HMO maintenance and repairs in Tunstall

Midlands HMO runs HMO maintenance for landlords in Tunstall, keeping the house let and inspection-ready under Stoke-on-Trent City Council's rules.

Our base in Great Barr is about 36 miles from Tunstall, so property visits and inspections are straightforward to arrange.

One point of contact

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Covering Tunstall and nearby Staffordshire towns

Ask about a house in Tunstall

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

Tunstall sits within Stoke-on-Trent City Council, which sets its own HMO standards for room sizes, kitchens and bathrooms. We check a house against those standards before we let rooms or rely on any figures.

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Tunstall isn't suited to the arrangement you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.

HMO rules in Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Rule	Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	Proposed A citywide scheme was proposed in August 2026, subject to consultation
Selective licensing	Not confirmed
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, immediate direction from 23 October 2026. It lapses unless the council confirms it within six months

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

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Tunstall into a small HMO needs planning permission. This is an immediate direction that took effect on 23 October 2026 and lapses unless the council confirms it within six months. Before we take a house on, we check it has the planning status it needs. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Stoke-on-Trent City Council proposed a citywide additional licensing scheme in August 2026, subject to consultation, so smaller HMOs may need a licence in future.

Our HMO maintenance service in Tunstall

Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Tunstall and across Staffordshire, carrying out planned work, repairs and void works. We log every report and agree a priority with the owner, so safety items such as fire doors, alarms and heating are dealt with ahead of routine jobs.

For HMOs in Tunstall, we keep fire alarm and emergency lighting test records, certificates and repair notes in one property file, ready if the local council inspects the house or asks for evidence that the licence conditions are being met.

Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records
Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
Communal area cleaning coordinated and checked
Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority
Planned maintenance schedule built around each house

HMO maintenance and repairs near Tunstall

Burslem under a mile
Hanley 2.4 miles
Kidsgrove 2.8 miles
Newcastle-under-Lyme 3.6 miles
Stoke-on-Trent 3.7 miles
Fenton 4.1 miles

Questions about HMO maintenance in Tunstall

Who keeps the HMO licence conditions up to date?

As managing agent we keep the compliance diary: certificates, fire alarm testing records, inspections and anything the licence conditions require.

Do you handle repairs as well as lettings?

Yes. Our maintenance team carries out repairs and planned work, so reported problems don't wait for a separate contractor to be found.

Can you manage a house that you converted for me?

Yes, and it helps. We already have the drawings, certificates and specification, so the handover into management is straightforward.

What is HMO guaranteed rent?

A company leases the whole house for a fixed monthly rent and lets the rooms itself. A company let is governed by the lease terms rather than the assured tenancy rules, and owners can still be exposed if the operator breaks licensing rules, so have the lease checked by your own solicitor.