Refurbishing a rental is a different exercise from refurbishing a family home. The clock is the void period, the specification needs to be durable rather than fashionable, and compliance paperwork has to be in order before anyone moves in.
Scope set by the void
The work has to fit the available window. We prioritise what affects lettability and compliance first, and phase anything cosmetic that can wait.
Durability over fashion
Hard-wearing floor finishes, robust ironmongery, tiled rather than painted wet areas — specifications chosen because they survive tenancies.
Compliance items
Electrical condition reporting, safe heating, adequate ventilation and extract to wet rooms are the items that must be right before re-letting.
Portfolio work
Where several properties are being turned around, sequencing them gives better continuity and less standing time between trades.