HMO Projects

JDS Designs supports HMO conversion and development projects across the UK, providing the CAD drafting, planning drawings, and building regulations documentation these projects need at each stage. HMO projects carry regulatory considerations that general residential work does not — including HMO licensing requirements, minimum room sizes under the National Described Space Standard, and fire safety and means of escape provisions specific to shared housing — and drawings need to reflect these from the outset rather than being adapted after the fact.

We work across the full range of HMO project types, from converting an existing single dwelling into a small HMO, through larger HMO conversions requiring planning permission, to purpose-built HMO new developments. Each project moves through existing drawings, proposed design drawings, planning submission where required, and building regulations, and we provide drafting support at whichever stage your project needs it.

This is built for UK architectural practices working on behalf of HMO landlords and developers, as well as landlords and developers instructing directly, who need reliable drawing production that reflects HMO-specific requirements from the start rather than needing correction later. It suits practices and landlords managing conversions in areas covered by an Article 4 direction, projects needing to demonstrate compliance with mandatory or additional HMO licensing conditions, and developers scaling up a portfolio of HMO conversions who need consistent, dependable drawing production across multiple properties.