For landlords & investors
HMO conversions
Whole-house conversions to compliant, lettable HMOs — fire strategy, en-suites and communal space, built to licensing standard first time.
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Builders in Stoke-on-Trent & across Staffordshire
Built properly.
Finished on time.
Handed back clean.
HMO conversions, back-to-brick renovations, extensions and lofts across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and all surrounding areas. Itemised quotes, a written programme, and a weekly update so you always know where the job is.
- Itemised quotesEvery line priced. Provisional sums labelled as provisional.
- Fixed programmeA start date and a completion date, written down before we begin.
- Weekly updatesA written note with photos every Friday. No chasing.
- £5,000,000 coverPublic liability insured, and a workmanship guarantee on completion.
What we do
Seven things, done properly, rather than everything done adequately.
We work across Staffordshire and all surrounding areas for homeowners and landlords. Most of what we do falls into these — and if yours doesn't, ring us anyway and we'll tell you straight.
Back-to-brick renovations
Whole-house refurbishment taken back to the brick and rebuilt properly — structure, services, plaster and finish under one contract.
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House extensions
Single storey, double storey, side returns and wrap-arounds — from first sketch through building control to a finished room you actually want to sit in.
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Loft conversions
Dormer, hip-to-gable and rooflight conversions — an extra bedroom and en-suite without giving up a metre of garden.
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Kitchens
Supplied and fitted or fit-only — including the walls, wiring, plumbing and flooring most kitchen companies quietly leave out.
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Bathrooms & en-suites
Full refits and en-suites — tanked properly, tiled straight, and finished in days rather than a fortnight of dust.
Read moreAlso on the books: maintenance & repairs
Repointing, roofing, damp, joinery and the small jobs most builders never ring back about. Planned maintenance rounds for landlords with more than one property.
Our specialism
Most builders will convert a house. Fewer build it so it passes.
Fire compartmentation, escape routes, room sizes and detection all get designed in on day one — because retrofitting any of them after a licensing inspection means opening up finished walls.
- Room schedule and yield agreed before you commit, not after first fix.
- Certificates as one pack — EICR, gas, alarm commissioning, emergency lighting.
- C3 to C4 explained for your specific address, including the current Article 4 position.
- Void periods cost money, so programme dates are dates.
4 – 13 roomsConversions delivered
See the difference
Drag the handle. This is what back-to-brick actually looks like.
Most of what we do disappears behind the plaster. This is the bit you can see.
5-bed HMO conversion — Oxford Road, ST4
A bay-fronted terrace taken to first fix and rebuilt as five en-suite rooms
- Lettable rooms
- 5
- Communal kitchen and diner
- 1
Recent work
Jobs we've finished, and one we're on now.
Every photograph on this page is our own work. Including the first-fix shots, which is the part most builders would rather you didn't see.
13-bed HMO conversion — The Freebird, ST5
A former pub being converted into thirteen letting rooms — steels, propping and structural alterations
- Status
- On site now
5-bed HMO conversion — Oxford Road, ST4
A bay-fronted terrace taken to first fix and rebuilt as five en-suite rooms
HMO conversion — Etruria Road
A dated family house turned into letting rooms with a communal kitchen
How we work
Seven stages, from the first phone call to the certificate pack.
Nobody else round here publishes this. It's the thing people are actually nervous about — what happens, when, and when do I pay.
- 01
The call
Ten minutes on the phone. What you want, roughly when, and roughly what you had in mind to spend. If we are not the right firm for it, we will say so and point you at someone who is.
An honest yes or no, same day
- 02
Site visit and survey
We come out, measure up and open up where we need to. We talk through the options — including the ones you have not considered — and flag anything likely to cause trouble later.
Free, no obligation
- 03
The quote
A written, itemised quote. Every line priced, every provisional sum labelled as one, and what is excluded stated plainly. If a figure is a guess, we tell you it is a guess.
Fixed written quote within 5 working days
- 04
Drawings and approvals
Where the job needs them, we get drawings done and handle the planning, lawful development or building regulations submission. We deal with the council so you do not have to.
Approvals in your name, submitted by us
- 05
Programme and start date
Before anyone lifts a tool you get a written programme: start date, key milestones, completion date, and a payment schedule tied to stages rather than dates.
Written programme and stage payment plan
- 06
On site
Same team from start to finish. Sheeted, swept and skipped daily. A written update every Friday with photos, so you know where the job is without having to chase.
Weekly written update with photographs
- 07
Handover
We walk the job with you and write the snagging list ourselves — we would rather find it than you did. Certificates, warranties and photos of what went behind the plaster, handed over as one pack.
Certificate pack and workmanship guarantee
Where we work
Staffordshire, and everywhere around it.
We're based in Stoke-on-Trent and work right across Staffordshire and the surrounding counties. These are the towns we're in most often — but if you're nearby and not on the list, ask anyway.
Areas we cover- Stoke-on-Trent
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Stone
- Stafford
- Leek
- Cheadle
- Biddulph
- Kidsgrove
- Alsager
- Congleton
Blog
Straight answers to the questions we get asked most.
Converting a house to an HMO in Stoke-on-Trent: the rules in plain English
Planning, licensing, minimum room sizes and fire safety for HMO conversions in Stoke-on-Trent. What is permitted development, what needs a licence, and what the fire strategy actually has to cover.
The four things builders leave out of a quote
Why the cheapest extension quote is rarely the cheapest job, and the four items that get quietly omitted and turn up later as variations. How to compare builders' quotes properly.
Next step
Tell us what you want doing.
Ten minutes on the phone tells us both whether we're the right firm for the job. If we're not, we'll say so and point you at someone who is.
- Free site visit, no obligation
- Written itemised quote in 5 working days
- We reply within one working day