Selective licensing · Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Wigston and South Wigston Designation of an Area for Selective Licensing 2025 (council page name: Selective Licensing Designation 2025-2030)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 10 November 2025 to 9 November 2030
- Designated
- 6 February 2025
- Fee
- £850 per property: £450 when you apply and £400 when the licence is granted. Active members of the NRLA, EMPO or DASH pay £100 less when they apply, £750 in all. Give the reference of another selective licence you hold with the council and it's £50 less (£800), and a property licensed under the 2020 scheme pays £700. Discounts can be combined, down to £600. Applications made after 10 November 2025, or for a property the council finds, cost £1,150, unless the home wasn't rented before then or you bought it later. If an inspection finds the home substandard, you may get a one-year licence with a second payment of £800.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented home in the part of Wigston and South Wigston on the council's map and street list, including shared houses too small to need a mandatory HMO licence. Cleveland Road is covered up to number 44. Exempt: HMOs that need a mandatory HMO licence, homes let by a housing association or other registered social landlord, and the other kinds of letting exempt nationally. Owner-occupied homes don't need a licence. Check the council's street list for your road.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Oadby St Peter's, South Wigston, Wigston All Saints, Wigston Fields, Wigston Meadowcourt, Wigston St Wolstan's. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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