Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Walsall

For HMO kitchen and bathroom in Walsall, we survey the property, plan each bedroom and escape route to licensing standards, then build to a fixed price for the agreed specification.

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

Designed around Walsall Council's HMO standards

Work by S&K and vetted subcontractors

One team for build, compliance and lettings

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

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 Walsall Council

Rule	Walsall Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In part of the area Nine wards: Palfrey, Paddock, Pleck and St Matthew's (to 31 August 2027), and Bentley and Darlaston North, Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Darlaston South and Willenhall South (to 30 June 2028)
Selective licensing	None found
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole borough, since 1 October 2025

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

Walsall Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Walsall 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. Walsall Council runs additional licensing in nine wards, including Palfrey, Paddock, Pleck, St Matthew's, Blakenall, Birchills Leamore, Darlaston South and Willenhall South, so smaller HMOs there need a licence too. We check whether the address in Walsall is covered.

Our HMO kitchen and bathroom service in Walsall

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

Fittings for houses in Walsall 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.

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

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Walsall

Willenhall 2.3 miles
Bloxwich 2.4 miles
Darlaston 2.4 miles
Wednesbury 2.9 miles
Aldridge 3.1 miles
Great Barr 3.5 miles

Questions about HMO kitchen and bathroom in Walsall

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.

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

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 Walsall?

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 Walsall 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. Walsall Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.