HMO refurbishment in Wednesbury

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

Our base in Great Barr is about 4 miles from Wednesbury, so surveys and site visits are straightforward to arrange.

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Covering Wednesbury and nearby West Midlands towns

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Landlords in Wednesbury deal with Sandwell Council for licensing, planning and housing standards. We keep those three in view together, so a layout that suits the licence also works for planning and building control.

We cover WS10 and the neighbouring postcodes, with the same standards in Wednesbury as anywhere else in the West Midlands.

HMO rules in Sandwell Council

Rule	Sandwell Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole borough, 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2029
Selective licensing	None found
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	Proposed Cabinet approved an immediate borough-wide direction on 14 October 2026; not confirmed as in force when checked

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

Sandwell Council's cabinet approved an immediate borough-wide Article 4 direction on 14 October 2026. We could not confirm whether it has been made, so we check with the council before any change of use. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Sandwell Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 30 September 2029), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

How we handle HMO refurbishment work in Wednesbury

We refurbish existing HMOs in Wednesbury 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 Wednesbury 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
Kitchens, bathrooms, electrics and decoration renewed as agreed
Phasing plan that keeps occupied rooms usable
Room-by-room condition and compliance survey
Works list split into safety, licence and optional items

HMO refurbishment near Wednesbury

Darlaston 1.1 miles
Bilston 2.1 miles
Tipton 2.4 miles
West Bromwich 2.6 miles
Walsall 2.9 miles
Willenhall 3.4 miles

HMO refurbishment in Wednesbury: common questions

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

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Sandwell 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.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Wednesbury?

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 work on a house I haven't bought yet in Wednesbury?

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.

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