Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Aston

In Aston, 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.

Tell us about the property in Aston and we'll arrange a free survey at a time that suits you.

Free survey and fixed written quote

Covering Aston and nearby West Midlands towns

Designed around Birmingham City Council's HMO standards

Free survey in Aston

Tell us about the property. We reply within one working day.

Landlords in Aston deal with Birmingham City 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.

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 Birmingham City Council

Rule	Birmingham City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole city, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area 25 of the city's 69 wards, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, in force since 8 June 2020

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

Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Aston into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Birmingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 4 June 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Aston: what we do

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

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

Heat detection and fire blanket where required
Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
Isolation valves on every fitting

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Aston

Perry Barr about 1 mile
Saltley 1.4 miles
Birmingham 1.6 miles
Handsworth 2.3 miles
Kingstanding 2.8 miles
Edgbaston 3.3 miles

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Aston: common questions

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Aston?

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. Birmingham City Council may set additional standards, which we design to.

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

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.

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 Aston?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Birmingham City 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.