A professional or co-living HMO refurbishment creates a higher-specification shared home: ensuite bedrooms, well-designed shared kitchens and lounges, good sound insulation, and finishes aimed at working tenants. For a house in Flint we start with a measured survey, check the council’s written HMO standards for the number of sharers, and then price each item separately.
- Area
- Flintshire, Wales
- Postcodes
- CH6
- Location
- 15 miles north-west of Wrexham
- Pricing region
- Wales
What do professional and co-living HMO refurbs in Flint involve?
- Smart heating and lighting controls
- Designer communal kitchen and lounge
- High-quality fire doors and finishes
- Kitchenettes in rooms where the layout allows
- Sound insulation between rooms
Which rules apply in Flint?
The rules below are the Wales-wide position for this kind of work. Councils add their own standards and schemes on top, so we always check the address in Flint before we price.
- Landlords must register with Rent Smart Wales, and those who manage their own lets need a Rent Smart Wales licence.
- England’s national room sizes do not apply in Wales; councils set their own room standards.
- Kitchen and bathroom ratios are set in each council’s HMO standards.
- Council HMO standards and the fire risk assessment set detection, fire doors and escape routes.
How much do professional and co-living HMO refurbs cost in Flint?
| Item | UK typical | Local guide | Per |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full refurbishment per letting room, with a share of communal areas (excludes kitchens, bathrooms and fire systems; our estimate) | £4,000 – £9,000 | £3,750 – £8,450 | letting room |
| Ensuite shower room added to a bedroom | £4,000 – £10,000 | £3,750 – £9,400 | ensuite |
| Communal HMO kitchen with extra cooking and sink capacity (our estimate from domestic ranges) | £8,000 – £18,000 | £7,500 – £16,900 | kitchen |
| Acoustic upgrade to a party or partition wall | £900 – £2,000 | £850 – £1,900 | wall |
These are typical ranges including VAT, adjusted for Wales, where costs run below the UK average. The fixed price for a house in Flint follows a site visit.
How long does it take?
Most jobs of this kind take 8–16 weeks. If a council deadline applies in Flint, tell us at the first call so the programme is built around it.
When do Flint landlords need it?
Typical reasons for this work in Flint:
- Moving from student or budget lets to professional sharers
- Larger houses with room for ensuites
Questions about professional and co-living HMO refurbs in Flint
Is co-living treated differently from an HMO?
If unrelated people share facilities, it is normally an HMO, whatever it is called. Larger schemes can also raise planning questions.
Which postcodes in Flint do you work in?
All of them, including CH6, and the surrounding parts of Flintshire.
Does a shared house in Flint need an HMO licence?
In Wales, mandatory licensing covers HMOs of 3 or more storeys with 5 or more people. Many councils, including Cardiff and Swansea, also run additional licensing for smaller HMOs. Every landlord must register with Rent Smart Wales.
How much do professional and co-living HMO refurbs cost in Flint?
Our guide ranges for Wales are in the table on this page, and the guide-price tool gives a figure for your house. A fixed written quote follows a free site visit.
Professional and co-living HMO refurbs near Flint
- Deeside · 5 mi
- Buckley · 6 mi
- Heswall · 6 mi
- Hawarden · 6 mi
- Bebington · 9 mi
- Ellesmere Port Town · 10 mi
- All of Flintshire