Renting a home from us
We are an independent landlord with a small portfolio of shared housing in Solihull. Our philosophy is to provide attractive and comfortable homes at competitive rents and look after our tenants well, building an atmosphere of mutual respect which makes our tenants want to remain with us for a long time."Fantastic landlord, fantastic housemates. Everything was perfect. Always clean and quiet. Never had a single issue. Wish I had known about Brum homes when I first moved to this side of the city, from day one everything was so straightforward and all furniture was of good quality never a single issue. 21 fantastic months at E--- C---." - Mike
You can see more reviews from our tenants here. (Unfortunately the site that we used to use went out of business, taking all our reviews with it!)
We offer high-quality accommodation for individual professionals to rent a room in a conveniently-located, fully-furnished shared house (known as an HMO, or House in Multiple Occupancy) where the rent is inclusive of all bills and cleaning of the communal areas. The kitchen, dining and lounge areas are shared and there is a mixture of shared and ensuite shower rooms. This arrangement works out significantly cheaper than renting a self-contained flat and offers a great way to establish a social life if you're new to the area.
We are careful to meet our legal obligations as landlords: we are registered with the Deposit Protection Scheme, and have appropriate landlord's buildings insurance and, where a property is not owned outright, the lender's permission to let. All our properties have the required Gas Safe certification and have been checked for electrical safety. In addition, we are members of the Guild of Residential Landlords and the National Landlords' Association, and were accredited under the Midlands Landlord Accreditation Scheme (accreditation no. 2288) when it existed! We are quick to respond to tenants' needs and do our utmost to fix any problems as soon as possible (provided that the issues are not the tenant's responsibility).
All prospective tenants are referenced and some are required to provide a home-owning guarantor who will also be referenced.
Like most residential landlords we use Assured Periodic Tenancies (APTs; these replaced Assured Shorthold Tenancies in May 2026), and we like good tenants to stay for as long as possible. We normally take a security deposit equivalent to just over a month's rent. We do not levy any charges for inventory, tenancy agreement, AST renewal, etc - the only money we require you to hand over is a £100 holding deposit with your application (which will be deducted from your first month's rent if a tenancy is agreed, and returned if you fail referencing unless the failure is due to you having given false, misleading or incomplete information), the security deposit (which a good tenant will normally receive back at the end of the tenancy) and the monthly rent. The communal areas are serviced on a weekly basis and we carry out occasional room inspections. These inspections are for us to identify any maintenance that needs doing as well as to check that the property is being looked after by the tenant.
Planning restrictions and amenity standards dictate that each room can only be occupied by a single person. The accommodation is not suitable for children or for pets of any kind, and smoking is not permitted anywhere in our houses.