HMO fire safety works in Shropshire

We carry out HMO fire safety work throughout Shropshire, with each job checked against the local council's licensing and planning rules.

Shropshire has 2 councils with HMO responsibilities, and their schemes are not the same. The table below shows what we found for each.

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Designed around the local council's HMO standards

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Our work in Shropshire ranges from single conversions for first-time landlords to multi-house programmes for investors, all priced in writing before work starts.

In Shropshire, 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 Shropshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
Shropshire Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Telford & Wrekin Council	None found A planned borough-wide scheme was revoked in September 2026	Not confirmed	Due to start Borough-wide, due to start 27 February 2027

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.

We found no Article 4 directions for small HMOs in force among Shropshire's councils that we could confirm. Large HMOs always need planning permission. Article 4 directions are due to start or proposed in: Telford & Wrekin Council. We found no additional licensing schemes in force that we could confirm, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for.

HMO fire safety works in Shropshire: what we do

We carry out HMO fire safety works in Shropshire to a written specification taken from the fire risk assessment and the local council's HMO standards. That keeps the work proportionate, because a small two-storey house and a large three-storey one in Shropshire rarely need the same measures.

Typical jobs in Shropshire include fire doors with self-closers, interlinked alarms, emergency lighting and fire stopping of hidden gaps. Every job across Shropshire ends with commissioning certificates, photos of concealed work and a logbook for routine tests.

Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat detection
Fire doors fitted with self-closers, seals and correct gaps
Emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
Fire stopping around pipes, cables, hatches and cupboards
Commissioning certificates, logbook and photos of concealed work

Towns we cover in Shropshire

What landlords in Shropshire ask us

Do I need planning permission to convert a house to an HMO in Shropshire?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether the local council has an Article 4 direction covering the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We check the position for your street before quoting.

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Shropshire?

For licensed HMOs in England a room for one adult must be at least 6.51 square metres and a room for two adults at least 10.22 square metres. the local council may set additional standards, which we design to.

Can you work on a house I haven't bought yet in Shropshire?

Yes. We can survey before you buy and tell you the likely room count, the planning and licensing position and a guide cost, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.

Can you convert part of a building above a shop in Shropshire?

Often, yes. Flats above shops need extra attention to fire separation from the commercial unit, and we assess this at survey stage.