HMO maintenance and repairs in Great Barr

We provide HMO maintenance for HMO owners in Great Barr and across the West Midlands, backed by the same team that builds and repairs HMOs.

Every house we take on in Great Barr starts with a check of Birmingham City Council's current HMO rules for the address.

Checked against Birmingham City Council's HMO rules

Covering Great Barr and nearby West Midlands towns

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Ask about a house in Great Barr

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

Great Barr sits within Birmingham 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 Great Barr isn't suited to the arrangement you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.

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. Before we take a house on, we check it has the planning status it needs. 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.

HMO maintenance and repairs in Great Barr: what we do

Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Great Barr and across the West Midlands, 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 Great Barr, 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.

Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority
Planned maintenance schedule built around each house
Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records
Void works between tenancies

HMO maintenance and repairs 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

HMO maintenance and repairs in Great Barr: common questions

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.

Can you take over a house that already has tenants?

Yes. We review the tenancies, licence and certificates at handover and list anything that needs attention before we take on day-to-day management.

How do you find tenants for rooms in Great Barr?

We advertise each room, carry out viewings, reference applicants and handle move-in, with rooms let under the tenancy rules in force at the time.

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.