Property maintenance in Beckenham and South East London
Property maintenance for houses and flats across South East London, from our base in Beckenham. We keep homes in good repair for the people who live in them and the landlords who let them, with plaster, paint and woodwork done by our own team.
- A Beckenham company, registered in 2007
- For homeowners and private landlords
- Plaster, paint and woodwork by our own team
- Free visit and a written quote
- Planned work only: no emergency call-outs
4.9 out of 5
From 38 MyBuilder reviews
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Why homeowners and landlords ask us to keep their homes in repair
Plaster, paint and woodwork from our own team
Cracks, tired walls, woodwork and damp marks, once the cause is fixed, are put right without a separate decorator to book.
Priced once we've seen your list
We go through every job on it at a free visit, then send the price in writing before anything starts.
Checkable before you book
Andrews Building & Decorating Services Ltd, company 06178781, registered on 22 March 2007; on Checkatrade, verified on MyBuilder and insured for £5 million public liability.
What property maintenance covers, and what it doesn't
Our property maintenance services are for houses and flats, whether you live in them or let them. They cover planned repairs and upkeep inside and out: decorating, plaster, woodwork, gutters, brickwork, windows, and plumbing and electrical repairs.
What they don't cover is emergency call-outs. Every job is planned, and quoted in writing after a free visit.
Keeping a house in good repair, season by season
Small jobs done at the right time of year save bigger repairs later:
Autumn
Clear leaves from gutters and downpipes, and fix sagging or leaking runs before the winter rain: gutter repair. Have slipped or cracked tiles checked by roofers.
Winter
A good time for work inside: cracks and loose plaster put right by our plastering team, and dripping taps and leaking pipes seen to by plumbers.
Spring
Look over the outside after the frosts. Open or crumbling mortar joints need repointing, and windows that stick or rattle need a sash window repair.
Summer
Dry weather for painting the outside: windows, fascias, doors and fronts, prepared and painted by our painters and decorators.
Repairs a landlord is responsible for
If you let a house or flat, the law sets a minimum for its condition. GOV.UK's guidance for landlords says you're normally responsible for repairs to the structure of the property and to basins, sinks, baths and other sanitary fittings, among others (making repairs).
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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 adds that private and social landlords in England must keep the home, including any common parts of the building, fit to live in at the start of the tenancy and throughout.
It applies to tenancies shorter than seven years and to all periodic tenancies (rolling tenancies with no fixed end date), among others. It doesn't cover people on a licence to occupy instead of a tenancy, which may include lodgers who live with their landlord.
When deciding, courts look at matters such as a serious problem with damp or a building that has been neglected and is in a bad condition. There are exceptions, for example a problem caused by the tenant's behaviour (guide for landlords).
- Electrics. Wiring faults go to electricians; the periodic electrical report for a let home is on our eicr certificates page.
- Social housing. Social landlords must also deal with damp and mould hazards that present a significant risk of harm within fixed timeframes: see our guide to Awaab's Law.
Between tenancies: making a home ready to let
The weeks between one tenant leaving and the next moving in are the easiest time to work, with the rooms empty:
Walls and ceilings
Holes and cracks filled, marks covered and rooms repainted by our own team.
Woodwork
Skirting boards, doors and frames repaired and repainted.
Damp marks
Once the cause is fixed, the plaster made good and redecorated.
How we work through your list
Send us your list
What needs doing, where it is in the house, and photos if you have them.
A free visit to walk through the list, room by room.
A written quote for everything on it.
Work goes ahead once you've accepted it.
Pricing a list of repairs
A short list and a long one are priced the same way, after the visit. What changes the total most:
How many jobs and trades
are involved, and whether they can be done in the same visit.
The condition
some damage only shows once a ceiling, floor or wall is opened up.
The access
ladders and towers for upper floors, or scaffolding for roofs and high walls.
The materials and finishes
you choose.
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What customers say
4.9
out of 5 from 38 reviews on
“They were on time and did a fantastic job. I would most definitely come to them in the first instance for any other decorating jobs!”
“We’re really really impressed with the level of finish and found them to be extremely courteous and respectful. We’d highly recommend them and would definitely use them again next time we need some work doing.”
“Such high quality work, very impressed Helped sort a few other issues as well when they were there”
Where we look after homes
We're based in Beckenham and look after homes within about 20 miles: Bromley, Penge, Chislehurst, Orpington, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Forest Hill, Catford, Lewisham, Dulwich, Blackheath, Greenwich, Eltham and Sidcup.
Croydon
See property maintenance in Croydon.
Beckenham
Our home patch, with its own page: Beckenham.
Questions about property maintenance
Call 020 8249 7303
What does property maintenance include?
Keeping a home in good repair, inside and out: walls, ceilings and woodwork, gutters, brick joints, windows and roofs, and plumbing and electrical repairs. Some of it is regular upkeep and some is putting right what has already gone wrong.
What is the difference between maintenance and repair?
Maintenance stops a problem before it starts, like clearing a gutter or repainting woodwork before it rots. A repair puts right something already damaged, like a leaking joint or a crack in the plaster. Regular maintenance usually means fewer and smaller repairs.
Can a landlord have repairs done while the tenant lives there?
Yes. GOV.UK says a landlord must give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice before entering to carry out repairs, although immediate access may be possible in emergencies, and the tenant has the right to stay in the property during the repairs.
Do you handle emergency repairs for landlords?
No. Everything we take on is planned and quoted after a visit, so we aren't an emergency or same-day service for tenants or landlords. Have the cause, such as a leak or an electrical fault, made safe first; then we can repair and redecorate what it damaged.
Do you work in offices or blocks of flats?
Yes. We work in offices, shops and blocks of flats as well as homes. This page is about houses and flats; our commercial pages cover work in commercial buildings and the common parts of blocks.
Bigger jobs than maintenance
A whole house in need of more than repairs: home renovations.
Offices, shops and other workplaces: commercial construction.
Common parts of blocks of flats: social housing contractors.
Send us your list of repairs
Tell us what needs repairing, where the property is and whether a tenant lives there, and send a few photos if you can. We reply to every enquiry within one working day. You can also contact Andrews Building and Decorating.