HMO refurbishment in Nottingham

Midlands HMO designs and builds HMO refurbishment schemes in Nottingham, with room sizes, fire protection and shared facilities worked out before any walls go up.

Every job in Nottingham starts with a measured survey and a check of Nottingham City Council's current HMO rules.

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Nottingham sits within Nottingham City Council, which sets its own HMO standards for room sizes, kitchens and bathrooms. Our designs start from those standards, so the layout we price is designed to meet the council's licensing requirements.

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Nottingham isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.

HMO rules in Nottingham City Council

Rule	Nottingham City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole city, 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area Some or all of 15 wards, 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, since 11 March 2012

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

Nottingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Nottingham into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Nottingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 31 December 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

HMO refurbishment for Nottingham landlords

We refurbish existing HMOs in Nottingham 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 Nottingham house are still let, we phase the work so tenants keep a working kitchen, bathroom and alarm system throughout. For landlords across Nottinghamshire, each job ends with updated certificates and photos ready to send to the council.

Works list split into safety, licence and optional items
Before and after photos and updated certificates
Fire doors, alarms and escape routes brought up to standard
Phasing plan that keeps occupied rooms usable
Kitchens, bathrooms, electrics and decoration renewed as agreed

Student and sharer lets in Nottingham

Nottingham is close to a university or college campus, so students and young professionals are part of the local rental market. If that is your market, layouts with en-suites, a generous kitchen and secure bike storage are worth planning in from the start.

HMO refurbishment near Nottingham

Sneinton about 1 mile
Lenton 1.3 miles
West Bridgford 1.9 miles
Sherwood 2 miles
Bilborough 2.7 miles
Carlton 2.9 miles

HMO refurbishment in Nottingham: common questions

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Nottingham?

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.

Does a converted HMO in Nottingham 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. Nottingham City Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.

Can you work on a house I haven't bought yet in Nottingham?

Yes. We can survey before you buy and tell you the likely room count, the planning and licensing position and a guide cost, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Nottingham City 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.