Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Warwickshire

Across Warwickshire, our HMO kitchen and bathroom service follows the same approach: measured survey, council rules checked for the address, fixed written quote.

Warwickshire has 5 councils with HMO responsibilities, and their schemes are not the same. The table below shows what we found for each.

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In Warwickshire, 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.

Our work in Warwickshire ranges from single conversions for first-time landlords to multi-house programmes for investors, all priced in writing before work starts.

HMO rules across Warwickshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
North Warwickshire Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Rugby Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	In part of the area Five central wards: Benn, Coton and Boughton, Eastlands, New Bilton, and Newbold and Brownsover, since 23 February 2025
Stratford-on-Avon District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Warwick District Council	In force Whole district, from 18 January 2024 for five years	Not confirmed	In part of the area The whole of Leamington Spa, since 1 April 2012

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 Warwickshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: Rugby Borough Council, Warwick District Council. Additional licensing applies in all or part of: Warwick District Council.

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Warwickshire: what we do

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

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

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

Towns we cover in Warwickshire

What landlords in Warwickshire ask us

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Warwickshire?

Yes. An HMO conversion often involves building regulations work such as fire protection, new partitions and drainage, and we arrange approval and inspections with local authority building control or a registered building control approver.

Does a converted HMO in Warwickshire 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.

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Warwickshire?

For licensed HMOs in England a room for one adult must be at least 6.51 square metres and a room for two adults at least 10.22 square metres. the local council may set additional standards, which we design to.

How long does an HMO conversion in Warwickshire 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.