Room lets and tenant find in Northfield

For shared houses in Northfield, our HMO room letting service covers the day-to-day running of the property so you don't have to.

We cover Northfield and the surrounding West Midlands postcodes, including B31.

Checked against Birmingham City Council's HMO rules

Build, compliance and lettings in one team

Written terms for each property

Book a survey in Northfield

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

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

We'll tell you plainly if a house in Northfield isn't suited to the arrangement you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.

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 Northfield into a small HMO needs planning permission. Before we take a house on, we check it has the planning status it needs. 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.

Our HMO room letting service in Northfield

We let HMO rooms in Northfield for owners who manage their own houses, from a single room to every room as it falls vacant. Each advert shows the asking rent, and each applicant is referenced and checked in the same way before any paperwork is signed.

Room lets in Northfield follow the same national rules as anywhere in England: assured periodic tenancies, no bidding, no blanket bans and limits on rent in advance. Where the house needs an HMO licence, we check the licence conditions on occupancy before letting each room.

Enquiries handled and viewings carried out
Photo inventory and alarm check on move-in day
Option to move to full management later
Written tenancy terms and deposit protection
Referencing and Right to Rent checks where required

Room lets and tenant find near Northfield

Longbridge 1.3 miles
Kings Norton 1.8 miles
Selly Oak 1.9 miles
Bournbrook 1.9 miles
Stirchley 2.1 miles
Bournville 2.1 miles

Room lets and tenant find in Northfield: common questions

Do you manage HMOs across Northfield?

Yes. We manage shared houses in Northfield and across the West Midlands, from letting individual rooms to rent collection, repairs and licence compliance.

How do you find tenants for rooms in Northfield?

We advertise each room, carry out viewings, reference applicants and handle move-in, with rooms let under the tenancy rules in force at the time.

What do tenants pay you?

Tenants don't pay us letting fees. Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, only certain payments such as rent and a capped deposit can be charged. Our fees page sets this out.

What is HMO guaranteed rent?

A company leases the whole house for a fixed monthly rent and lets the rooms itself. A company let is governed by the lease terms rather than the assured tenancy rules, and owners can still be exposed if the operator breaks licensing rules, so have the lease checked by your own solicitor.