Loft conversions for HMOs in Basford

Midlands HMO designs and builds HMO loft conversion schemes in Basford, with room sizes, fire protection and shared facilities worked out before any walls go up.

Our base in Great Barr is about 43 miles from Basford, so surveys and site visits are straightforward to arrange.

Work by S&K and vetted subcontractors

Covering Basford and nearby Nottinghamshire towns

One team for build, compliance and lettings

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

Because we also manage and maintain HMOs, we design with day-to-day running in mind: hard-wearing finishes, sensible storage and layouts that keep shared spaces usable.

HMO rules in Nottingham City Council

Rule	Nottingham City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole city, 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area Some or all of 15 wards, 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, since 11 March 2012

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

Nottingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Basford 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. Nottingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 31 December 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

Loft conversions for HMOs in Basford: what we do

Plenty of houses have roof space that could hold extra bedrooms, but in Basford 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 Basford house, not just the new floor. We also check the occupant count, because seven or more residents needs planning permission anywhere in Nottinghamshire.

Alarm extended and doors upgraded on lower floors
Structural design and building control application
Updated floor plans for the licence file
Headroom survey and countable floor area calculation
New staircase and protected escape route

Loft conversions for HMOs near Basford

Bulwell under a mile
Sherwood 2.2 miles
Hucknall 2.4 miles
Bilborough 2.4 miles
Arnold 2.7 miles
Nottingham 3.7 miles

Loft conversions for HMOs in Basford: common questions

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Nottingham 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.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Basford?

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.

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

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

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

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.