Void and turnaround refurbishment in Warwickshire

From Nuneaton, Kenilworth to the smaller towns, we provide HMO void refurbishment services across Warwickshire in the West Midlands.

Warwickshire has 5 councils with HMO responsibilities, and their schemes are not the same. The table below shows what we found for each.

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In Warwickshire, as everywhere in England, a house with five or more people forming two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. Some councils go further with additional licensing or Article 4 directions, as the table shows.

We plan each HMO void refurbishment job in Warwickshire around the local council's amenity standards, which set out kitchen, bathroom and room-size requirements for shared houses.

HMO rules across Warwickshire's councils

Council	Additional licensing	Selective licensing	Article 4 (small HMOs)
North Warwickshire Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Rugby Borough Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	In part of the area Five central wards: Benn, Coton and Boughton, Eastlands, New Bilton, and Newbold and Brownsover, since 23 February 2025
Stratford-on-Avon District Council	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Warwick District Council	In force Whole district, from 18 January 2024 for five years	Not confirmed	In part of the area The whole of Leamington Spa, since 1 April 2012

Checked October 2026. Mandatory licensing for five or more people applies in every council. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for the address before work starts.

Councils in Warwickshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: Rugby Borough Council, Warwick District Council. Additional licensing applies in all or part of: Warwick District Council.

How we handle HMO void refurbishment work in Warwickshire

We turn round empty HMO rooms in Warwickshire between tenancies: inspection, repairs, redecoration, a deep clean and safety checks, finished with photos you can use to advertise the room. Each job is quoted per room or per job after we have seen it.

Because tenants can now give notice at any point in the year, voids in Warwickshire are harder to predict. We agree standard finishes and a set checklist with landlords across Warwickshire, so a room can be put right without waiting on decisions.

Move-out inspection with dated photos
Deep clean of the room and nearby shared areas
Fire door, closer and alarm checks
Completion photos ready for advertising the room
Gas safety and electrical report dates reviewed

Towns we cover in Warwickshire

Questions about HMO void refurbishment in Warwickshire

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Warwickshire?

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 Warwickshire 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. the local council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.

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

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 Warwickshire?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether the local 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.