HMO refurbishment in Birstall

Planning HMO refurbishment work in Birstall? We check the licensing and planning position with Charnwood Borough Council, design the layout and give you a fixed written quote.

Our base in Great Barr is about 34 miles from Birstall, so surveys and site visits are straightforward to arrange.

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Covering Birstall and nearby Leicestershire towns

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Shared houses in Birstall need to satisfy Charnwood Borough Council's licensing team as well as building regulations. We plan for both from the first survey, which avoids rework later.

You get one point of contact for the whole job, a fixed price for the agreed specification and a written programme showing when each stage happens.

HMO rules in Charnwood Borough Council

Rule	Charnwood Borough Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole borough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area Hastings and Lemyngton wards in Loughborough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In part of the area Loughborough, since 12 February 2012

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

Charnwood Borough Council's Article 4 direction covers Loughborough, not Birstall, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Charnwood Borough Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 31 March 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

HMO refurbishment for Birstall landlords

We refurbish existing HMOs in Birstall that have fallen behind current standards, whether the prompt is a licence renewal, a council inspection or rooms that have become hard to let. The survey splits the work into safety, licence and optional items so the priorities are clear.

Where rooms in a Birstall house are still let, we phase the work so tenants keep a working kitchen, bathroom and alarm system throughout. For landlords across Leicestershire, each job ends with updated certificates and photos ready to send to the council.

Works list split into safety, licence and optional items
Phasing plan that keeps occupied rooms usable
Kitchens, bathrooms, electrics and decoration renewed as agreed
Room-by-room condition and compliance survey
Fire doors, alarms and escape routes brought up to standard

HMO refurbishment near Birstall

Belgrave 1.2 miles
Stoneygate 1.8 miles
Humberstone 1.8 miles
Syston 2.4 miles
Glenfield 3.6 miles
Knighton 4.1 miles

Questions about HMO refurbishment in Birstall

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Birstall?

Yes. An HMO conversion often involves building regulations work such as fire protection, new partitions and drainage, and we arrange approval and inspections with local authority building control or a registered building control approver.

Can you convert part of a building above a shop in Birstall?

Often, yes. Flats above shops need extra attention to fire separation from the commercial unit, and we assess this at survey stage.

Do I need planning permission to convert a house to an HMO in Birstall?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Charnwood Borough Council has an Article 4 direction covering the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We check the position for your street before quoting.

Does a converted HMO in Birstall need a licence?

Yes if five or more people from two or more households will live there, because mandatory licensing applies in every council in England. Charnwood Borough Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.