If the property is in Shepshed, the council that matters is Charnwood Borough Council. We look up its current schemes for the address, note any conditions it usually attaches, and plan the work to suit.
We'll tell you plainly if a house in Shepshed isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
HMO rules in Charnwood Borough Council
| Rule | Charnwood Borough Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole borough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 |
| Selective licensing | In part of the area Hastings and Lemyngton wards in Loughborough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area Loughborough, since 12 February 2012 |
Checked October 2026 against Charnwood Borough Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Charnwood Borough Council's Article 4 direction covers Loughborough, not Shepshed, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Charnwood Borough Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 31 March 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
En-suite installation for Shepshed landlords
We fit en-suite shower rooms in HMO bedrooms across Shepshed, starting with a check that each bedroom still meets its size standard once the en-suite is built. Councils take different views on whether en-suite floor area counts, so we confirm the local position first.
Older houses often have joists running the wrong way and soil stacks in fixed positions, so in Shepshed we check the drainage route under the floor before quoting. Every en-suite we fit in Leicestershire is finished with a ducted fan, certified electrics and fire stopping.
- Shower, toilet, basin and wipe-clean wall finish fitted
- Extract fan ducted to outside with overrun control
- Electrical work tested and certified
- Drainage route checked under the floor at survey
- Bedroom measured to confirm it still meets size standards
En-suite installation near Shepshed
- Loughborough 3.8 miles
- Coalville 4.5 miles
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch 7.1 miles
- Glenfield 9.1 miles
- Long Eaton 9.2 miles
- Birstall 10 miles