HMO landlords in Tameside

Licensing, planning and management for Tameside house shares

Everything an HMO landlord in Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Hyde and across Tameside needs in one place, from a team that runs house shares of its own, including a licensed six room house.

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Working area in the lounge at Henrietta Street

The rules in Tameside

Three things to get right before you let

LicenceA mandatory HMO licence from Tameside Council is needed at five or more people from two or more households.

PlanningAn Article 4 Direction has applied across Tameside since 2 October 2025, so turning a home into an HMO needs planning permission.

Fire safetyFire doors, alarms, emergency lighting and a fire risk assessment, depending on the size and layout.

Double bedroom at Norman Road, our licensed house share in Stalybridge

Read and use

The guides and tools for Tameside HMOs

Each one covers a single question in full, so this page does not repeat them.

Do you need an HMO licence in Tameside?The five person rule, worked examples, room sizes and common traps.Tameside Article 4 Direction explainedPlanning permission for HMO conversions across Tameside.HMO fire safetyFire risk assessments, alarms, escape routes and the manager’s duties.Free HMO compliance checkTell us what is in place and we tell you what is missing.HMO conversionsPlanning, building work and fit out by North Point Building Services.HMO managementLetting rooms, bills, cleaning, fire servicing and licence renewals.

Our experience

We run house shares in Tameside ourselves

We own and manage house shares in Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Hyde, including a licensed six room house on Norman Road. These are the homes we mean when we say we manage yours the way we manage ours.

Ashton-under-Lyne

Stamford Square

Four double rooms, a residents’ cinema room and a dark oak and charcoal kitchen.

Hyde

Dukinfield Road

Rooms with their own shower rooms, an open plan kitchen and lounge, and a top floor suite.

Ashton-under-Lyne

Henrietta Street

Four rooms, a lounge with a working area and a green and brass finish throughout.

Stalybridge

Norman Road

A licensed six room house with brass fittings and modern shower rooms.

Rooms let only to referenced working professionals
All bills, council tax and broadband set up and paid
Shared areas cleaned regularly
Fire alarms, emergency lighting and fire risk assessments kept up to date
Licence applications, renewals and conditions
Room refreshes between tenants to keep rents up

Outside Tameside? We also manage house shares across the east of the region: see HMO management in Greater Manchester.

Questions

HMO landlord questions

Is an HMO licence the same as planning permission?

No. They are separate. A mandatory licence from Tameside Council applies at five or more people from two or more households. Planning permission under the Article 4 Direction is needed to turn a home into an HMO, and has applied across Tameside since 2 October 2025.

Does a house with three or four sharers count?

It is still an HMO, so the Management Regulations apply, but a mandatory licence starts at five people. Count people, not bedrooms: a couple in one room is two people.

Can you take over an HMO that already has tenants?

Yes. We check the licence, safety records and tenancies first, then take over rent collection, bills and maintenance.

What does HMO management cost?

14% of the rent collected plus £120 for each room we let, with no VAT and no set-up fee. See HMO management fees.

Last reviewed 14 November 2026 by the North Point team