HMO management in Bournbrook

Our HMO management service in Bournbrook is run by people who know how HMOs are built, which helps when something needs fixing.

We work in Bournbrook for landlords and investors, from single houses to small portfolios.

One point of contact

Licence and certificates reviewed first

Checked against Birmingham City Council's HMO rules

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

HMOs in Bournbrook are licensed and regulated by Birmingham City Council. Before we manage, lease or appraise a house, we check whether the address falls within an additional licensing scheme or an Article 4 direction, because both change what the house needs.

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Bournbrook 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 Bournbrook 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 management service in Bournbrook

Our HMO management in Bournbrook 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 the West Midlands.

For owners in Bournbrook, 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.

Management Regulations 2006 duties carried out day to day
Regular inspections of rooms and common parts
Rent collection, arrears follow-up and monthly statements
Compliance diary for licence conditions, gas, EICR and alarms
Room advertising, viewings, referencing and tenancy set-up

Student and sharer lets in Bournbrook

Student lets in Bournbrook often follow the academic year. Since 1 May 2026, Ground 4A can let a landlord of a student HMO seek possession for the summer, but only if every condition is met, including: each tenant is, or is reasonably expected to become, a full-time student; written notice was given before signing; the tenancy was signed no more than six months before move-in; the timing condition is met; and the landlord intends to re-let to students.

HMO management near Bournbrook

Selly Oak under a mile
Harborne 1.5 miles
Edgbaston 1.8 miles
Stirchley 1.8 miles
Bournville 1.8 miles
Northfield 1.9 miles

What landlords in Bournbrook ask us

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.

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.

How do you find tenants for rooms in Bournbrook?

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.

Do you manage HMOs across Bournbrook?

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