Loft conversions for HMOs in Warwickshire

Midlands HMO provides HMO loft conversion services across Warwickshire, covering 9 towns and city areas and the rules of 5 councils.

We cover Warwickshire from our base in Great Barr, Birmingham, with surveys arranged across the county.

Work by S&K and vetted subcontractors

One team for build, compliance and lettings

Designed around the local council's HMO standards

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In Warwickshire, as everywhere in England, a house with five or more people forming two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. Some councils go further with additional licensing or Article 4 directions, as the table shows.

Our work in Warwickshire ranges from single conversions for first-time landlords to multi-house programmes for investors, all priced in writing before work starts.

HMO rules across Warwickshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
North Warwickshire Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Rugby Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	In part of the area Five central wards: Benn, Coton and Boughton, Eastlands, New Bilton, and Newbold and Brownsover, since 23 February 2025
Stratford-on-Avon District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Warwick District Council	In force Whole district, from 18 January 2024 for five years	Not confirmed	In part of the area The whole of Leamington Spa, since 1 April 2012

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.

Councils in Warwickshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: Rugby Borough Council, Warwick District Council. Additional licensing applies in all or part of: Warwick District Council.

Our HMO loft conversion service in Warwickshire

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

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

Towns we cover in Warwickshire

What landlords in Warwickshire ask us

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Warwickshire?

For licensed HMOs in England a room for one adult must be at least 6.51 square metres and a room for two adults at least 10.22 square metres. the local council may set additional standards, which we design to.

Does a converted HMO in Warwickshire 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. the local council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Warwickshire?

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.

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether the local 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.