HMO management in Sutton Coldfield

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

Our base in Great Barr is about 4 miles from Sutton Coldfield, so property visits and inspections are straightforward to arrange.

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Written terms for each property

Covering Sutton Coldfield and nearby West Midlands towns

Ask about a house in Sutton Coldfield

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

Birmingham City Council is the licensing and planning authority for Sutton Coldfield. 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 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 Sutton Coldfield 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.

HMO management for Sutton Coldfield landlords

Our HMO management in Sutton Coldfield 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 Sutton Coldfield, 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
Regular inspections of rooms and common parts
Compliance diary for licence conditions, gas, EICR and alarms
Management Regulations 2006 duties carried out day to day
Repairs by our own maintenance team

HMO management near Sutton Coldfield

Kingstanding 2.8 miles
Erdington 3.1 miles
Aldridge 3.9 miles
Great Barr 4.4 miles
Perry Barr 4.9 miles
Aston 5.3 miles

Questions about HMO management in Sutton Coldfield

Do you manage HMOs across Sutton Coldfield?

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

Can you manage a house that you converted for me?

Yes, and it helps. We already have the drawings, certificates and specification, so the handover into management is straightforward.

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.

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.