Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Lincolnshire

From Grantham, Lincoln to the smaller towns, we provide HMO kitchen and bathroom services across Lincolnshire in the East Midlands.

We cover Lincolnshire from our base in Great Barr, Birmingham, with surveys arranged across the county.

Designed around the local council's HMO standards

Free survey and fixed written quote

Quotes itemised so you can compare

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In Lincolnshire, 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.

Licensing and planning for HMOs in Lincolnshire is handled by the district, borough, city or unitary councils, not one county-wide body. That's why the same house can need different paperwork depending on which side of a council boundary it sits.

HMO rules across Lincolnshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
Boston Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
East Lindsey District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
City of Lincoln Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	In force Whole city, since 1 March 2016
North Kesteven District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
South Holland District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
South Kesteven District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
West Lindsey District Council	Not confirmed	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 Lincolnshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: City of Lincoln 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.

Communal kitchens and bathrooms for Lincolnshire landlords

We design and fit communal kitchens and shared bathrooms for HMOs in Lincolnshire, 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 Lincolnshire before drawing anything.

Fittings for houses in Lincolnshire are chosen for heavy daily use: sealed worktops, wipe-clean wall panels, separate food storage and isolation valves on every fitting. Across Lincolnshire, each kitchen gets the heat detection and fire blanket the fire risk assessment calls for.

Heat detection and fire blanket where required
Isolation valves on every fitting
Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
Separate food storage space for each occupant
Extract ventilation and certified electrical work

Towns we cover in Lincolnshire

What landlords in Lincolnshire ask us

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether the local 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.

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

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.

Does a converted HMO in Lincolnshire 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.

How long does an HMO conversion in Lincolnshire 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.