Meadow Lane
- Meadow Walk
- Middle Avenue
- Mill Lane
- Moira Street
- Moor Lane
- Morris Close
- Naylor Avenue
- Normanton Drive
- North Road
- Nottingham Road
- Peel Drive
- Pinfold Gate
- Pinfold Jetty
- Plumtree Close
- Purnell Walk
- Queen Street
- Queens Road
- Quorn Close
- Racecourse Mews
- Ratcliffe Road
- Rectory Place
- Rectory Road
- Regent Wharf Place
- Rendell Street
- Robinson Crescent
- Russell Street
- Rutland Street
- Saddlers Close
- Salisbury Street
- School Street
- Selbourne Street
- Shakespeare Street
- Sidings Walk
- Sparrow Hill
- Stanford Hill
- Station Boulevard
- Staveley Court
- Swan Street
- Swingbridge Road
- The Coneries
- The Rushes
- Thomas Cook Place
- Thomas Street
- Toothill Road
- Tow Path Close
- Trinity Street
- Tuckers Close
- Tuckers Road
- Warner Place
- Warners Lane
- Waterside Close
- Webster Road
- Wellington Street
- Wharncliffe Road
- Whitegate
- Whitehouse Avenue
- Wilmington Court
- Windlass Close
- Windmill Road
- Wolsey Way
Official local authority licensing designation
Active additional (HMO) licensing
Additional licensing extends HMO licensing to smaller shared houses (typically 3-4 sharers) that fall below the mandatory threshold.
Additional (HMO) licensing
activeEntire Borough of Charnwood; all HMOs of 3-4 unrelated persons irrespective of storeys, plus s257 HMOs
- Dates
- 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2028
- Approx. fee
- £700 (£395 + £305)
Official local authority licensing designation
Mandatory HMO licensing (applies everywhere)
Regardless of local schemes, any property in Charnwood let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households, who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, needs a mandatory HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004. Licences last up to 5 years and the fee is set by the council.
Penalties for operating unlicensed
- Civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence (raised from £30,000 on 1 May 2026).
- Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, claimable by the tenant.
- Unlimited fine on criminal prosecution, plus possible banning order.
- Once the national PRS Database is live, unregistered landlords can be blocked from regaining possession.
Notes
Loughborough student authority: additional is borough-wide, selective is the two Loughborough wards.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a landlord licence in Charnwood?
Charnwood operates 1 selective licensing scheme(s) and 1 additional (HMO) licensing scheme(s). Whether your specific property needs a licence depends on its exact location and how it is let. Separately, mandatory HMO licensing still applies, to any property let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households.
What is the penalty for an unlicensed property in Charnwood?
Operating a licensable property without a licence can lead to a civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence, a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, an unlimited fine on prosecution, and a banning order for serious or repeat offenders.
Can a tenant in Charnwood claim rent back from an unlicensed landlord?
Yes. Letting a property that required a licence, without one, is an offence under section 72(1) or section 95(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and a tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent for offences committed on or after 1 May 2026. No conviction is needed first, but the tribunal must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence was committed, and the application must be made within two years of it. Tribunals award a percentage of the rent rather than the maximum, following the method in Acheampong v Roman [2022] UKUT 239 (LC).
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Renting in Charnwood?
If your home needed a licence and did not have one, you may be able to claim rent back
A Rent Repayment Order can be up to 24 months' rent, you apply to the tribunal yourself, and your landlord does not need to have been prosecuted. The deadline is two years from the offence.
🏛️ Government-backed data: built from official local authority licensing designations, ONS council boundaries and UK housing legislation (Housing Act 2004), verified as of July 2026. PRSCheck is an information service, not legal advice. Many schemes are designated at street or part-ward level; the paid report confirms the exact boundary and official source for your address. Browse all councils.