HMO refurbishment in Great Barr

Planning HMO refurbishment work in Great Barr? We check the licensing and planning position with Birmingham City Council, design the layout and give you a fixed written quote.

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

Free survey and fixed written quote

Designed around Birmingham City Council's HMO standards

Quotes itemised so you can compare

Ask about a house in Great Barr

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

If the property is in Great Barr, 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.

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 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 Great Barr 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.

How we handle HMO refurbishment work in Great Barr

We refurbish existing HMOs in Great Barr 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 Great Barr 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.

Before and after photos and updated certificates
Kitchens, bathrooms, electrics and decoration renewed as agreed
Phasing plan that keeps occupied rooms usable
Works list split into safety, licence and optional items
Room-by-room condition and compliance survey

HMO refurbishment near Great Barr

Kingstanding 2 miles
Perry Barr 2.5 miles
Handsworth 2.7 miles
West Bromwich 3.2 miles
Walsall 3.5 miles
Aston 3.5 miles

Questions about HMO refurbishment in Great Barr

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Great Barr?

For licensed HMOs in England a room for one adult must be at least 6.51 square metres and a room for two adults at least 10.22 square metres. Birmingham City Council may set additional standards, which we design to.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Great Barr?

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 Great Barr 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. Birmingham City Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.

Do you supply fire doors and alarms as part of a conversion?

Yes. Fire doors, the alarm system and emergency lighting are specified to the fire risk of the house and included in the price, not added later.