RESOURCES → DESIGN SUPPORT
Turn Your Property Into a Compliant, High-Yield Asset
We design HMO, multi-unit and short-let layouts that meet council standards and maximise rentable space. That reduces the risk of refusals, delays or costly redesigns. Designed by accredited Environmental Health Officers, RTPI Planners and Architects, so your layout works on paper and in practice.
- Maximise room numbers without breaching space standards
- Reduce licensing and planning risk before you submit
- Designs shaped by real Environmental Health expectations
- Faster approvals, fewer revisions, less wasted spend
Why most refurb projects fail before they're even submitted
Most refurb projects fail because of small, easy to miss layout decisions: room sizes that fall just under minimum standards, poor fire compartmentation, incorrect escape routes, or amenity space that doesn't meet local HMO requirements. But councils don't treat these as design preferences. They treat them as compliance failures.
Bad design isn't cosmetic. It's financial exposure.
- Licensing or Planning Refusals
- Costly Redesigns and Rebuilds
- Months of Lost Rental Income
- Fire Safety Works Required After Build
What every property design strategy should include
Measured Surveys & Drawings
We map your property accurately with scaled plans, elevations and layouts.
Property and HMO Design Review
We assess your plans to ensure they meet licensing, planning and amenity requirements.
Fire & Compartmentation Design
We integrate fire risk considerations directly into the architectural layout.
Planning & Licensing-Ready Packs
All drawings are built to meet submission requirements for planning, licensing or building control.
Conversion Feasibility Studies
We help you test if a design will work before you commit to costly work.
Build-Ready Drawing Sets
We offer packages ready for contractors, with technical detail, schedules and material specs.
Design mistakes that lead to refusals, conditions and rebuilds
Minimum Room Sizes and Amenity Ratios. Failing local or national standards for bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms, even by small margins, can result in licence refusal or reduced occupancy numbers.
Fire Compartmentation and Protected Routes. Incorrect wall construction, missing fire doors, or poorly designed escape routes often trigger post-build fire safety works and licence conditions.
Kitchen and Bathroom Provision. Insufficient cooking, storage, or washing facilities for the number of occupants is a common reason councils cap tenant numbers.
Poor Circulation and Dead-End Layouts. Long travel distances, narrow corridors, and dead ends can fail fire strategy assessments and require redesign.
Daylight, Ventilation and Internal Rooms. Rooms without adequate windows or airflow may be rejected as non-habitable by Environmental Health.
Find the right design support for you
All design services integrate into Yuno's wider compliance platform. Licensing, fire safety and ongoing obligations stay aligned with how your property is built and operated.
I'm considering a refurb, is this even viable?
- Feasibility and space standard checks
- HMO and amenity compliance review
- Yield and occupancy potential assessment
- Clear go / no-go guidance
I need compliant plans for licensing and planning
- Measured surveys and proposed layouts
- Fire strategy built into the design
- Planning and licensing submission packs
- Council-ready documentation
I'm converting or expanding a property
- Conversion and permitted development feasibility advice
- Contractor-ready drawings and specs
- Tender support and vetted contractors
- Build-stage compliance support
The council has raised issues with my layout
- Design and compliance case review
- Remedial layout and fire strategy fixes
- Support with resubmissions and conditions
- Ongoing compliance alignment
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Why Yuno
Our team blends architecture, compliance and deep property market expertise. We design with licensing, planning and fire safety in mind from day one, so you avoid rejections, site delays and wasted investment.
- Compliance built into the design from day one
- Specialist architecture and property regulatory expertise
- Support from initial design through to post-project compliance
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