HMO fire safety works in Staffordshire

Across Staffordshire, our HMO fire safety service follows the same approach: measured survey, council rules checked for the address, fixed written quote.

Staffordshire has 9 councils with HMO responsibilities, and their schemes are not the same. The table below shows what we found for each.

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

In Staffordshire, 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 Staffordshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
Cannock Chase District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
East Staffordshire Borough Council	None found	In part of the area Parts of Burton until 11 September 2027. A new scheme for 16 Burton streets runs 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031	Not confirmed
Lichfield District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Proposed The council is investigating a borough-wide direction; none in force when checked
South Staffordshire Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Stafford Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Proposed A citywide scheme was proposed in August 2026, subject to consultation	Not confirmed	In force Whole city, immediate direction from 23 October 2026. It lapses unless the council confirms it within six months
Tamworth Borough Council	Proposed Consultation on licensing three and four person HMOs closed 20 August 2026; no decision found	Not confirmed	Not confirmed

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 Staffordshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Article 4 directions are due to start or proposed in: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough 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 Staffordshire: what we do

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

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

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

Towns we cover in Staffordshire

What landlords in Staffordshire ask us

How long does an HMO conversion in Staffordshire take?

It depends on the size of the house and the work involved. Your written quote includes a programme for each stage, and any planning or licensing time is shown separately.

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Staffordshire?

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.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Staffordshire?

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.

Does a converted HMO in Staffordshire need a licence?

Yes if five or more people from two or more households will live there, because mandatory licensing applies in every council in England. the local council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.