HMO refurbishment in Aston

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

Tell us about the property in Aston and we'll arrange a free survey at a time that suits you.

Designed around Birmingham City Council's HMO standards

One team for build, compliance and lettings

Covering Aston and nearby West Midlands towns

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If the property is in Aston, the council that matters is Birmingham City Council. We look up its current schemes for the address, note any conditions it usually attaches, and plan the work to suit.

Quotes list each item of work, so you can see where the money goes and compare like for like.

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 Aston 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. 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 refurbishment for Aston landlords

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

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

HMO refurbishment near Aston

Perry Barr about 1 mile
Saltley 1.4 miles
Birmingham 1.6 miles
Handsworth 2.3 miles
Kingstanding 2.8 miles
Edgbaston 3.3 miles

HMO refurbishment in Aston: common questions

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

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 Aston?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Birmingham 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.

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

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 you handle building regulations for conversions in Aston?

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.