Landlords in Wellingborough deal with North Northamptonshire Council for licensing, planning and housing standards. We keep those three in view together, so a layout that suits the licence also works for planning and building control.
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 North Northamptonshire Council
| Rule | North Northamptonshire Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | None found |
| Selective licensing | None found |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area Kingswood ward in Corby only, since 24 April 2024 |
Checked October 2026 against North Northamptonshire Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
North Northamptonshire Council's Article 4 direction covers Kingswood ward in Corby only, not Wellingborough, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We found no additional licensing scheme in force in North Northamptonshire Council, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for.
En-suite installation for Wellingborough landlords
We fit en-suite shower rooms in HMO bedrooms across Wellingborough, 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 Wellingborough 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.
- Drainage route checked under the floor at survey
- Electrical work tested and certified
- Shower, toilet, basin and wipe-clean wall finish fitted
- Extract fan ducted to outside with overrun control
- Bedroom measured to confirm it still meets size standards
En-suite installation near Wellingborough
- Rushden 4 miles
- Kettering 6.7 miles
- Northampton 8.8 miles
- Corby 13.4 miles
- Market Harborough 15.4 miles
- Towcester 17.1 miles