HMO services in Handsworth
From conversions to guaranteed rent, our HMO services in Handsworth start with a measured survey and a check of Birmingham City Council's licensing and planning position.
We cover Handsworth and the surrounding West Midlands postcodes, including B21.
- Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Part of
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Postcodes
- B21
- From our base
- about 4 miles from Great Barr
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Our HMO services in Handsworth
Each service page covers Birmingham City Council's rules and what we do in Handsworth.
HMO conversions and refurbishment
Licensing and compliance
Management and guaranteed rent
Investor services
Most of the cost and risk in an HMO is decided at the design stage. In Handsworth we start by measuring every room and checking Birmingham City Council's position on licensing and planning, then build the specification around it.
Quotes list each item of work, so you can see where the money goes and compare like for like.
HMO rules in Birmingham City Council
| Rule | Birmingham City Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole city, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028 |
| Selective licensing | In part of the area 25 of the city's 69 wards, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028 |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In force Whole city, in force since 8 June 2020 |
Checked October 2026 against Birmingham City Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Handsworth into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Birmingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 4 June 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
Planning an HMO in Handsworth?
Send us the address and we'll check the licensing and planning position before we talk about prices.