HMO management in Harborne

Midlands HMO runs HMO management for landlords in Harborne, keeping the house let and inspection-ready under Birmingham City Council's rules.

Every house we take on in Harborne starts with a check of Birmingham City Council's current HMO rules for the address.

Covering Harborne and nearby West Midlands towns

Licence and certificates reviewed first

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Free survey in Harborne

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If the property is in Harborne, 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 7 miles from Harborne, 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 Harborne 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 management work in Harborne

Our HMO management in Harborne 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 Harborne, 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.

Repairs by our own maintenance team
Rent collection, arrears follow-up and monthly statements
Room advertising, viewings, referencing and tenancy set-up
Management Regulations 2006 duties carried out day to day
Compliance diary for licence conditions, gas, EICR and alarms

HMO management near Harborne

Selly Oak 1.5 miles
Bournbrook 1.5 miles
Edgbaston 1.5 miles
Smethwick 2.7 miles
Northfield 2.9 miles
Moseley 3 miles

HMO management in Harborne: common questions

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.

Do you manage HMOs across Harborne?

Yes. We manage shared houses in Harborne 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.