RBKC-savvy team
We work weekly in the Royal Borough and know the local conservation-area rules, RBKC building control and the managing agents that run the mansion blocks.
Serving · Kensington W8 & SW7
Bathroom, kitchen &
renovation specialists
in Kensington.
Founder-led refurbishment for the white-stucco terraces of Kensington Church Street, the mansion flats off Kensington High Street and the garden-square houses around Holland Park, priced fixed, delivered on schedule.
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Local relevance
Local, familiar, and set up for W8 / SW7 work
Free site survey typically booked within 48 hours of your call in W8 / SW7, with a fixed-price written quote back inside the same week.
Postcodes covered: W8, SW7 · Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington is one of the most tightly-regulated postcodes in London to build in. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) enforces some of the country's strictest conservation-area, listed-building and party-wall regimes. Almost every W8 and SW7 refurbishment we deliver sits inside a conservation area, Kensington, Kensington Palace, Queen's Gate and Cornwall Gardens conservation areas all overlap the streets we work in most. We work every week across the classic white-stucco terraces of Kensington Church Street, the red-brick and stucco mansion blocks off Kensington High Street, the garden-square houses around Holland Park, and the townhouses of Queen's Gate. Each requires a slightly different approach to planning, freeholder consent, and heritage protection, and we plan for that at survey stage, not after starting.
Familiar with Kensington's property types
We work regularly across Kensington's dominant property types, the four- and five-storey white-stucco terraces on and around Kensington Church Street, the substantial red-brick and Portland-stone mansion blocks off Kensington High Street and Cromwell Road, the garden-square townhouses around Holland Park, and the classical Queen's Gate townhouses on the SW7 side.
Common work we deliver in Kensington
- Whole-house renovations on Kensington Church Street stucco terraces with conservation-area consent coordination
- Mansion-block bathroom and kitchen refits with Licence for Alterations coordinated via RBKC-savvy managing agents
- Full-house renovations on garden-square townhouses with heritage cornice, joinery and staircase protection
- Loft conversions and rear extensions where planning demands careful design work with the client's architect
- Boiler and heating upgrades on tall SW7 townhouses running multiple ensuites
Streets & landmarks we work near
- Kensington Church Street
- Kensington High Street
- Cromwell Road
- Holland Park
- Queen's Gate
- Cornwall Gardens
- Kensington Gardens
- Kensington Palace
Services in Kensington
Everything we deliver
for Kensington's properties.
The full range of services we run in Kensington, each priced fixed after a free local survey, delivered by one accountable, founder-led team, and covered by our 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Bathroom Installation
A finished bathroom you never think about again, plumbed, tiled, wired and sealed by one settled crew, on a fixed price agreed before we lift a tool.
Kitchen Installation
Bespoke cabinetry, stone worktops, appliances, gas and electrics coordinated by one team, on a fixed price agreed before install day.
House Extensions
Side-returns, rear and wrap-around extensions delivered watertight, insulated and finished to spec, with the architect, structural engineer and building control coordinated inside one fixed-price contract.
Loft Conversions
Dormers, mansards and hip-to-gable conversions built to spec, structural steels, insulation, fire-rated staircases, dormer glazing and second-fix all inside one fixed-price contract.
Full Renovations
From Georgian townhouses to new-build interiors, structure, services, kitchens, bathrooms and finishes managed under one fixed-price contract, one programme, and one point of contact.
Commercial Fit-Out
Shop fits, restaurant refurbishments and office fit-outs for owner-operators who can't afford a project that overruns.
Plumbing Installations
Full re-pipes, bathroom and kitchen plumbing, leak diagnosis and pressure-tested first-fix by a founder-led team led by a City & Guilds qualified Plumbing Engineer.
Heating Installations
Boiler upgrades, full central heating, radiator upgrades and underfloor heating installed by a Gas Safe registered engineer, on a fixed price agreed before install day.
Electrical Installation
Rewires, consumer units, kitchen and bathroom electrics and EICR remedials, delivered by NICEIC-registered partners on our team and certified to Part P at handover.
Roofing Installation
Pitched roof re-cover, flat roof replacement in felt / EPDM / GRP, gutter and fascia works, and leadwork, installed by a founder-led team on a fixed price agreed before we start.
Refurbishments
Light refurbs, buy-to-let turnarounds, whole-flat refurbishments and pre-sale refurbs, no minimum project size, delivered on a fixed price agreed before we start.
Why Kensington clients choose us
Concrete local trust,
not generic promises.
Conservation-aware detailing
Heritage-appropriate joinery matches, cornice reinstatement and sash-window repair are handled by trades that have done this work in W8 before.
