HMO management in Darlaston

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

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

Licence and certificates reviewed first

Checked against Walsall Council's HMO rules

One point of contact

Free survey in Darlaston

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

Walsall Council is the licensing and planning authority for Darlaston. We confirm the house has the licence and planning status it needs before anything else.

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

HMO rules in Walsall Council

Rule	Walsall Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In part of the area Nine wards: Palfrey, Paddock, Pleck and St Matthew's (to 31 August 2027), and Bentley and Darlaston North, Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Darlaston South and Willenhall South (to 30 June 2028)
Selective licensing	None found
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole borough, since 1 October 2025

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

Walsall Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Darlaston 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. Walsall Council runs additional licensing in nine wards, including Palfrey, Paddock, Pleck, St Matthew's, Blakenall, Birchills Leamore, Darlaston South and Willenhall South, so smaller HMOs there need a licence too. We check whether the address in Darlaston is covered.

HMO management in Darlaston: what we do

Our HMO management in Darlaston 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 Darlaston, 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.

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

HMO management near Darlaston

Wednesbury 1.1 miles
Bilston 1.4 miles
Willenhall 2.3 miles
Walsall 2.4 miles
Tipton 2.9 miles
Wednesfield 3.1 miles

What landlords in Darlaston ask us

How do you find tenants for rooms in Darlaston?

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 Darlaston?

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

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.

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.