Coventry City Council is the licensing and planning authority for Tile Hill. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.
Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 19 miles from Tile Hill. That keeps survey visits, site meetings and follow-up inspections easy to arrange.
HMO rules in Coventry City Council
| Rule | Coventry City Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole city, 4 May 2025 to 3 May 2030 |
| Selective licensing | None found |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area 11 wards, including Earlsdon, Foleshill, Lower and Upper Stoke, Radford, St Michael's and Westwood, since 30 September 2023 |
Checked October 2026 against Coventry City Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Coventry City Council's Article 4 direction covers 11 wards across the city, including Earlsdon, Foleshill, Lower and Upper Stoke, Radford, St Michael's and Westwood. Whether a house in Tile Hill needs planning permission to become a small HMO depends on whether it is inside that boundary, which we check for the exact address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Coventry City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 3 May 2030), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
HMO fire safety works for Tile Hill landlords
We carry out HMO fire safety works in Tile Hill 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 Tile Hill rarely need the same measures.
Typical jobs in Tile Hill 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
- Specification taken from the fire risk assessment and council standards
- Fire stopping around pipes, cables, hatches and cupboards
- Fire doors fitted with self-closers, seals and correct gaps
- Emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
Student and sharer lets in Tile Hill
Tile Hill is close to a university or college campus, so students and young professionals are part of the local rental market. If that is your market, layouts with en-suites, a generous kitchen and secure bike storage are worth planning in from the start.