HMO compliance audits in Worcestershire

We plan each HMO compliance audit job in Worcestershire around the local council's amenity standards, which set out kitchen, bathroom and room-size requirements for shared houses.

In Worcestershire, as everywhere in England, a house with five or more people forming two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. Some councils go further with additional licensing or Article 4 directions, as the table shows.

HMO rules across Worcestershire's councils

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 Worcestershire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: Worcester City Council. Article 4 directions are due to start or proposed in: Wyre Forest District Council. Additional licensing applies in all or part of: Worcester City Council.

Our HMO compliance audit service in Worcestershire

An audit of an HMO in Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire set their own HMO standards on top of the national rules. Our audits of houses in Worcestershire 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
• Certificates and tenancy paperwork checked for gaps and dates
• Every bedroom measured, including the 1.5 m ceiling rule
• Fire precautions and fire risk assessment reviewed
• Management Regulations 2006 duties checked on site

Towns we cover in Worcestershire

• Worcester
• Kidderminster
• Stourport-on-Severn
• Bewdley
• Redditch
• Bromsgrove
• Droitwich Spa
• Evesham
• Pershore
• Malvern