HMO
HMO Feasibility, Without The Guesswork.
Houses of multiple occupation work on tight margins. A feasibility that pressure-tests density, licensing, and layout before you put in an offer.
The Opportunity
HMO conversions deliver strong yield in the right area, but Article 4 directions, density caps, and licensing thresholds can quietly kill a deal before it starts. The numbers only stack up when the regulatory picture is genuinely clear.
What Is Hard
The Risks Unique To
HMO.
Density and Article 4
Local HMO density caps and Article 4 directions vary borough by borough. The right address can sail through, the wrong one is blocked entirely.
Licensing thresholds
Mandatory, additional, and selective licensing schemes overlap unpredictably. Each adds cost, time, and standards the conversion must meet.
Space-standard compliance
HMO room sizes are tightly regulated. A scheme that looks viable on a brochure plan often fails the minimum-area tests for habitable rooms.
Sister Product
Check The Address First.
HMO Checker is part of the Thistle Group, and it answers the first question about any HMO: does this address work at all? It pulls planning and licensing data for a property and reports the Article 4 position, the licensing schemes that apply, and what has been approved nearby.
A single report is a £15.99 one-off, and there are free tools alongside it including an Article 4 checker and a conversion calculator. It is the cheapest way to rule an address out before you spend money on it.
Where HMO Checker tells you whether the address is worth pursuing, a feasibility tells you what the building will actually give you: how many rooms, at what sizes, and whether the deal stacks up.
Check an address on HMO CheckerHow We Solve It
Built For
HMO.
Planning Policy Analysis
Planning policy, flood risk, Article 4, conservation, and heritage assessment.
HMO density saturation, Article 4 exposure, and licensing scheme overlap mapped at desk-study stage.
Sketch Schemes
One to two layout options, drawn over your estate agent or measured plans.
Room layouts checked against HMO minimum sizes and amenity standards, not just optimistic plans.
Risk Register
Structural, environmental, and commercial risks, quantified with cost implications.
Licensing costs, planning risks, and standards-compliance gaps each costed and ranked.
Full Feasibility Document
Planning context and risk, development potential, Building Regs, and commercial position, with a clear Go or No-Go.
Net-to-gross and per-room yield projections benchmarked against local market data.
Test This Building.
Submit your property and get a clear Go or No-Go in five days, for a fixed fee.
FAQs
Answering Your Questions.
Got more questions? Send us your enquiry and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.
Fixed-fee pricing based on building size and complexity, no hourly rates, no scope creep. You know exactly what you're paying before we start. Most feasibilities range from a few hundred to a few thousand pounds, depending on scheme complexity.