Party-wall & architect-coordinated
We work smoothly alongside client architects, structural engineers and party-wall surveyors, routine in RBKC where formal projects are the norm.
One accountable team on the certificates that matter
Gas Safe on any gas / boiler works, Part P via our NICEIC-registered partners, and building control sign-off on all notifiable structural work.
What goes wrong in Kensington
Local property, local pitfalls.
Kensington throws up a specific set of building challenges, the ones the postcode's property types, planning regime and infrastructure actually produce. Here's what we plan around.
Property types you'll recognise
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White-stucco terraces (Kensington Church Street corridor)
Tall four- and five-storey terraces with original cornice, staircase joinery and sash windows. Renovations here demand conservation-area consent and heritage-appropriate detailing.
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Mansion-block flats (Kensington High Street, Cromwell Road)
Substantial red-brick and Portland-stone blocks with long leases, active managing agents and formal Licence for Alterations requirements.
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Holland Park / garden-square townhouses
Freehold family homes with heritage plasterwork, original joinery, garden-facing rear extensions and (often) permitted-development limits reduced by conservation status.
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Queen's Gate townhouses (SW7)
Classical stucco townhouses with grand plan proportions, multiple ensuites and (often) undersized heating systems relative to modern hot-water demand.
Common local issues
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Conservation-area consents
Almost every W8 / SW7 property is in a conservation area. Rear extensions, replacement windows, external repainting and roof works all need RBKC consent. We plan the programme around that consent window.
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Listed-building constraints
Some Kensington Church Street and Queen's Gate stock is listed. Listed-building consent is a separate application from planning and needs specialist detailing, we deliver the work but do not headline listed as a specialism.
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Party-wall notices
Extensions, basement works and even some structural bathrooms in Kensington trigger Party Wall Act 1996 notices to adjoining owners. We coordinate with the client's party-wall surveyor from day one.
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Undersized heating in tall townhouses
Four- and five-storey Kensington townhouses regularly run three or four ensuites off a boiler sized for a semi. A proper heat-loss calc almost always shows the case for a system boiler with an unvented cylinder.
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Heritage cornice, joinery & staircase protection
Original plasterwork and joinery on the stucco terraces is easily destroyed by a rough strip-out. We box out and protect at day one, not day 30.
How it works
A step-by-step system,
not a guess.
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Step 1
Free local survey
We visit, measure up and listen. Free within our coverage area, booked within 48 hours.
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Step 2
Fixed written quote
Detailed itemised quote back inside the same week, scope, materials, timeline and staged milestone payments.
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Step 3
Consents & scheduling
Freeholder Licence for Alterations, building control notifications, party-wall coordination and parking permits, all handled.
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Step 4
Delivery on site
Settled 3-5 person crew, PRINCE2-managed programme with weekly written progress updates from Jay directly.
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Step 5
Sign-off & 12-month guarantee
Pressure and electrical testing, Gas Safe and Part P certificates issued, snag-free handover, 12-month workmanship guarantee in writing.
Answers · Kensington
Straight answers,
before you call.
Still not sure? Call Jay directly on 07514 609175.
Yes, Kensington is one of our most-worked corners of West London. Site surveys in W8 and SW7 are free and typically booked within 48 hours of your call.
Yes, routine. Almost every W8 / SW7 job we deliver sits inside a conservation area. We plan the programme around RBKC consent windows and coordinate with your architect on heritage detailing.
We deliver work on listed stock with conservation-appropriate detailing, but we do not headline listed-building work as a specialism. The listed-building consent application is normally the client's architect's role; we deliver against it.
Free local survey booked within 48 hours, with a fixed-price written quote back inside the same week.
Every job is priced fixed after a free survey. Church Street stucco terraces, Kensington High Street mansion flats and Queen's Gate townhouses all sit at different price points, you'll have an itemised written quote back inside the same week.
Yes, routine part of Kensington work. We attend design meetings, price against tender-issue drawings and coordinate with party-wall surveyors on notice-required works.
£1,000,000 public and employer's liability insurance, plus CHAS accreditation and Constructionline Gold.
Yes. Notifiable structural, gas and electrical works are all signed off, Gas Safe on gas, Part P via NICEIC partners on electrics, RBKC building control on structural.
We also work in Bayswater, Paddington, Hammersmith, Chiswick and St John's Wood. Surveys in all of them are free.
Nearby areas
We also cover
North and West London distances are short. Surveys in all our covered areas are free, if you're borderline, call and check.
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- Free survey booked within 48 hours in Kensington
- Written quote back the same week
- Fixed-price, staged milestone payments
- 12-month workmanship guarantee