Flat
refurbishment
in Fulham, SW6
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Independent surveying by our sister practice, Hampstead Chartered Surveyors (RICS Firm No. 923064)For flat refurbishment in Fulham, plan the interior alongside the shared building. Survey the rooms, floor construction and service routes, then coordinate the specification with the lease and access arrangements.
Fulham is classic Victorian family London, strongly house-led, but it has its flats too. The riverside towards Hurlingham adds larger villas and mansion buildings, Hurlingham Road and Peterborough Road carry bay-fronted terraces and mansion flats, and the smaller Edwardian cottages off the Fulham Road have often been converted into apartments. Conservation areas protect the best Victorian streets and the riverside, so external change is guided closely.
The first step in a Fulham flat refurbishment is to separate the internal work from anything visible or leasehold-controlled. Inside, assess changes to layout, services and finishes against the lease, listing and applicable Building Regulations; external and shared-building alterations need separate permission checks, with structure, acoustics and managing-agent requirements handled together. Sorting that boundary early keeps the scope and the programme clear.
A full two-bedroom flat refurbishment runs £60,000 to £110,000 excluding VAT, and each Fulham flat is judged against that band by its own building and access. A riverside mansion flat and a cottage conversion rarely carry the same work, and the flat settings described here include Hurlingham Road, Peterborough Road, Munster Road and the Fulham Road.
A cottage conversion or Hurlingham mansion flat
For a Fulham flat, establish whether the home is a period conversion or part of a purpose-built block before redesigning wet areas. Map shared drainage and the floor build-up, then coordinate kitchen extraction, storage and any permitted flooring changes with the lease and actual building access.
Flat Refurbishment in Fulham: Applied to the Local Stock
Fulham sits in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, with conservation areas protecting its best Victorian streets and the riverside around Hurlingham. Hammersmith and Fulham scrutinises external change in its conservation areas and applies Article 4 controls. In Hammersmith & Fulham conservation areas, significant demolition needs planning permission (conservation area consent was replaced from 1 October 2013), a heritage statement is usually required, and demolishing a building in a conservation area without consent remains a criminal offence.
Sources: LBHF — Conservation areas (borough list of 44 conservation areas) (2026); LBHF — Article 4 Directions (planning policy page) (2026); LBHF - Conservation areas (controls and applications for demolition works) (2026)
What a Flat Refurbishment Involves
Refurbishing a flat means renovating inside a building you share — so the job is as much about leases, neighbours and building rules as it is about kitchens and finishes. We plan every project around the consents your lease demands and the protocols your block expects, then deliver the technical work under one fixed-price contract. A typical scope covers the elements below.
- Licence to Alter — lease review, application pack and freeholder’s surveyor queries handled on your behalf
- Acoustic build-up — separating floors and walls upgraded to meet Building Regulations Part E and any stricter freeholder schedule
- Wet-room tanking — certified waterproofing beneath every bathroom, flood-tested before tiling and covered by a 12-month defects period
- Rewire & replumb — new circuits, pipework and heating, coordinated with the building’s risers and stacks
- Layout changes — internal openings engineered, approved by building control and cleared with the freeholder where the lease allows
- Kitchens & bathrooms — designed, supplied and fitted to the specification tier you select
- Period detail — cornicing, sash windows and fireplaces retained and repaired in conversion flats
- Block protocols — lift protection, booked deliveries, restricted noisy hours and daily cleaning of communal areas
How We Run Your Project
Six stages, with the consent requirements and their effect on the programme considered before work starts.
- Survey & lease review — we measure the flat, inspect the services and read your lease to identify exactly which consents apply.
- Design & consents — our architects develop the layout while the Licence to Alter application runs in parallel, not afterwards.
- Fixed-price contract — an itemised specification agreed in full, with the acoustic and tanking details written in.
- Strip-out & first fix — soft strip, structural openings, cabling, pipework and the acoustic carcass, all removed and delivered through agreed routes.
- Second fix & finishes — kitchen, bathrooms, joinery, flooring and decoration.
- Testing & handover — snagging, certification and reinstatement of any communal areas before the keys come back to you.
Read the full flat refurbishment guide for flat typologies, specification tiers and the Licence to Alter process in detail.
Read the lease and identify any required freeholder consent or Licence to Alter for the proposed work before it is programmed. Planning permission, listed-building consent and Building Regulations are separate checks. Flats do not share the householder permitted-development rights available to houses, but that does not mean every external repair needs an application: like-for-like window replacement may not need planning permission, subject to the property and local requirements. Check the actual alteration, including any effect on a listed building's special interest. Our planning guide library explains the separate approval routes.
Why Hampstead Renovations
Flat refurbishment rewards a team that already knows what freeholders and managing agents will ask for. Design is led by our in-house RIBA Chartered Architects, lease and party-structure matters are supported by RICS surveying through our sister company, Hampstead Chartered Surveyors, and the build is carried out by our own long-standing teams. Every contract is fixed-price on JCT terms, backed by £10M public liability insurance — the level major London freeholders require — plus a 12-month defects period. Enquire before 2pm on a weekday and we will call you back the same day.
What does a flat refurbishment cost in Fulham?
A flat refurbishment in Fulham runs £900–£1,700/sqm excluding VAT, and a full two-bedroom refurbishment typically lands between £60,000 and £110,000. Most programmes take 16–32 weeks on site. A written scope and site assessment are needed before any project price can be fixed.
| Scope of work | Guide rate | Typical total |
|---|---|---|
| Full flat refurbishment (2-bed) | £900–£1,700/sqm | £60,000–£110,000 |
| Typical programme | 16–32 weeks on site | |
Guide rates exclude VAT and are set by depth of work, not by property type. Compare scopes in our London refurbishment cost-per-square-metre guide.
Flat Refurbishment in Fulham: Questions
How do you start a flat refurbishment in Fulham?
By separating the internal refurbishment from any visible or leasehold-controlled work. In a Fulham flat, assess internal changes against the lease, any listing and applicable Building Regulations, and check external or shared-building work separately for the required permissions, so we sort the two before scoping the job.
Where are the flats you refurbish in Fulham?
Fulham is a family-house area at heart, but its flats gather in the larger riverside villas and mansion buildings around Hurlingham, plus the converted Edwardian cottages across SW6, held on leases where structure, acoustics and any required freeholder consent are considered together.
How much does a flat refurbishment cost in Fulham?
A full two-bedroom flat refurbishment runs £60,000 to £110,000 excluding VAT, and each Fulham flat is judged against that band by its own building, since a riverside mansion flat and a cottage conversion differ in structure and access.
Does Fulham's conservation status affect a flat refurbishment?
Check the exact address and proposed alterations against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance. Confirm the conservation boundary, any Article 4 direction and whether the building is listed. A direction restricts specified development at the properties it covers; it does not make every refurbishment a planning application. Listed-building consent may be needed for work affecting special interest, including interiors. Assess Building Regulations and any lease or estate requirements separately.
What local property settings inform a flat refurbishment in Fulham?
The bay-fronted terraces and mansion flats of Hurlingham Road and Peterborough Road, the family houses off Munster Road and the Fulham Road, and the larger villas and conversions towards the river at Hurlingham.
Relevant Completed Flat Refurbishment Projects
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Fulham history & architecture
Background on the streets, buildings and conservation history of Fulham: The Evolution of SW6 Terraces · The Building Boom in Fulham · Private Front Gardens in SW6 · Licences to Alter in SW6 Flats · The Early History of Fulham · From Rural Lands to SW6 Suburbia