Dudley Council is the licensing and planning authority for Dudley. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.
We'll tell you plainly if a house in Dudley isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
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 Dudley into a small HMO needs planning permission. We check the planning history of the address as part of any licence work. 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.
Gas, electrical and alarm certificates for Dudley landlords
Landlords in Dudley need the same core certificates as anywhere in England: an annual gas safety record, an EICR at least every 5 years and working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Licence conditions often add fire alarm and emergency lighting servicing to the list.
We arrange checks for HMOs in Dudley and across the West Midlands, book them before they fall due and keep every date in a compliance diary. Where a report needs remedial work, we quote for it straight away so deadlines are met.
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting servicing certificates
- Compliance diary with every due date in one place
- Annual gas safety checks by Gas Safe registered engineers
- EICRs by qualified electricians, at least every 5 years
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm checks and replacements
Gas, electrical and alarm certificates near Dudley
- Rowley Regis 2 miles
- Brierley Hill 2 miles
- Tipton 2.1 miles
- Oldbury 2.8 miles
- Sedgley 3.3 miles
- Kingswinford 3.6 miles