End of Tenancy Decorating London
Fast whiteout repaint between tenancies for London landlords and letting agents. Studios from £450, 1-beds from £550, full 3-bed houses £1,200–£1,700. Two coats Dulux Trade, scuff fills, minor plaster repair, ceiling spray, deep skirting clean. Carpets fully covered.
Crew on site 8am the morning after check-out. Walkthrough photos to the agent before keys go back.
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End of tenancy decorating in London costs £450 for a studio, £550–£850 for a 1-bed, £800–£1,200 for a 2-bed and £1,200–£1,700 for a 3-bed house. Standard turnaround is 24–48 hours from check-out. Includes two coats of Dulux Trade, scuff fills, minor plaster repair, ceiling work and a deep skirting clean.
The landlord whiteout, explained
Between tenancies, every London rental needs one thing fast: clean white walls and a clean inventory record. Tenants move out Friday, the new tenant moves in Monday, and the property has to look better than the check-in photos from two years ago. That window is what end-of-tenancy decorating is built for — a sharp, professional repaint in 24 to 48 hours that resets the property to a lettable baseline without dragging the changeover into a third week of voids.
The work is not a full refurbishment. It is a structured whiteout — two coats of trade emulsion to walls, one coat to ceilings, scuff fills, minor plaster patching, skirting and trim cleaned and touched up, and a final walkthrough photo set for the inventory file. Anything bigger — a full kitchen repaint in a deep colour, full plastering, woodwork stripping — gets quoted separately and slotted into the regular painting and decorating service.
The pricing model is simple. Bracketed price per property size, fixed on the call. No charge for travel, no extra for weekend slots beyond the 15% out-of-hours uplift, no surprise on the invoice. We work direct with landlords and on supplier lists with most major London letting agents.
Who books an end-of-tenancy repaint
Three groups make up the bulk of the work and each has a slightly different brief.
- Buy-to-let landlords — single-property and small-portfolio landlords booking direct, usually after the inventory clerk has flagged scuff levels above fair wear and tear. The job is to reset the property to whiteout standard inside the void so the next AST starts on a clean inventory.
- Letting agents and managing agents — instructed by the landlord through the agency, usually with a fixed budget and a hard handover date. Photos go back to both the agent and the property owner. We sit on most major agency supplier lists in central and north London.
- HMO operators — per-room repaints between sharer turnovers in licensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Communal areas and individual rooms refreshed without disrupting the remaining tenants. Standard turnaround is same-day on a single room.
- Short-let and serviced-apartment operators — Airbnb and corporate-let hosts cycling guests every few weeks. The repaint runs as a deeper refresh roughly every 6–12 months on top of the regular cleaning rotation.
- Build-to-rent and student housing — block managers handling 20+ unit turnovers in a single summer window. Crews scale up for the August changeover and demob through September.
What you get on a standard whiteout
Every end-of-tenancy job runs to the same playbook so the price stays predictable and the finish stays consistent. There are no upsells on the day — the scope on this page is what arrives on site.
- Two coats Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt to walls in brilliant white (or landlord's nominated shade)
- One coat ceiling white on ceilings — full spray on heavily marked rooms
- Filler and sand on scuffs, nail holes and minor cracks under £20 of filler per wall
- Minor plaster patches — blown corners, picture-hook holes, doorstop dents made good
- Skirting boards, architraves and door frames sugar-soaped and touched up
- Internal doors wiped down and re-coated where scuffed (additional doors quoted on the day)
- Carpets and hard floors fully sheeted with dust covers — no paint on floors guaranteed
- Furniture stack-and-cover where the property is part-furnished
- Final walkthrough photos sent to landlord / agent for the inventory file
- Same-day or 24–48hr turnaround on a confirmed booking slot
Pricing — fixed bracket on the call
Pricing is by property size. A fixed figure inside the bracket is confirmed on the phone or WhatsApp brief based on bedroom count, ceiling condition and any nominated paint shade. No VAT add-on, no parking charges, no out-of-hours premium except on confirmed weekend slots.
