We plan each HMO en-suite installation job in Northamptonshire around the local council's amenity standards, which set out kitchen, bathroom and room-size requirements for shared houses.
Licensing and planning for HMOs in Northamptonshire is handled by the district, borough, city or unitary councils, not one county-wide body. That's why the same house can need different paperwork depending on which side of a council boundary it sits.
HMO rules across Northamptonshire's councils
| Council | Additional licensing | Selective licensing | Article 4 (small HMOs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Northamptonshire Council | None found | None found | In part of the area Kingswood ward in Corby only, since 24 April 2024 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | In part of the area Parts of Northampton and Daventry, 24 February 2025 to 23 February 2030 | None found | In part of the area The whole former Northampton borough, plus the Boughton Rise development |
Checked October 2026. Mandatory licensing for five or more people applies in every council. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for the address before work starts.
Councils in Northamptonshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: North Northamptonshire Council, West Northamptonshire Council. Additional licensing applies in all or part of: West Northamptonshire Council.
En-suite installation in Northamptonshire: what we do
We fit en-suite shower rooms in HMO bedrooms across Northamptonshire, 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 Northamptonshire we check the drainage route under the floor before quoting. Every en-suite we fit in Northamptonshire is finished with a ducted fan, certified electrics and fire stopping.
- Extract fan ducted to outside with overrun control
- Drainage route checked under the floor at survey
- Fire stopping where pipes pass through floors and walls
- Bedroom measured to confirm it still meets size standards
- Shower, toilet, basin and wipe-clean wall finish fitted