HMO management in Fenton

Midlands HMO offers HMO management in Fenton: rooms let, rent collected, repairs handled and the licence conditions kept up to date.

Tell us about the house in Fenton and we'll start with a review of its licence, certificates and planning status.

Licence and certificates reviewed first

Written terms for each property

Covering Fenton and nearby Staffordshire towns

Free survey in Fenton

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

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the licensing and planning authority for Fenton. We confirm the house has the licence and planning status it needs before anything else.

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Fenton 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 Fenton 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.

HMO management for Fenton landlords

Our HMO management in Fenton covers the whole cycle of a shared house: letting rooms, collecting rent, arranging repairs and keeping the licence conditions and certificates in date. We check the local council's licensing scheme for the address before taking a house on, because conditions vary across Staffordshire.

For owners in Fenton, we can also help with registration on the PRS Database, which is due to open region by region from 15 December 2026, starting in the West Midlands, subject to Parliament approving the regulations. Repairs are handled by our own maintenance team.

Rent collection, arrears follow-up and monthly statements
Repairs by our own maintenance team
Management Regulations 2006 duties carried out day to day
Compliance diary for licence conditions, gas, EICR and alarms
Regular inspections of rooms and common parts

HMO management near Fenton

Stoke-on-Trent under a mile
Hanley 1.7 miles
Longton 1.8 miles
Meir 1.8 miles
Newcastle-under-Lyme 3.2 miles
Burslem 3.3 miles

What landlords in Fenton ask us

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.

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.