Running an HMO in Moseley means keeping Birmingham City Council's licence conditions, the management regulations and the tenancy rules in step. We keep those together in one compliance diary.
We cover B13 and the neighbouring postcodes, with the same approach in Moseley as anywhere else in the West Midlands.
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 Moseley 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.
Our HMO maintenance service in Moseley
Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Moseley 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 Moseley, 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 Moseley
- Edgbaston 1.8 miles
- Kings Heath 2 miles
- Selly Oak 2.3 miles
- Bournbrook 2.3 miles
- Hall Green 2.3 miles
- Stirchley 2.4 miles
