Our work in Herefordshire ranges from single houses for first-time landlords to larger projects for investors, with terms agreed in writing before work starts.
In Herefordshire, as everywhere in England, a house with five or more people forming two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. Herefordshire Council may add its own schemes, as the table shows.
HMO rules in Herefordshire
| Council | Additional licensing | Selective licensing | Article 4 (small HMOs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire Council | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
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.
Our HMO loft conversion service in Herefordshire
Plenty of houses have roof space that could hold extra bedrooms, but in Herefordshire we always measure the headroom first, because floor under a 1.5 m ceiling does not count towards room size. That tells you how many rooms the loft can really add.
A loft room usually creates a third storey, so we plan the protected escape route and alarm upgrades for the whole Herefordshire house, not just the new floor. We also check the occupant count, because seven or more residents needs planning permission anywhere in Herefordshire.
- New staircase and protected escape route
- Updated floor plans for the licence file
- Planning and permitted development position checked first
- Alarm extended and doors upgraded on lower floors
- Headroom survey and countable floor area calculation