HMO maintenance and repairs in Halesowen

Looking for HMO maintenance in Halesowen? We take on the rooms, the rent and the compliance diary, and report to you each month.

Our base in Great Barr is about 9 miles from Halesowen, so property visits and inspections are straightforward to arrange.

Checked against Dudley Council's HMO rules

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Covering Halesowen and nearby West Midlands towns

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If the property is in Halesowen, the council that matters is Dudley Council. We look up its current schemes for the address and note any conditions it usually attaches to licences.

Because we also build and repair HMOs, problems found at an inspection can be priced and fixed by the same team.

HMO rules in Dudley Council

Rule	Dudley Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	Not confirmed
Selective licensing	Not confirmed
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole borough, since 15 September 2023

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

Dudley Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Halesowen 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. We couldn't confirm whether Dudley Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.

HMO maintenance and repairs in Halesowen: what we do

Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Halesowen 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 Halesowen, 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.

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

HMO maintenance and repairs near Halesowen

Rowley Regis 2.4 miles
Brierley Hill 3.8 miles
Oldbury 3.8 miles
Dudley 3.8 miles
Harborne 3.9 miles
Stourbridge 4 miles

What landlords in Halesowen ask us

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.

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.

Do you manage HMOs across Halesowen?

Yes. We manage shared houses in Halesowen and across the West Midlands, from letting individual rooms to rent collection, repairs and licence compliance.

How do you find tenants for rooms in Halesowen?

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.