Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Brackley

In Brackley, our HMO kitchen and bathroom service covers design, building work and the fire safety detail a council inspector looks for, quoted at a fixed price.

Work in Brackley is surveyed, designed and managed by the same team, with one point of contact from first call to handover.

Covering Brackley and nearby Northamptonshire towns

Quotes itemised so you can compare

Designed around West Northamptonshire Council's HMO standards

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Landlords in Brackley deal with West Northamptonshire Council for licensing, planning and housing standards. We keep those three in view together, so a layout that suits the licence also works for planning and building control.

We cover NN13 and the neighbouring postcodes, with the same standards in Brackley as anywhere else in Northamptonshire.

HMO rules in West Northamptonshire Council

Rule	West Northamptonshire Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In part of the area Parts of Northampton and Daventry, 24 February 2025 to 23 February 2030
Selective licensing	None found
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In part of the area The whole former Northampton borough, plus the Boughton Rise development

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

West Northamptonshire Council's Article 4 direction covers the whole former Northampton borough, not Brackley, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. West Northamptonshire Council's additional licensing covers parts of Northampton and Daventry, which doesn't include Brackley, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for there.

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Brackley: what we do

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

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

Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
Isolation valves on every fitting
Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
Separate food storage space for each occupant

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Brackley

Towcester 9.7 miles
Daventry 15.5 miles
Northampton 18.8 miles
Rugby 23.8 miles
Leamington Spa 24.6 miles
Warwick 25.2 miles

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Brackley: common questions

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

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.

Can you convert part of a building above a shop in Brackley?

Often, yes. Flats above shops need extra attention to fire separation from the commercial unit, and we assess this at survey stage.

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.

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether West Northamptonshire 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.