HMO refurbishment in Brierley Hill

In Brierley Hill, our HMO refurbishment service covers design, building work and the fire safety detail a council inspector looks for, quoted at a fixed price.

Work in Brierley Hill is surveyed, designed and managed by the same team, with one point of contact from first call to handover.

Covering Brierley Hill and nearby West Midlands towns

One team for build, compliance and lettings

Designed around Dudley Council's HMO standards

Book a survey in Brierley Hill

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

Dudley Council is the licensing and planning authority for Brierley Hill. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.

We can keep a photographic record of each stage, which is useful evidence when the council inspects or a buyer's surveyor asks questions later.

HMO rules in Dudley Council

Rule	Dudley Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	Not confirmed
Selective licensing	Not confirmed
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole borough, since 15 September 2023

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

Dudley Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Brierley Hill 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. We couldn't confirm whether Dudley Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.

HMO refurbishment in Brierley Hill: what we do

We refurbish existing HMOs in Brierley Hill 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 Brierley Hill 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.

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

HMO refurbishment near Brierley Hill

Stourbridge 2 miles
Dudley 2 miles
Kingswinford 2.3 miles
Wolverhampton 2.3 miles
Rowley Regis 3.3 miles
Halesowen 3.8 miles

HMO refurbishment in Brierley Hill: common questions

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

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 Brierley Hill?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Dudley 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.

How long does an HMO conversion in Brierley Hill take?

It depends on the size of the house and the work involved. Your written quote includes a programme for each stage, and any planning or licensing time is shown separately.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Brierley Hill?

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.