Most of the cost and risk in an HMO is decided at the design stage. In Daventry we start by measuring every room and checking West Northamptonshire Council's position on licensing and planning, then build the specification around it.
You get one point of contact for the whole job, a fixed price for the agreed specification and a written programme showing when each stage happens.
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 Daventry, 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 runs additional licensing in parts of Northampton and Daventry, so smaller HMOs there need a licence too. We check whether the address in Daventry is covered.
Our HMO kitchen and bathroom service in Daventry
We design and fit communal kitchens and shared bathrooms for HMOs in Daventry, 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 Daventry before drawing anything.
Fittings for houses in Daventry 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.
- Isolation valves on every fitting
- Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
- Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
- Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
- Heat detection and fire blanket where required
Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Daventry
- Rugby 9 miles
- Towcester 11.2 miles
- Northampton 11.7 miles
- Lutterworth 13.9 miles
- Brackley 15.5 miles
- Leamington Spa 16 miles