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HMO Designers

Nationwide HMO Architecture & Design Services

Elevating HMO's Through Thoughtful Design and Professional Advice.

What we do

Experts across the HMO design, planning & build process

We are experts in the HMO design, planning, and build process, here's what we offer

Existing Survey & Research

Our team of surveyors will accurately measure your property and prepare the existing drawings. Whilst they are on site we will carrying out extensive, location specific research to ensure the proposals are fully compliant to the local design guidance.

Design

After our partners measure your property, we create proposed sketch schemes. Through an iterative process, we optimise the property for the most efficient use of the space.

Planning Approval

Take the stress out of the planning process by hiring a dedicated team of specialists who have a 96.5% approval rate for HMO planning applications.

Chosen Building Regulations

We design, manage, & coordinate the entire building regulation and technical stage 5 process.

The Build

We typically work closely with your chosen contractor to manage and oversee the build, taking the stress away from you.

Hand over & Refinance

Our clients typically refinance the HMO property to pull out their original investment. This is the final step once the project is complete, we then hand over another succesful proejct.

About us

A one-stop-shop for HMO services.

We are a nationwide team of industry professionals here to guide you through the often complicated HMO process.

We have lived in HMOs, designed hundreds of them, and we actively invest in them ourselves. This experience has allowed us to build invaluable industry knowledge, which enables us to help our clients achieve their own HMO property goals.

168
Projects Commissioned
10.5%
Average Property Yield
96.5%
Planning Approval Rate
72
Completed HMO's
How we workFive stages
  1. 01

    HMO Feasibility

    We assess the site, the numbers and local policy before a penny is spent — so you know the scheme stacks up.

  2. 02

    Design Stage

    Layouts that maximise rooms and yield while keeping the home genuinely liveable for tenants.

  3. 03

    Planning Stage

    Applications prepared, submitted and managed to give your scheme the strongest route to approval.

  4. 04

    Technical Design

    Detailed, regulation-ready drawings and specifications your builder can price and construct from.

  5. 05

    Construction

    Support on site through to completion, turning the approved design into a finished, rentable HMO.

Our goal is to elevate the status of HMO properties through professional advice and thoughtful design.

Our process

Five stages, tuned to your property.

Every HMO conversion is different. We move through five deliberate stages — from data-led feasibility to a finished, compliant building — handling each one in-house.

HMO Feasibility Report
01Feasibility
Stage 01
01

HMO Feasibility Report

Utilise the power of HMO Checker, our in house software. This will analyse any property in the UK

Data-led appraisal
Design Stage
02Design
Stage 02
02

Design Stage

We fully optimise the property through efficient layouts and external alterations. Maimising its potential for HMO conversion.

Layout & massing
Planning
03Planning
Stage 03
03

Planning

We manage the entire planning process guiding you through the necessary approvals for the change of use and external alterations

Approvals managed
Technical Design
04Technical
Stage 04
04

Technical Design

Guiding you through the technical design for the property we will manage the entire process ensuring it is fully compliant.

Full compliance
Construction
05Construction
Stage 05
05

Construction

Working with you and our network of accredited builders, we manage the entire construction process to hand over.

Build to hand-over

Selected work

Recent HMO projects

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Testimonials

What our clients say

Ed and Tim have been great to deal with. Plans have been excellent and always issued in a timely manner. The team are extremely professional and always on hand to answer any questions and navigate through the planning process.
Luke S · Great to deal with
HMO designers are experts in their field. They thoroughly analyse your property and create a design that maximises space for you to get the most out of your investment. Not only that, but their designs are brilliantly modern.
Lloyd E · Experts in their field
Ed, Tim and their team are very professional and certainly know their stuff. From creating drawings, suggesting layouts to full planning applications and communication with planning officers re nuances to help with progress.
James J · Very Professional
Edward and Tim are a pleasure to work with. They are result driven and highly professional with quick turnaround and excellent communication. Can't recommend them enough, if you are looking to have your property converted, these are definitely the guys you want to speak to.
Henry R · Result Driven
This expert session exceeded my expectations. The solutions were clear, and I got all the answers I needed. Your expertise gave me confidence in growing my property portfolio, particularly with HMO investment strategies for young doctors.
Ling · This session provided security and clarity
Ed and Tim have been great to deal with. Plans have been excellent and always issued in a timely manner. The team are extremely professional and always on hand to answer any questions and navigate through the planning process.
Luke S · Great to deal with
HMO designers are experts in their field. They thoroughly analyse your property and create a design that maximises space for you to get the most out of your investment. Not only that, but their designs are brilliantly modern.
Lloyd E · Experts in their field
Ed, Tim and their team are very professional and certainly know their stuff. From creating drawings, suggesting layouts to full planning applications and communication with planning officers re nuances to help with progress.
James J · Very Professional
Edward and Tim are a pleasure to work with. They are result driven and highly professional with quick turnaround and excellent communication. Can't recommend them enough, if you are looking to have your property converted, these are definitely the guys you want to speak to.
Henry R · Result Driven
This expert session exceeded my expectations. The solutions were clear, and I got all the answers I needed. Your expertise gave me confidence in growing my property portfolio, particularly with HMO investment strategies for young doctors.
Ling · This session provided security and clarity
This expert session exceeded my expectations. The solutions were clear, and I got all the answers I needed. Your expertise gave me confidence in growing my property portfolio, particularly with HMO investment strategies for young doctors.
Ling · This session provided security and clarity
Edward and Tim are a pleasure to work with. They are result driven and highly professional with quick turnaround and excellent communication. Can't recommend them enough, if you are looking to have your property converted, these are definitely the guys you want to speak to.
Henry R · Result Driven
Ed, Tim and their team are very professional and certainly know their stuff. From creating drawings, suggesting layouts to full planning applications and communication with planning officers re nuances to help with progress.
James J · Very Professional
HMO designers are experts in their field. They thoroughly analyse your property and create a design that maximises space for you to get the most out of your investment. Not only that, but their designs are brilliantly modern.
Lloyd E · Experts in their field
Ed and Tim have been great to deal with. Plans have been excellent and always issued in a timely manner. The team are extremely professional and always on hand to answer any questions and navigate through the planning process.
Luke S · Great to deal with
This expert session exceeded my expectations. The solutions were clear, and I got all the answers I needed. Your expertise gave me confidence in growing my property portfolio, particularly with HMO investment strategies for young doctors.
Ling · This session provided security and clarity
Edward and Tim are a pleasure to work with. They are result driven and highly professional with quick turnaround and excellent communication. Can't recommend them enough, if you are looking to have your property converted, these are definitely the guys you want to speak to.
Henry R · Result Driven
Ed, Tim and their team are very professional and certainly know their stuff. From creating drawings, suggesting layouts to full planning applications and communication with planning officers re nuances to help with progress.
James J · Very Professional
HMO designers are experts in their field. They thoroughly analyse your property and create a design that maximises space for you to get the most out of your investment. Not only that, but their designs are brilliantly modern.
Lloyd E · Experts in their field
Ed and Tim have been great to deal with. Plans have been excellent and always issued in a timely manner. The team are extremely professional and always on hand to answer any questions and navigate through the planning process.
Luke S · Great to deal with

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