Kingswinford sits within Dudley Council, which sets its own HMO standards for room sizes, kitchens and bathrooms. Our designs start from those standards, so the layout we price is designed to meet the council's licensing requirements.
Because we also manage and maintain HMOs, we design with day-to-day running in mind: hard-wearing finishes, sensible storage and layouts that keep shared spaces usable.
HMO rules in Dudley Council
| Rule | Dudley Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | Not confirmed |
| Selective licensing | Not confirmed |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In force Whole borough, since 15 September 2023 |
Checked October 2026 against Dudley Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Dudley Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Kingswinford into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We couldn't confirm whether Dudley Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.
Our HMO fire safety service in Kingswinford
We carry out HMO fire safety works in Kingswinford 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 Kingswinford rarely need the same measures.
Typical jobs in Kingswinford include fire doors with self-closers, interlinked alarms, emergency lighting and fire stopping of hidden gaps. Every job across the West Midlands ends with commissioning certificates, photos of concealed work and a logbook for routine tests.
- Commissioning certificates, logbook and photos of concealed work
- Fire doors fitted with self-closers, seals and correct gaps
- Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat detection
- Fire stopping around pipes, cables, hatches and cupboards
- Emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
HMO fire safety works near Kingswinford
- Wolverhampton under a mile
- Brierley Hill 2.3 miles
- Wombourne 2.5 miles
- Stourbridge 3.1 miles
- Dudley 3.6 miles
- Sedgley 3.6 miles