Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Saltley

Midlands HMO designs and builds HMO kitchen and bathroom schemes in Saltley, with room sizes, fire protection and shared facilities worked out before any walls go up.

Every job in Saltley starts with a measured survey and a check of Birmingham City Council's current HMO rules.

Free survey and fixed written quote

Covering Saltley and nearby West Midlands towns

Quotes itemised so you can compare

Book a survey in Saltley

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

If the property is in Saltley, the council that matters is Birmingham City Council. We look up its current schemes for the address, note any conditions it usually attaches, and plan the work to suit.

Work is carried out by S&K and vetted subcontractors working under S&K's supervision, so you contract with one company for the whole project.

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 Saltley 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.

How we handle HMO kitchen and bathroom work in Saltley

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

Fittings for houses in Saltley 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.

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
Layout sized to your council's amenity standards

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Saltley

Birmingham under a mile
Aston 1.4 miles
Perry Barr 2.4 miles
Yardley 2.7 miles
Edgbaston 3.3 miles
Moseley 3.3 miles

What landlords in Saltley ask us

How long does an HMO conversion in Saltley 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.

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

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.

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

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

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Saltley?

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.