Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Stirchley

Midlands HMO handles HMO kitchen and bathroom work in Stirchley: we measure the house, design the room layout around Birmingham City Council's standards and fix the price in writing before work starts.

Whether the house in Stirchley is empty, let or mid-purchase, we can start with the survey.

Free survey and fixed written quote

Covering Stirchley and nearby West Midlands towns

Quotes itemised so you can compare

Ask about a house in Stirchley

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

Birmingham City Council is the licensing and planning authority for Stirchley. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.

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 Stirchley 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 Stirchley

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

Fittings for houses in Stirchley 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
Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
Heat detection and fire blanket where required

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Stirchley

Bournville under a mile
Kings Heath 1.1 miles
Kings Norton 1.4 miles
Selly Oak 1.8 miles
Bournbrook 1.8 miles
Northfield 2.1 miles

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Stirchley: common questions

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

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 work on a house I haven't bought yet in Stirchley?

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 handle building regulations for conversions in Stirchley?

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 Stirchley 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. Birmingham City Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.