Rental decorating is a different job from decorating a home: the deadline is the next tenant, the paint has to survive the next tenancy, and the invoice has to make sense to you, your agent and your accountant. We decorate rentals, HMOs and student lets across Leicester and quote from a room list, without a visit.
Built around your void period
- Quote without a visit: send a room list or floor plan through the instant quote and get a fixed, itemised price, so you can approve it before the old tenant has even left.
- Dates that match the changeover: we schedule around keys-back and move-in dates, not ours.
- Durable, wipeable finishes in busy areas, so the next changeover is a touch-up, not a repaint.
- Proper invoices for your records, and repeat work for portfolio landlords and agents.
- £2m insured, CSCS registered, with RAMS documentation where a managed building requires it.
What rental decorating costs in Leicester
| Property | Typical price (materials in) |
|---|---|
| Touch-up between tenancies | £250–£600 |
| 1-bed flat, full repaint | £1,000–£1,300 |
| 2-bed flat, full repaint | £1,450–£1,900 |
| 2-bed terrace, full repaint | £2,100–£2,900 |
| 3-bed semi, full repaint | £3,400–£4,400 |
Walls-and-ceilings-only jobs cost less. Keep one consistent colour throughout and most changeovers need a touch-up rather than a full repaint, which over several tenancies saves thousands.
Know what you can (and can't) charge a tenant for
Scuffs along a hallway after a two-year tenancy are fair wear and tear, and deposit schemes generally reduce any claim to reflect the age of the decoration. Our landlord decorating guide explains wear and tear, apportionment, the best paint for rentals and the void-week strategy. (We are decorators, not solicitors: for disputes, take advice from your scheme or agent.)
HMOs, student lets and communal areas
HMOs and student houses take hard wear. We use scrubbable, scuff-resistant trade finishes in kitchens, halls and stairwells, and work room by room when the property is part-occupied. For blocks and managed buildings see commercial decorating.