HMO compliance audits in Tettenhall

Shared houses in Tettenhall need to satisfy City of Wolverhampton Council's licensing team as well as building regulations. We plan for both from the first survey, which avoids rework later.

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Tettenhall isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.

HMO rules in City of Wolverhampton Council

Checked October 2026 against City of Wolverhampton Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.

City of Wolverhampton Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Tettenhall into a small HMO needs planning permission. We check the planning history of the address as part of any licence work. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. City of Wolverhampton Council is preparing a consultation on additional licensing for smaller HMOs, with no scheme in force when we checked.

HMO compliance audits in Tettenhall: what we do

An audit of an HMO in Tettenhall checks the house the way a licensing officer would: room sizes, fire safety, amenities, certificates and paperwork. You get a written, prioritised fix list, so you know what needs doing before an inspection, renewal or purchase.

Councils across the West Midlands set their own HMO standards on top of the national rules. Our audits of houses in Tettenhall check against both, and we can quote for any work the report identifies once you have read it.

• Written report with a prioritised, photographed fix list
• Licence conditions checked against the house as it is
• Fire precautions and fire risk assessment reviewed
• Every bedroom measured, including the 1.5 m ceiling rule
• Certificates and tenancy paperwork checked for gaps and dates

HMO compliance audits near Tettenhall

• Codsall 2.4 miles
• Penn 2.9 miles
• Wednesfield 3.4 miles
• Sedgley 4.6 miles
• Bilston 4.8 miles
• Wombourne 4.8 miles