Office Refurbishment across Holborn (WC1, WC2). Full-service office refurbishment for occupied and vacant London commercial space. We deliver CAT B fit-outs, M&E upgrades, partitioning, flooring, decorating and lighting under a single fixed-price contract, with a named project manager and principal contractor duties under CDM 2015.
Office Refurbishment across Holborn (WC1, WC2) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court, Kingsway Tower among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Holborn (Central, Piccadilly), Chancery Lane (Central), Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), Russell Square (Piccadilly), Farringdon (Elizabeth line, Thameslink). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.
The Holborn market is dominated by top-tier law firms (magic-circle, silver-circle and mid-tier), media and publishing (guardian, warner bros), higher education (lse, soas proximity), each with distinct office refurbishment requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered office refurbishment in trophy buildings including Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court.
Midtown spans the Inns of Court (legal), Gray's Inn Road (media — Guardian, Warner Bros Discovery), Kingsway and Holborn itself. Modern Grade A around Chancery Lane sits alongside period stock in Bloomsbury and around the Inns.
Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.
Measured survey and condition report within 5 working days
Space plan and CAT B design brief in 2 weeks
Fixed-price quote with CAT A dilapidations split
Principal contractor appointment under CDM 2015
Mobilisation with agreed DSEAR, RAMS and induction pack
Weekly programme reports to landlord and managing agent
Handover with O&M manuals, as-built drawings and building control sign-off
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| Light refresh | £45–£75 per sqft | Paint, carpet, light fittings, minor partitioning |
| Standard CAT B | £85–£140 per sqft | New partitioning, flooring, M&E alterations, joinery, full redecoration |
| High-spec CAT B | £160–£250 per sqft | Bespoke joinery, specialist lighting, VRF upgrade, executive suites |
| Trophy / HQ | £275–£400+ per sqft | Architectural feature work, marble, timber, audio-visual, wellness spaces |
This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.
CAT B fit-out — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT A plus — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Dilapidations works — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Partitioning — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Ceilings — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Flooring — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Redecoration — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
M&E alterations — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Camden (north of High Holborn) and Westminster (south) split the area, with Bloomsbury Conservation Area, Gray's Inn Conservation Area and Kingsway Conservation Area all engaging. Listed buildings in the Inns of Court require LBC; Kingsway's Grade II*-listed facades restrict any external alteration.
Reference list available on request under NDA.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.
Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.
Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.
Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.
CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.
Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.
O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.
Office Refurbishment in modern grade a (kingsway, holborn) — 10,000–25,000 sqft plates is typically specified to light refresh level — paint, carpet, light fittings, minor partitioning. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Refurbishment in period refurbished stock (gray's inn road, bloomsbury) is typically specified to standard cat b level — new partitioning, flooring, m&e alterations, joinery, full redecoration. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Refurbishment in inns of court chambers buildings is typically specified to high-spec cat b level — bespoke joinery, specialist lighting, vrf upgrade, executive suites. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Refurbishment in listed victorian and georgian terraces is typically specified to trophy / hq level — architectural feature work, marble, timber, audio-visual, wellness spaces. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
We deliver refurbishment works in live offices through phased 6pm–6am night shifts and weekend programmes. Dust-sealed segregation with negative-pressure extract, scent-neutral paint systems and noise planning co-ordinated with the managing agent. Out-of-hours staff are CSCS-inducted and attend the building's specific permit-to-work and fire evacuation briefings.
Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.
All Holborn occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in Holborn see Office Maintenance in Holborn or Commercial Maintenance in Holborn.
Anonymised project outlines from our Holborn and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · 12,000 sqft
Budget band · £1.6M
Programme · 14 weeks
Full CAT B including executive suite, trading floor, client meeting rooms
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 7,500 sqft
Budget band · £620k
Programme · 9 weeks
Partitioning, flooring, LED lighting upgrade, redecoration
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 4,200 sqft
Budget band · £310k
Programme · 6 weeks
Open plan redesign, acoustic treatment, tea point and meeting rooms
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Yes. We phase refurbishment into occupied and decanted zones, with physical hoarding, air-sealed segregation, and noise-generating works confined to out-of-hours shifts. A typical floor plate can be refurbished in 2–3 phases over 8–14 weeks.
We price fixed lump-sum against an agreed scope. Any variations are priced per item with a written instruction before works proceed. No open-book percentage markups.
Yes. Where a lease requires CAT A reinstatement on exit, we split the quote between permanent CAT B works and end-of-lease reinstatement, so you can plan the dilapidations liability from day one.
10-year structural warranty where applicable; 2 years on M&E alterations; manufacturer warranties on finishes, carpet, flooring and light fittings passed through to the client.
Yes — £10M public liability and £10M professional indemnity. Full cover for works in managed estates including Broadgate, Canary Wharf Group, Great Portland Estates and Grosvenor.
Yes. Our project manager liaises with the managing agent and landlord's surveyor throughout, including drawings, M&E schedules, and dilapidations undertakings.
Yes — we have delivered refurbishment works in chambers buildings across Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, operating within the Inn's own permit and fabric-protection regimes and around sitting terms.
Interior fit-out is generally unaffected, but any external alteration, signage or shopfront change engages conservation area consent. Our architects handle the applications.
8,000 sqft: 10–12 weeks. 15,000 sqft law-firm full CAT B with library and mediation rooms: 14–18 weeks.
Yes — our heritage team handles LBC applications for internal reversible fit-out, with conservation officer pre-application consultation built into the mobilisation programme.
Yes — Savills, Knight Frank, CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers all hold our compliance pack on file.
CAT A and CAT B fit-out for new leases, HQ relocations and floor consolidations.
Demountable, acoustic and glazed partitioning for meeting rooms, offices and open-plan subdivision.
Whole-building decorating for commercial occupiers. Night and weekend delivery.
Reactive and planned maintenance (PPM) for commercial offices — single trade or full FM cover.
End-of-lease dilapidations works to settle schedules of dilapidations quickly and compliantly.
In-depth articles on commercial fit-out, compliance and market strategy.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.