| Property Type | What's Covered | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Studio flat | Walls + ceilings repainted brilliant white, two coats Dulux Trade, scuff fills under £20/wall, skirting deep-clean. | £450–£650 |
| 1-bed flat | Living room + bedroom + hallway + kitchen + bathroom whiteout. Two coats walls, one coat ceilings, scuff fills included. | £550–£850 |
| 2-bed flat / house | Two bedrooms, reception, hallway, kitchen, bathroom. Trim cleaned, doors wiped, minor plaster patches filled. | £800–£1,200 |
| 3-bed house | Three bedrooms, reception, hall + landing, kitchen, bathroom. Includes ceiling spray on heavily marked rooms. | £1,200–£1,700 |
| 4-bed house | Four bedrooms + reception rooms + halls + landing + bathrooms. Spot-prime water marks and nicotine staining. | £1,700–£2,400 |
| HMO / shared house room | Per-room rate for between-tenancy turnover. Walls, ceiling, door, skirting, fills. Same-day completion. | £150–£220 per room |
| Out-of-hours / weekend uplift | Saturday or Sunday completion when tenancy overlap is tight. Crew on site by 8am. | +15% |
* Prices include VAT and two coats of Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt. Full pricing list on the pricing page.
How it works — 4 steps from brief to handover
Phone or WhatsApp brief
Tell us the size of the property, the post-code, the access window between tenancies and any specific paint colour. A fixed price is confirmed on the call within the bracketed range on this page. No site survey is needed for standard whiteouts.
Slot booked around your tenancy
We work to the check-out and check-in date the agent has on file. Most jobs go in within 24–48 hours of check-out — same day on tight changeovers if a slot is open. Keys handed over by the agent or collected from the office.
Repaint, fill and clean
Crew on site by 8am with Dulux Trade, fillers, brushes, rollers, sprayer and full dust sheeting. Scuffs filled and sanded, ceilings cut in, walls rolled twice. Skirting and trim wiped and touched up. No mess left behind.
Inventory-ready handover
Walkthrough photos sent to the landlord or letting agent before keys go back — every room, every wall. Invoice issued same day with VAT breakdown. Ready for the next tenant's check-in inventory.
Landlord and agent benefits
For repeat-instructing landlords and agents the end-of-tenancy repaint sits inside a wider compliance and maintenance calendar — EICRs, CP12s, deep cleans, inventory clerks, key holding. Booking the same crew across the portfolio keeps the standard predictable.
- • Portfolio rate — 10–15% off the bracketed price from three properties a quarter, scaling with volume.
- • Walkthrough photos in your inbox before keys go back to the agent — timestamped for the inventory file.
- • Consolidated monthly invoicing split per property with VAT breakdown — clean for the year-end accounts.
- • Same-day weekend turnaround on tight Friday-to-Monday changeovers at a 15% out-of-hours uplift.
- • Combined with EICR or CP12 visits on the same booking where the void window allows it.
- • Direct task-in from major agency property-management systems — no fresh quote needed each time.
Areas covered
End-of-tenancy decorating crews work across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Heaviest booking volumes come from Camden, Westminster, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth — the high-turnover lettings boroughs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does end of tenancy decorating cost in London?
Can you turn the property around in 24 to 48 hours?
Do you use trade paint or budget paint?
What's included in the scuff fill and plaster repair?
Do you spray ceilings or roll them?
Will my carpets and floors be protected?
Can you work weekends or evenings?
Do you photograph the finished work for the inventory?
Do you handle landlord portfolios?
What about damp patches, nicotine staining or strong odours?
Book your end-of-tenancy repaint
24–48 hour whiteout between tenancies. Two coats Dulux Trade, scuff fills, minor plaster repair, ceiling spray, deep skirting clean. Walkthrough photos to your agent before keys go back. Combined visits with EICR or CP12 where the void allows.
Fully insured • £5m Public Liability • VAT-registered invoices • Walkthrough photos before handover
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