We are property refurbishment contractors working for landlords, letting agents, developers and commercial clients as well as homeowners. That covers whole-house renovation, rewiring and replumbing, HMO conversions and compliance work, void turnarounds between tenancies, and commercial fit-outs. Because the trades are directly employed, a house refurbishment runs as one programme with one point of contact rather than a sequence of separately booked contractors who each blame the last one for the delay.
A full refurbishment touches every trade in the building, which makes sequencing the whole job. Strip-out, then structural alterations, then first fix across electrics and plumbing, then plaster, then second fix, then finishes — with building control involved at the right points. Get the order wrong and the programme does not slip by a week, it doubles.
We handle whole-property refurbishments end to end: strip-outs, structural alterations and steel, full rewires, replumbing and heating, plastering, joinery, kitchens and bathrooms, flooring and decoration. On commercial and landlord work we also handle the compliance side — fire doors, alarm systems, remedial work following an electrical condition report, and the documentation that goes with all of it.
For portfolio clients we can work to a repeatable specification across multiple properties, which brings the cost per unit down and makes the output consistent from one property to the next.
An empty property costs money every week it stays empty. That changes what matters about a refurbishment contractor: not the finish photographs, but whether the programme is real and whether the certificates arrive on time.
We work to a fixed programme with defined milestones and report progress against it, so you can commit to a marketing date rather than guess at one. Certification and handover documentation come as standard rather than on request. And where a property is being turned around between tenancies, we plan the sequence around the letting date rather than around our own convenience.
Whole-property refurbishment covering structure, services, finishes and decoration. Typically for properties needing modernisation throughout rather than room-by-room updates — a house renovation of this kind is usually easier and cheaper done in one programme than in stages spread over several years.
Turnaround work between tenancies, from a light refresh to a full strip-back. Void property refurbishment is priced and programmed around the date you need the property back on the market. Suitable for a single property or an ongoing arrangement across a portfolio, including end of tenancy refurbishment where damage or wear goes beyond what a clean will fix.
Converting properties to HMO standard, including fire compartmentation, fire-rated doors, interlinked alarm systems, protected escape routes and the room size and amenity requirements that licensing depends on. Licensing standards vary between local authorities, so we work to the specification published by the council the property sits in rather than to a generic standard. HMO refurbishment is detail-heavy work and the details are what the licence hangs on.
Offices, retail units and commercial premises. Fit-outs, partitioning, suspended ceilings, flooring, lighting and decoration. As commercial refurbishment contractors we can work out of hours or in phases where the premises need to keep trading, and we plan around your operation rather than expecting it to pause.
Full and partial rewires, consumer unit upgrades, additional circuits, and remedial work following an electrical installation condition report. Notifiable work is certified on completion. Electrical Part P covers the notification requirements for domestic electrical work, and a rewire falls squarely within it — ask any contractor which route they use to certify, because a clear answer is a good sign and a vague one is not.
Replumbing, heating system and boiler installation, bathroom installation and waste alterations. Working as plumbing and heating contractors within a wider refurbishment means the pipework is planned around the finished layout rather than routed wherever is easiest on the day.
Load-bearing wall removal, steel installation, forming new openings and underpinning where it is required, with building control sign-off. Often the first thing that happens on a refurbishment and the thing everything else waits for, so it is worth getting the design settled early.
Targeted work to bring a property to market. We will advise on what genuinely affects value or rental yield and what does not, rather than quoting for everything on the list. Spending on the things a valuer or a tenant actually notices beats spending evenly across the whole house.
Refurbishment is where multi-trade coordination either works or does not. A homeowner loses patience with a stalled programme. A landlord loses rent. A commercial client loses trading days. Having the trades directly employed is what lets us commit to a programme and then hold it.
For portfolio and commercial clients we work to a documented specification, provide certification and handover documentation as standard, and can phase work around occupied or trading premises. Trading since 2012.
Balham, Clapham, Brixton, Streatham, Tooting, Wimbledon, Mitcham, Worcester Park
Gravesend, Northfleet, Dartford, Meopham, Higham, Shorne, Cobham, Ebbsfleet
Based in Balham SW12 and working across South London and North Kent.
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Full house renovation cost varies more widely than any other service we offer, because the word covers everything from a repaint to a strip back to brick. These are the drivers:
We quote in writing after a condition survey, broken down by trade and stage.
Tell us about the property and what needs doing. We will arrange a condition survey and come back with a written quotation, a programme and the certifications you will receive at handover.
For portfolio, commercial or multi-property work, call 07472 137237 and ask to discuss an ongoing arrangement.
Yes. Void turnarounds, tenancy-change refurbishments and portfolio work are a regular part of what we do. We can work to a repeatable specification across multiple properties, which keeps the output consistent and brings the cost per unit down compared with instructing property by property. We report progress against the agreed programme so you can commit to a marketing date.
A three-bedroom property needing full modernisation typically takes twelve to twenty weeks depending on scope. A void turnaround between tenancies is usually two to six weeks. Where structural work or a full rewire is involved, expect the longer end of the range. We give you a programme with milestones at quotation stage rather than a single completion date.
Yes. HMO work covers fire compartmentation, fire-rated doors, interlinked alarm systems, protected escape routes, and the room size and amenity standards that licensing depends on. Those standards vary between local authorities and some councils operate additional or selective licensing schemes on top of the mandatory one, so we work to the specification published by the council the property sits in and provide the documentation needed for the licence application.
Yes, as standard rather than on request. That includes electrical certification, building control completion certificates and relevant guarantees. For commercial and landlord clients we can supply a full handover pack with certificates, warranties and as-fitted information, which is usually what your own compliance records need.
Yes. For commercial premises we can work out of hours or in phases so the business keeps trading. For occupied residential properties we seal working areas off, agree access and working hours in advance, and sequence the work to keep essential facilities available. It is slower than working in an empty property and we price it accordingly rather than pretending otherwise.
Yes. We can work to a standing specification across a portfolio, which typically produces more consistent output and better pricing than instructing property by property. Get in touch to discuss volume, geography and programme — the arrangement usually works best when we know roughly how many properties are coming through in a year.
Yes. A full rewire is notifiable work under Part P of the building regulations and must be certified, either through a registered competent person scheme or by notifying building control directly. Ask any contractor which route they use. If they cannot answer that question clearly, that tells you something worth knowing before you appoint them.
Any property built or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos, commonly in artex ceilings, floor tiles, insulation board and cement sheeting. Before intrusive refurbishment work starts, a refurbishment and demolition survey should be carried out so that anything present is identified and managed properly rather than disturbed. We raise this at survey stage on older properties and will not begin strip-out work on a building where the position is unknown.
