Landlord and rental kitchens in Welwyn Garden City

Is landlord and rental kitchens right for your Welwyn Garden City kitchen?

Landlords who live away from Hertfordshire often need a contractor who can work with their letting agent on keys, access and regular progress updates during the work.

Landlords preparing a Welwyn Garden City property for the market sometimes renew the kitchen first, because it is one of the rooms prospective tenants judge most closely. Homes right across Welwyn Garden City are covered, as are nearby places such as Hatfield, Hertford and the villages in between.

What does the job involve?

After the survey visit we write the scope down. For landlord and rental kitchens in Welwyn Garden City it usually covers:

Extraction planned to take moisture outside and help limit condensation
HMO kitchens laid out around your licence conditions for sinks, cookers and storage
Gas hob or cooker connected by a Gas Safe registered engineer
Old kitchen stripped out, with gas capped and circuits made safe
Hard-wearing units, laminate worktops and wipe-clean finishes specified for rental use
Electrical work tested and certified to BS 7671, with certificates handed over

Guide prices for landlord and rental kitchens in Welwyn Garden City

These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in the East of England. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Prices in the East of England usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

Guide prices for landlord and rental kitchens in Welwyn Garden City
Typical project	Guide price
Small rental kitchen (flat or terrace), supplied and fittedHard-wearing units, laminate worktops, essential appliances	£6,500–£11,900
Family let kitchen, supplied and fittedMore units and appliances, durable finishes	£9,700–£17,300
Shared kitchen in an HMO, supplied and fittedLonger runs, extra storage, durable surfaces	£10,800–£21,500

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 around Welwyn Garden City

You will find 1930s semis, post-war new town houses, Victorian terraces and new-build estates throughout Hertfordshire. Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead new-town houses often have a small galley, while 1930s semis tend to have a narrow kitchen beside the dining room.

Hertfordshire's water is very hard, mostly drawn from chalk, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common and a softener or filter is worth considering. Commuter-town streets often have tight parking, and estate houses with shared parking courts can mean carrying units some distance to the front door.

Regulations for kitchen work in Welwyn Garden City

In England, a replacement rental kitchen needs no planning permission, though a listed building may need listed building consent. New circuits are notifiable under Part P and certified through a competent person scheme or building control. Private landlords need an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR), with portable appliance testing (PAT) of any appliances they supply, at least every five years, plus annual gas safety checks, so keep the new certificates with those records. Gas connections are made only by Gas Safe registered engineers, and HMO kitchens must meet the licence conditions.

A kitchen fit needs no planning permission, but listed buildings and conservation areas, including parts of St Albans and Welwyn Garden City, may need consent for external vents.

Planning ahead

Keep a spare door, a few plinth clips and some handles from the order in storage, ready for quick repairs between tenancies.
Choose a worktop with a slight pattern for a Welwyn Garden City rental, as plain very dark or very pale surfaces show marks and scratches sooner.
If your Welwyn Garden City property is an HMO, send us a copy of the licence conditions before the survey so the layout meets them from the start.
Plan fire safety in shared kitchens, such as a heat alarm and a fire blanket, as HMO licences commonly set these out.

Questions about landlord and rental kitchens in Welwyn Garden City

How much do landlord and rental kitchens cost in Welwyn Garden City?

Guide prices in Welwyn Garden City are about £6,500 to £11,900 including VAT for a small rental kitchen in a flat or terrace, supplied and fitted. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.

Do you work near Welwyn Garden City as well?

Yes. As well as Welwyn Garden City itself, we cover the rest of Hertfordshire and nearby towns such as Hatfield and Hertford. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

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.

Landlord and rental kitchens in neighbouring towns

We also carry out landlord and rental kitchens in these towns near Welwyn Garden City: