HMO services in Northfield
We work across Northfield on shared houses of every size: converting, licensing, refurbishing and managing them under Birmingham City Council's rules.
Every job in Northfield starts with a measured survey and a check of Birmingham City Council's current HMO rules.
- Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Part of
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Postcodes
- B31
- From our base
- about 10 miles from Great Barr
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Our HMO services in Northfield
Each service page covers Birmingham City Council's rules and what we do in Northfield.
HMO conversions and refurbishment
Licensing and compliance
Management and guaranteed rent
Investor services
Birmingham City Council is the licensing and planning authority for Northfield. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.
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 Northfield 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 Northfield?
Book a free survey. We measure every room, check Birmingham City Council's rules and give you a fixed written quote.