Handyman in Hendon

Handyman Services in Hendon: what is different here

Summer turnarounds in student houses

Shared houses near Middlesex University tend to change hands together, so a year's wear has to be put right in a few weeks before the next group moves in. A typical list includes door handles and closers, curtain rails pulled off the wall, holes from posters and shelves, mouldy silicone, cracked tiles, loose kitchen cupboard doors and a broken bed slat or two.

One or two days usually covers a whole house. Each repair gets a before and after picture, attached to the invoice, so the agent has evidence ready for the deposit scheme.

Fire doors and locks in licensed HMOs

In a licensed shared house, bedroom and kitchen doors often have to be fire doors with self-closers, and a door that no longer closes into its frame or a removed closer is a common inspection finding. We adjust and refit closers, ease doors that bind, replace damaged intumescent strips and smoke seals, and fit thumb-turn locks where the licence asks for them. Major fire door replacement is joinery rather than handyman work, and we will tell you if a door has reached that point.

Sash windows and period details

The terraces on The Burroughs and the older houses around Church End still have timber sashes, panelled doors and picture rails. Sashes that stick, broken cords, loose staff beads and rattling meeting rails are all repairable, and in a conservation area repair is usually easier than replacement, which may need consent.

An Article 4 direction made in 1987 covers 1 to 8 Burroughs Gardens and 63 to 77 The Burroughs, so owners there should check with Barnet before changing windows or doors. We match timber and fixings to what is already there.

Flats in converted houses and post-war blocks

Hendon ward was 44.6% purpose-built flats at the 2021 Census, including the post-war blocks east of Brent Street, and another 13.3% of households lived in converted houses. In a flat, small jobs often meet building rules: drilling hours, where tools can be left on a shared landing, and whether a new front-door lock has to match the block's key system.

Tell us the building and the managing agent when you book. For shelves and TV brackets, we check what the wall is made of first, because older conversions often have lath and plaster or thin stud partitions.

Gardens, gates and the outside of a Hendon house

Many of the semis around Hendon Central, and the terraces nearer The Burroughs, have narrow side passages, timber gates and rear gardens that back onto one another, and those take a beating in winter. Typical outdoor items are a gate that has dropped on its hinges, a fence panel blown out of its posts, a rotten gate post, a loose house number, a sagging washing line or a garden tap that needs a new washer.

We cover the small fixes and replacements; anything involving the roof, chimney or structural walls is outside what we do, and we say so on the list rather than leave it unmentioned. For a let, a short note with photos of the outside is useful to send the landlord or agent at the same time.

Planning a visit around Hendon parking

Barnet's controlled zones in Hendon and West Hendon, such as HC2 and WH3, mean we may need a visitor permit or a nearby pay-by-phone bay, and kerb space around The Burroughs is scarce in term time. A half day suits five or six small jobs; a full day suits a student-house turnaround or a void. If we are buying parts for you, a quick photo of the old handle, blind bracket or cistern lever saves a trip to the merchant halfway through.

Official sources

• Barnet's Article 4 list: the 1987 Burroughs direction and the 2016 small HMO direction
• Barnet appraisal of Hendon Church End around St Mary's
• Barnet notice naming the HC2 Hendon and WH3 West Hendon parking zones, July 2026
• Barnet additional HMO licensing dates and scope, summarised by London Property Licensing
• Ground 4A for student HMOs, GOV.UK guide to the Renters' Rights Act
• Tenancies periodic from 1 May 2026: GOV.UK announcement

Last reviewed October 2026 by EliteShires Property Services.