Flat
refurbishment
in Putney, SW15
Architects, Engineers, Surveyors & Builders Under One Roof.
One Studio. One Contract. One Team.
RICS surveying support for party walls, licence to alter, conservation-area works & neighbour mattersWe've completed flat refurbishments across Putney Hill mansion blocks, Chartfield Court, Lower Richmond Road blocks - mansion blocks and period conversions where freeholder approvals, acoustic compliance and access logistics need handling properly.
Putney runs from the river up to the heath, and a flat refurbishment here can be a grand hillside flat or a riverside conversion. Putney Hill carries substantial Victorian villas and mansion blocks; Putney High Street and the river bring flats and conversions; and both are leasehold projects where structure, acoustics and freeholder consents sit at the centre of the work.
Conservation frames the setting. Wandsworth's conservation areas protect Putney's best streets between the river and the heath, and the borough weighs external change under Article 4 controls, so anything visible is confirmed before the programme is set.
The wider stock — Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces and riverside homes — mixes family houses with leasehold flats, so briefs range widely. As an opening figure a two-bedroom flat is £60,000–£110,000 excluding VAT, narrowed once the lease and the block's shared fabric are known.
Flat Refurbishment in Putney: Applied to the Local Stock
Putney sits in the London Borough of Wandsworth, with conservation areas protecting its best streets between the river and the heath. Wandsworth scrutinises external change in its conservation areas and applies Article 4 controls.
Sources: Wandsworth Council - Conservation area appraisals register (2026); Wandsworth Council - Article 4 Directions (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, sequenced so freeholder consent never holds up the start on site.
- 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.
Almost every leasehold flat needs formal freeholder consent — a Licence to Alter — before structural work, new flooring or services alterations can begin, and proceeding without one puts your lease at risk. Building Regulations apply on top: Part E sound insulation between dwellings, electrical and heating sign-off, and fire safety where walls or floors are opened. Flats and maisonettes also have no permitted development rights, so external changes always need a planning application. Our planning guide library covers the rules borough by borough.
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 and a 10-year workmanship warranty. Enquire before 2pm on a weekday and we will call you back the same day.
What does a flat refurbishment cost in Putney?
A flat refurbishment in Putney 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 Putney: Questions
What flats does Putney have?
Two main kinds. Putney Hill carries grand Victorian villas and mansion blocks, while Putney High Street and the river bring flats and conversions — both leasehold homes where structure, acoustics and freeholder consents are handled together.
Is Putney in a conservation area?
Its best streets are. Wandsworth's conservation areas protect the streets between the river and the heath, and the borough weighs external change under Article 4 controls, so visible fabric is checked before work is committed.
What do riverside and mansion flats in Putney need?
The riverside and mansion flats are leasehold projects where structure, acoustics and freeholder consents are central, and many period buildings also need services renewal and reconfiguration — so the lease and the shared building come first.
How much does a flat refurbishment cost in Putney?
Using London figures, a two-bedroom flat is priced at £60,000–£110,000 excluding VAT; a cosmetic house refresh reaches about £90,000–£180,000 and a full strip-out house renovation £275,000–£475,000, both excluding VAT. The lease and shared fabric then set where a flat lands.
Which Putney streets do you work on?
Putney Hill for the grand villas and mansion blocks; Disraeli Road and the streets off the Lower Richmond Road for the Edwardian and Victorian terraces; and Putney High Street for the riverside flats and conversions.
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