Property Certificates & Trade Services in Harrow

Which certificate do you actually need?

This is the question we are asked most, usually by a landlord who has been sold something they did not need or told they were fine when they were not. The honest short version is that three certificates are required by law for most let property in England, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are required without any certificate, one is a duty rather than a certificate, and one is evidence rather than an obligation.

If you are unsure which apply to your property, call and describe it. We will tell you what is genuinely required, including when the answer is that you do not need something we sell.

How the two halves fit together

A certificate is a diagnosis, not a repair. An EICR that comes back unsatisfactory starts a 28-day clock. A gas check that finds an at-risk appliance means it needs disconnecting and repairing. An EPC below E stops you letting until the rating is raised or an exemption is registered. In each case you then need a trade, and that is where most landlords lose time, because the inspection company does not do the work and the trade cannot issue the certificate.

We do both. In practice that means a void can be certified and put right inside one coordinated window: the EPC, the EICR, the gas safety check and PAT testing alongside the plumbing, electrical and decorating snagging. One visit, one invoice, and a property that is re-lettable sooner.

It also removes a conflict we would rather name than hide. An inspector who also sells remedial work has an obvious incentive to find faults. Our answer is that every coded observation is quoted line by line against its specific code, you are told plainly which items affect the outcome and which are only recommendations, and you are free to have anyone else do the work. We would rather quote a job and lose it than write a report designed to generate one.

Who we work for

Individual landlords with one or two properties, who mostly need the certificates keeping current and someone reliable when a tenant reports a fault. Portfolio landlords, where the real value is the renewal diary and grouping visits so the certificates do not all fall due in the same month. Letting and managing agents, on account with monthly consolidated invoicing, photographic reporting and an agreed spend threshold. And homeowners, who typically need an EPC for a sale or a trade for a specific job.

What we do not do

Structural work, significant roofing, damp investigation and full building projects. We will tell you and refer you on rather than take work we are not the right trade for. Being the single number for a property only works if we are honest about where it stops.

Indicative prices

• EPC: From £75, certificate lodged within 24 hours
• EICR: From £120, report issued within 48 hours
• Gas Safety Certificate: From £70, record issued on the day
• Plumbing: From £60 per hour, same-day emergency callout
• Electrical Work: From £60 per hour, same-day fault finding
• Handyman: From £45 per hour, half-day and full-day rates
• PAT Testing: From £50, certificate and asset list on the day
• Legionella Risk Assessment: From £60, assessment and written record on the day
• Painting & Decorating: Quoted per room, void turnarounds in 2–4 days
• Carpentry: From £60 per hour, fixed price on defined jobs
• Tiling: Quoted per square metre, most bathrooms in 2–3 days
• Property Maintenance: Per job or monthly account, coordinated single-visit voids

Every price is confirmed against your specific property before we attend. We do not quote low and add to it afterwards.

Where we cover

All of the above is available across Harrow, Kenton, Stanmore, Edgware.