An HMO in Littleover 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'll tell you plainly if a house in Littleover isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
HMO rules in Derby City Council
| Rule | Derby City Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | None found |
| Selective licensing | None found |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area Arboretum ward and parts of seven wards inside the ring road, since 3 May 2025 |
Checked October 2026 against Derby City Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Derby City Council's Article 4 direction covers Arboretum ward and parts of the wards inside the ring road, not Littleover, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We found no additional licensing scheme in force in Derby City Council, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for.
Communal kitchens and bathrooms for Littleover landlords
We design and fit communal kitchens and shared bathrooms for HMOs in Littleover, sized to the amenity standards the local council applies to the number of people in the house. Those standards differ between councils, so we check the current version for Littleover before drawing anything.
Fittings for houses in Littleover are chosen for heavy daily use: sealed worktops, wipe-clean wall panels, separate food storage and isolation valves on every fitting. Across Derbyshire, each kitchen gets the heat detection and fire blanket the fire risk assessment calls for.
- Separate food storage space for each occupant
- Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
- Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
- Isolation valves on every fitting
- Heat detection and fire blanket where required
Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Littleover
- Mickleover 1.5 miles
- Derby 1.7 miles
- Allestree 2.7 miles
- Chaddesden 3.4 miles
- Alvaston 3.6 miles
- Belper 8.2 miles