Our biggest refurb quote of the year: £49,625 in Birtley

Our refurb team has just priced up a three bed house on Mary Avenue in Birtley for one of our landlords. At £49,625, it is the biggest refurb quote we have put together this year.

The house is structurally sound, but it is dated from top to bottom. It has a bathroom that has not changed in decades, a kitchen with half its units missing, damp patches on the walls, and two old brick outhouses that are currently little more than storage.

For a landlord, a job like this is about more than making a tired house look nice. It is about adding rooms tenants want, cutting future maintenance and getting the property to a standard that lets well and holds its value.

Watch the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/sj0pKkQ2-_s

What the refurb includes

This is not a lick of paint. Almost every trade in our in-house team is on this one:

• Two outhouses brought into the house, with damp membranes, insulation, new concrete floors and heating
• A new downstairs WC and utility room, with new drainage
• A new navy kitchen with integrated appliances
• A full bathroom upgrade with a drench shower
• Heating extended to both porches, the new WC and the utility room
• Electrical work in every room, including extra sockets, TV points and low carbon extractor fans
• New UPVC windows in the porch and utility
• Chimney and roof tile repairs
• New flooring throughout, with stain safe carpets, laminate and vinyl
• New cottage doors and chrome fittings throughout
• A full redecoration, inside and out, plus external pointing and a tidy up

Where the money goes

Skip hire and ridge and hip tile repointing are priced separately.

The landlord takeaway

Over a third of this budget goes on building and joinery work, not cosmetics. That is where the real value is. By converting space the property already has, the refurb adds a downstairs WC and a utility room without the cost of an extension. Those are features tenants actively look for, so the house goes back to market as a much stronger rental.

Video updates from start to finish

As with every job, we will send video updates throughout the refurb, so the landlord can see the progress without having to visit. Most builders will not do that. We think it should be standard.

We will share the after photos as soon as the work is finished, so keep an eye on the blog.

Need a refurb quote?

Whether your property needs a full transformation like this one or just a refresh between tenancies, our in-house team of 10 to 20 tradespeople covers the whole North East. We are competitive on price, and every quote is itemised room by room, so you know exactly where your money is going.

Email us at landlords@nguhomes.co.uk or call 0191 491 0344.