Landlord and rental kitchens · Wales
Landlord and rental kitchens in South Glamorgan
Homeowners and landlords across South Glamorgan can book us for landlord and rental kitchens: hard-wearing kitchens for rented homes and HMOs, fitted between tenancies to keep voids short.
What prompts landlord and rental kitchens in South Glamorgan?
Landlords with rental flats in South Glamorgan often replace a kitchen between tenancies, when the property is empty and the work will not disturb anyone living there.
If a tenancy has left a South Glamorgan rental with a damaged worktop, swollen units or broken doors, a replacement can cost less over time than repeated repairs.
What do landlord and rental kitchens in South Glamorgan include?
The exact scope is agreed after the survey, but a typical job in South Glamorgan covers:
- Free survey visit, arranged with you, your agent or the outgoing tenant
- Hard-wearing units, laminate worktops and wipe-clean finishes specified for rental use
- Old kitchen stripped out, with gas capped and circuits made safe
- New kitchen fitted between tenancies to an agreed programme
- Electrical work tested and certified to BS 7671, with certificates handed over
- Gas hob or cooker connected by a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Extraction planned to take moisture outside and help limit condensation
- HMO kitchens laid out around your licence conditions for sinks, cookers and storage
How much do landlord and rental kitchens cost in South Glamorgan?
Typical landlord and rental kitchens prices for homes in South Glamorgan, including VAT and adjusted for Wales. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Costs across Wales tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Small rental kitchen (flat or terrace), supplied and fittedHard-wearing units, laminate worktops, essential appliances | £5,500–£10,100 |
| Family let kitchen, supplied and fittedMore units and appliances, durable finishes | £8,300–£14,700 |
| Shared kitchen in an HMO, supplied and fittedLonger runs, extra storage, durable surfaces | £9,200–£18,400 |
Rental kitchen ranges include hard-wearing units, laminate worktops, essential appliances and fitting with connections to the existing layout; new circuits, moved services, flooring and tiling are quoted as separate lines where needed. Prices include VAT at 20%.
Kitchens in homes across South Glamorgan
Across South Glamorgan you will often find Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas, post-war estate houses and waterfront apartments, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Cardiff's Victorian terraces often have a long galley in the back addition, while Edwardian villas in Penarth may have a separate kitchen and breakfast room.
Much of South Glamorgan has soft to moderately soft water, though some parts are harder, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Busy on-street parking in terraced areas and apartment blocks with booked lifts can affect delivery times and how long worktops are carried in.
Knocking a back-addition kitchen through to the middle room or side return is a common project in a Cardiff terrace. Waterfront apartments usually mean a compact, open-plan kitchen fitted to building rules on working hours, lift use and waste removal, with extraction planned around the block's ventilation.
Rules for landlord and rental kitchens in South Glamorgan
In Wales, extending an existing circuit within a kitchen is notifiable under Part P, so almost any new socket in a rental kitchen is certified through a competent person scheme or building control. Landlords in Wales also need periodic electrical inspections and annual gas safety checks, and gas connections are made only by Gas Safe registered engineers. HMO kitchens should follow the licence conditions and the council's HMO standards.
Listed buildings and conservation areas, including parts of Cardiff and Penarth, may need consent for new vents, and apartment owners usually need the freeholder's consent.
Before you start
- Make sure extraction takes moisture outside where possible, because condensation and mould in a let kitchen can quickly turn into a repair problem.
- Pick a door style and colour from a range likely to stay available, so one damaged door can be replaced without changing the whole kitchen.
- Survey during the notice period where the tenant agrees, so the kitchen can be ordered in time to fit as soon as the property is empty.
- Laminate worktops, durable doors and a wipe-clean floor cost less to buy and are cheaper to put right after a tenancy.
- If your South Glamorgan property is an HMO, send us a copy of the licence conditions before the survey so the layout meets them from the start.
- Order the new kitchen before the current tenancy ends, so the fitting can start as soon as your South Glamorgan property is empty.
Questions about landlord and rental kitchens in South Glamorgan
How much do landlord and rental kitchens cost in South Glamorgan?
For a small rental kitchen in a flat or terrace, supplied and fitted, budget around £5,500 to £10,100 including VAT in South Glamorgan. That reflects typical costs in Wales; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Do you cover the whole of South Glamorgan?
Yes. We carry out landlord and rental kitchens across South Glamorgan, including Cardiff, Barry, Penarth and Whitchurch, South Glamorgan. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
How quickly can a rental kitchen be replaced between tenancies?
Usually three to seven days on site once the property is empty, depending on the size of the kitchen and whether services move. Ordering is the bigger factor, so we aim to survey during the notice period and have the kitchen delivered for the day the tenancy ends. Short gaps between tenancies are much easier to meet when the specification is settled early.
What does an HMO kitchen need to include?
It depends on your licence. HMO licence conditions and the council's HMO standards usually set the number of sinks and cookers, the amount of worktop and storage for the number of occupiers, and fire safety such as a heat alarm and a fire blanket. Check your licence conditions before the design is finalised, and send them to us so the kitchen is laid out to meet them.
Will I get certificates for the gas and electrical work?
Yes. Electrical work comes with an Electrical Installation Certificate or Minor Works Certificate, and the Gas Safe registered engineer provides a record of any gas work. These are separate from the annual gas safety check and any periodic electrical inspection, which landlords arrange on their own schedule. Keep them all together with your property records.
Landlord and rental kitchens in towns across South Glamorgan
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Landlord and rental kitchens in Cardiff
- Landlord and rental kitchens in Barry
- Landlord and rental kitchens in Penarth
- Landlord and rental kitchens in Whitchurch, South Glamorgan