Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is the licensing and planning authority for Wigston. We confirm the house has the licence and planning status it needs before anything else.
We'll tell you plainly if a house in Wigston isn't suited to the arrangement you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
HMO rules in Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
| Rule | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | Not confirmed |
| Selective licensing | Not confirmed |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | Not confirmed |
Checked October 2026 against Oadby and Wigston Borough Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
We couldn't confirm Oadby and Wigston Borough Council's Article 4 position from its own website, so we check it with the council for the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We couldn't confirm whether Oadby and Wigston Borough Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.
HMO maintenance and repairs in Wigston: what we do
Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Wigston and across Leicestershire, carrying out planned work, repairs and void works. We log every report and agree a priority with the owner, so safety items such as fire doors, alarms and heating are dealt with ahead of routine jobs.
For HMOs in Wigston, we keep fire alarm and emergency lighting test records, certificates and repair notes in one property file, ready if the local council inspects the house or asks for evidence that the licence conditions are being met.
- Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority
- Communal area cleaning coordinated and checked
- Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
- Planned maintenance schedule built around each house
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records