HMO fire safety works in Northfield

For HMO fire safety in Northfield, we survey the property, plan each bedroom and escape route to licensing standards, then build to a fixed price for the agreed specification.

We cover Northfield and the surrounding West Midlands postcodes, including B31.

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An HMO in Northfield has to work for three audiences: the council, the people who live there and the owner's figures. We design with all three in mind and price the result in writing.

We cover B31 and the neighbouring postcodes, with the same standards in Northfield as anywhere else in the West Midlands.

HMO rules in Birmingham City Council

Rule	Birmingham City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole city, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area 25 of the city's 69 wards, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, in force since 8 June 2020

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

Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Northfield 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. Birmingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 4 June 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

HMO fire safety works for Northfield landlords

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

Typical jobs in Northfield 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
Fire stopping around pipes, cables, hatches and cupboards
Emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat detection

HMO fire safety works near Northfield

Longbridge 1.3 miles
Kings Norton 1.8 miles
Selly Oak 1.9 miles
Bournbrook 1.9 miles
Stirchley 2.1 miles
Bournville 2.1 miles

Questions about HMO fire safety in Northfield

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Birmingham City 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.

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.

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

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.

How long does an HMO conversion in Northfield 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.