HMO fire safety works in Wellington

Midlands HMO handles HMO fire safety work in Wellington: we measure the house, design the room layout around Telford & Wrekin Council's standards and fix the price in writing before work starts.

Work in Wellington is surveyed, designed and managed by the same team, with one point of contact from first call to handover.

Free survey and fixed written quote

Designed around Telford & Wrekin Council's HMO standards

Work by S&K and vetted subcontractors

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Telford & Wrekin Council is the licensing and planning authority for Wellington. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.

Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 27 miles from Wellington. That keeps survey visits, site meetings and follow-up inspections easy to arrange.

HMO rules in Telford & Wrekin Council

Rule	Telford & Wrekin Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	None found A planned borough-wide scheme was revoked in September 2026
Selective licensing	Not confirmed
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	Due to start Borough-wide, due to start 27 February 2027

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

Telford & Wrekin Council has confirmed a borough-wide Article 4 direction that starts on 27 February 2027. From then, turning a family house in Wellington into a small HMO will need planning permission, so we check your programme against that date. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Telford & Wrekin Council revoked a planned borough-wide additional licensing scheme in September 2026, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for.

Our HMO fire safety service in Wellington

We carry out HMO fire safety works in Wellington 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 Wellington rarely need the same measures.

Typical jobs in Wellington 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.

Emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat detection
Specification taken from the fire risk assessment and council standards
Commissioning certificates, logbook and photos of concealed work
Fire stopping around pipes, cables, hatches and cupboards

HMO fire safety works near Wellington

Oakengates 2.8 miles
Dawley 3.2 miles
Telford 3.9 miles
Madeley 5.8 miles
Newport 8 miles
Shrewsbury 9.9 miles

Questions about HMO fire safety in Wellington

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

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.

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Wellington?

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. Telford & Wrekin Council may set additional standards, which we design to.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Wellington?

Yes. An HMO conversion often involves building regulations work such as fire protection, new partitions and drainage, and we arrange approval and inspections with local authority building control or a registered building control approver.

Do you supply fire doors and alarms as part of a conversion?

Yes. Fire doors, the alarm system and emergency lighting are specified to the fire risk of the house and included in the price, not added later.