before
after- Cost
- £19,600
- Result
- Sold £62,000 over the pre-works valuation
3-bed terrace, Streatham
Landlord selling after twelve years of tenants. Full repaint, two new carpets, garden cleared, worktop chip repaired.
One fixed price. One team. Painting, repairs, carpets, garden and deep clean — market-ready, fast.
After
01
Get it looking its best before the photographs and the first viewing.
02
Turn it round between tenants and keep the void as short as possible.
Send photos and you'll usually have a fixed price the same day.
Agent or property manager?
The difference
Drag the handle. Nothing structural changed — paint, floors, snags and a deep clean.


Recent work
before
afterLandlord selling after twelve years of tenants. Full repaint, two new carpets, garden cleared, worktop chip repaired.
before
afterBetween tenancies. Wash-down and touch-up, new silicone, two seized taps, garden cut back, check-in clean.
before
afterOwner moving abroad. Repaint throughout, carpets cleaned, bathroom re-sealed, hallway light replaced, deep clean.
before
afterProbate sale, untouched since the 1990s. Clearance, full repaint, new stair and landing carpet, front garden and path, exterior woodwork.
Every figure is from a real job. Ask us for the full breakdown.
The maths
The same 2-bed flat, three ways.
| Presentable | Booking trades yourself | Doing nothing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting, snags, carpets cleaned, garden, deep clean | £7,200 fixed | £6,200–£7,800 across four separate quotes | £0 |
| Your time | One phone call, keys handed over | 15–25 hours over three to four weeks, plus being there for each trade | None |
| Timeline | Done in five days, start date agreed up front | Whenever each trade is free; usually three to six weeks end to end | Immediate |
| If something goes wrong | Our problem, fixed at our cost | Your problem, and nobody's job | — |
| Typical effect on price | Sale: £15,000–£30,000 more. Let: £50–£150 a month more and a shorter void | Same, if it all comes together | Sale: offers typically £15,000–£25,000 under a presented equivalent. Let: 2–4 extra weeks empty |
Starting prices
Fixed quote depends on condition and what you add. Add-ons: new carpets, exterior paint, worktop repair, heavy garden clearance, furniture removal.
| Property | Sell-ready | Let-ready |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flat | from £4,800 | from £3,200 |
| 2-bed flat | from £7,200 | from £5,200 |
| 3-bed house | from £13,000 | from £9,600 |
Results
6×
average return on spend for sellers
Across our sell-ready jobs, every £1 spent has come back as roughly £6 on the sale price.
9
days to re-let, on average
Let-ready flats have gone back on the market and been let within nine days.
£38k
average sale-price uplift
Against the agent's valuation before the work.
5
days on site, typically
From key collection to photo-ready.
Illustrative figures for launch. Replace with live numbers as jobs complete.
In their words
“I'd been putting the flat on the market off for a year because I couldn't face organising it. Sent photos on a Tuesday, had a price that evening, done within two weeks.”
“We manage forty units. Having one number to call between tenancies, and an invoice we can put straight through, has taken a real headache off the desk.”
“Mum's house hadn't been touched in thirty years. They told us what not to bother with, which I appreciated more than anything.”
The difference
Three of them are sensible in the right situation. Here's the honest comparison.
| Do it yourself | Trades separately | Sell as-is | Presentable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | £1,600–£5,000 in materials | £4,000–£16,000 | 15–25% below market | £3,800–£17,000 fixed |
| Your time | 6–10 weekends | Constant co-ordination | Almost none | One conversation |
| Elapsed time | 6–12 weeks | 4–8 weeks | 2–4 weeks | Under 2 weeks |
| Price certainty | Creeps | Day rates and extras | Fixed, but low | Fixed before we start |
| Who runs it | You | You | The buyer | Us |
| Finished properly | Depends on stamina | Depends on sequencing | Not applicable | Yes, or we fix it |
Guides
Selling
The order matters more than the effort. Do these things in this sequence and you'll spend less and finish faster.
Selling
There's a short list of things worth doing before you market a property, and a much longer list of things people do anyway.
Costs
Prep is most of the price. Anyone quoting without seeing the walls is guessing.
You look after properties. We get them ready.
Trade rates, key collection and one invoice per property — for agents and property managers.
Next step
No obligation. We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Saturday.