Loft conversions for HMOs in Great Barr

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

We work in Great Barr for landlords, investors and owners converting their own property.

Designed around Birmingham City Council's HMO standards

Covering Great Barr and nearby West Midlands towns

Free survey and fixed written quote

Book a survey in Great Barr

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

If the property is in Great Barr, the council that matters is Birmingham City Council. We look up its current schemes for the address, note any conditions it usually attaches, and plan the work to suit.

Quotes list each item of work, so you can see where the money goes and compare like for like.

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 Great Barr 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.

Loft conversions for HMOs in Great Barr: what we do

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

Updated floor plans for the licence file
Structural design and building control application
Headroom survey and countable floor area calculation
Alarm extended and doors upgraded on lower floors
Planning and permitted development position checked first

Loft conversions for HMOs near Great Barr

Kingstanding 2 miles
Perry Barr 2.5 miles
Handsworth 2.7 miles
West Bromwich 3.2 miles
Walsall 3.5 miles
Aston 3.5 miles

Questions about HMO loft conversion in Great Barr

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.

How long does an HMO conversion in Great Barr take?

It depends on the size of the house and the work involved. Your written quote includes a programme for each stage, and any planning or licensing time is shown separately.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Great Barr?

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 Great Barr?

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.