Oxford City Council is required under the Housing Act 2004 to maintain a register of current HMO licences, temporary exemptions from HMO licensing and interim management orders. This must include certain information, as listed in The Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006.

The Regulations only permit publication of licences that are in force and so prohibit publication of pending or expired licences. Under Freedom of Information, pending or expired licences are classed as confidential information and so cannot be provided even if a Freedom of Information Request is made.

You can use our searchable version of the register below. The information in the register is linked to a map.

Open the HMO register for Oxford at the Microsoft Power BI website.

Oxford City Council also publishes the required information at Public Access System where you can find all the details required for each HMO. See search for HMO Licence.

The data in the register and the public access system is real-time data. However, licences are not published until they are issued and are removed once expired.

Oxford City Council does not condone the use of direct marketing undertake by third parties accessing this information. By doing so, third parties could find themselves in breach of data protection legislation by not gaining consent from the individuals concerned.

Report unlicensed HMOs

If you believe a property is an HMO but is not listed in the Short version of the register or the Public Access System you can report them - See Unlicensed HMOs and how to report them.

Get a copy of the full register

If you'd like a copy of the full register you'll need to get in touch and request an electronic copy or a physical copy by appointment at our offices. Electronic copies are only available as a PDF to comply with the Data Protection Act 2018.

Contact the HMO Enforcement Team

Address: Town Hall
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1BX

Telephone: 01865 252211

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