HMO services in Oldbury
Midlands HMO covers Oldbury for HMO conversions, licensing and compliance, management and investor services, with Sandwell Council's rules checked for every address.
Our base in Great Barr is about 6 miles from Oldbury, so surveys and site visits are straightforward to arrange.
- Council
- Sandwell Council
- County
- West Midlands
- Postcodes
- B69
- From our base
- about 6 miles from Great Barr
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Our HMO services in Oldbury
Each service page covers Sandwell Council's rules and what we do in Oldbury.
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 Oldbury we start by measuring every room and checking Sandwell Council's position on licensing and planning, then build the specification around it.
You get one point of contact for the whole job, a fixed price for the agreed specification and a written programme showing when each stage happens.
HMO rules in Sandwell Council
| Rule | Sandwell Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole borough, 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2029 |
| Selective licensing | None found |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | Proposed Cabinet approved an immediate borough-wide direction on 14 October 2026; not confirmed as in force when checked |
Checked October 2026 against Sandwell Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Sandwell Council's cabinet approved an immediate borough-wide Article 4 direction on 14 October 2026. We could not confirm whether it has been made, so we check with the council before any change of use. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Sandwell Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 30 September 2029), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
Got a house in Oldbury in mind?
Send us the address and we'll check the licensing and planning position before we talk about prices.