HMO maintenance and repairs in Kingstanding

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

Whether the house in Kingstanding is empty, let or mid-purchase, we can start with a review of where it stands.

Licence and certificates reviewed first

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Checked against Birmingham City Council's HMO rules

Free survey in Kingstanding

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

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

Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 2 miles from Kingstanding, which keeps inspections and property visits easy to arrange.

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 Kingstanding 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.

How we handle HMO maintenance work in Kingstanding

Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Kingstanding 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 Kingstanding, 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.

Void works between tenancies
Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records
Communal area cleaning coordinated and checked
Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority

HMO maintenance and repairs near Kingstanding

Great Barr 2 miles
Perry Barr 2.2 miles
Sutton Coldfield 2.8 miles
Aston 2.8 miles
Erdington 3 miles
Handsworth 3.6 miles

Questions about HMO maintenance in Kingstanding

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.

What do tenants pay you?

Tenants don't pay us letting fees. Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, only certain payments such as rent and a capped deposit can be charged. Our fees page sets this out.

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.

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.