🌿 Surrey Office Refurbishment

Office Refurbishment Contractors Surrey

From Brooklands and Frimley to Guildford and Woking — fixed-price office refurbishments across Surrey's business parks and town centres, with no variations once the scope is agreed.

The number one risk Surrey clients bring to us: project creep — a low quote that climbs 20–30% once works begin. We price after a site visit, fix the scope, and hold the price. No surprises mid-project.

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Moving In / Lease Start

Cat B Fit-Out

Shell space and a handover date looming. We deliver Cat B fit-outs across Surrey — partitions, flooring, ceilings, M&E, data — managed from one contract with a written programme from day one.

Renewing In Place

In-Situ Refurbishment

Converting rows of desks into a hybrid hub. Meeting pods, Town Hall breakout areas, collaborative zones. We refurbish around your team — phased delivery, controlled zones, no unnecessary downtime.

Lease Exit

Dilapidations & Cat A

Terminal Schedule served? Surrey landlords — particularly institutional ones — are strict. We assess your exposure, price the reinstatement, and deliver on time to avoid holding over costs.

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The Surrey Office Market

Why Surrey's MDs and COOs demand a fixed price

Surrey's decision-makers are not facilities professionals by background — they're MDs and COOs who chose a Surrey postcode for a reason. They expect the same standard from a refurbishment contractor as they'd expect from any professional service: a clear brief, a fixed price, and delivery that doesn't need managing. Project creep — the habit some contractors have of quoting low and adding "variations" once works are underway — is the single biggest complaint we hear from Surrey clients who've used other contractors before. We price every project after a free site visit. The scope is fixed in writing. The price doesn't move.

Our Westerham base puts us on the Surrey border — we cover Brooklands, Hillswood, Frimley, Guildford, Woking and the wider Western Corridor without the travel overhead that adds cost and delays to every visit. We know Surrey's institutional landlords, their LTA requirements and their dilapidations surveyors by name.

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Office refurbishment in Surrey
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Fixed Price Guarantee

Priced after a free site visit. Scope agreed in writing. Price doesn't move. No mid-project variations, no surprise invoices at handover. Surrey clients deal with enough variables — the contractor cost shouldn't be one of them.

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BREEAM & EPC Aware

Surrey's institutional landlords increasingly require fit-outs to maintain EPC B or above. We specify low-VOC finishes, LED-only lighting and M&E solutions that comply — so the LTA gets approved, not rejected.

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Out-of-Hours as Standard

In shared Surrey business park buildings, noisy works are restricted to before 08:00 or after 18:00. We programme these phases upfront — your team and neighbouring tenants aren't disturbed. Quiet works proceed during business hours.

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One Contract, All Trades

Partition, flooring, electrical, decoration, M&E — all managed under one contract. No trade coordination on your side, no blame-shifting between subcontractors, no gaps in the programme.

Surrey Costs

What does an office refurbishment cost in Surrey?

Indicative rates based on Surrey projects — Western Corridor business parks, Guildford and Woking town centres. Actual costs depend on building type, existing condition and specification. We provide a fully itemised quote after a free site visit.

Scope Cost per sq ft What's included Typical programme
Basic Refresh
£25 – £45 per sq ft
Works only Redecoration with low-VOC paint, new carpet tiles, LED lighting upgrade — typically sufficient for lease renewal or modest upgrade 2–4 weeks
Mid Spec
£45 – £75 per sq ft
Works only New partitions, suspended ceilings, electrical works, data cabling, hybrid hub conversion with meeting pods and breakout zones 4–8 weeks
Full Specification
£80 – £140+ per sq ft
Works only Full strip-out, raised access floors, full M&E upgrade, acoustic partitioning, bespoke fit-out to HQ specification 8–16 weeks
Cat A+
From £35 per sq ft
Priced per project Cabled, partitioned, kitchen-fitted Cat A+ to attract SME tenants faster — EPC and BREEAM compliant throughout 4–10 weeks
Cat A Reinstatement
£20 – £55 per sq ft all-in
Works + strip-out Partition removal, ceiling reinstatement, flooring to landlord spec, redecoration to Cat A — priced against the Schedule of Dilapidations 2–6 weeks

On Surrey dilapidations: Institutional landlords on Surrey business parks are among the strictest in the South East. Before agreeing a cash settlement on a Quantified Demand, understand what the works actually cost. Paying the landlord's contractor rates is almost always the more expensive outcome. We provide free dilapidations surveys and priced counter-schedules — call us before the 56-day response window closes. Request a survey →

Surrey-Specific Expertise

What makes Surrey different to deliver in

📄 LTA & RAMS Management

Most Cat B works in Surrey require a Licence to Alter. Surrey landlords — particularly institutional ones managing business park stock — expect professional RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements) and as-built drawings upon completion. We handle the full LTA submission and manage the landlord's surveyor throughout, so the approval process doesn't derail your programme.

LTA submitted in parallel with pre-order lead times — approval doesn't add to your programme where it can be avoided.

🚗 Town Centre Logistics

Guildford and Woking town centre refurbishments require careful planning. Guildford's North Street regeneration zone and the Friary area have pedestrianised streets and restricted delivery windows. Woking town centre has narrow access points and time-of-day restrictions. Business park sites are generally more accessible, but parking is a live constraint — EV charging and cycle storage provisions are increasingly required by LTA conditions.

We plan all access, staging and delivery logistics before the job starts — not on the morning of the first delivery.

🏛️ Dilapidations & 56-Day Response

Surrey's institutional landlords — particularly those managing Western Corridor business parks — serve Terminal Schedules of Dilapidations in the last year of the lease. Tenants typically have 56 days to respond. The strongest response is a priced counter-schedule backed by a commitment to carry out the works. We provide free dilapidations surveys, priced counter-schedules and fixed-price delivery — the combination that reduces exit costs most effectively.

Most dilapidations claims in Surrey focus on ceiling tiles, M&E servicing and floor coverings. We deliver all three.

🌱 EPC & BREEAM Compliance

Many Surrey landlords will not approve a Licence to Alter if the proposed works reduce the building's EPC rating or compromise its BREEAM certification. This affects fit-out specification more than most clients expect — lighting, M&E, insulation and even paint VOC levels all contribute. Surrey's technology and pharmaceutical tenant base also brings CSR targets that mandate low-VOC and carbon-neutral specification options.

We assess EPC and BREEAM implications at survey stage and specify accordingly — your LTA gets approved, not rejected.

Who We Work With

The Surrey businesses we know best

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Technology & IT Firms

Agile layouts, high-connectivity infrastructure, collaborative zones and biophilic design. Surrey's Western Corridor has one of the UK's densest concentrations of tech and IT occupiers — we know what these spaces need and how to deliver them to spec.

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Pharma & Life Sciences

Clean specification, acoustic compliance and controlled-environment requirements. Surrey's pharmaceutical cluster — running from Chertsey through to Guildford — brings a distinct set of fit-out standards that we're experienced in meeting.

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SMEs, AI & Cyber Security

Fast-growing businesses that need Cat A+ or a quick Cat B fit-out without the overhead of managing a project. We move fast, price transparently and hand over a space that works from day one.

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Institutional Landlords

Cat A+ preparation to attract SME tenants faster. We understand Surrey landlord requirements — BREEAM compliance, EPC standards, RAMS documentation — and deliver works that get the LTA approved without re-submissions.

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Facilities Managers

In-situ refurbishments delivered around your team — phased programme, controlled access zones, daily progress updates. We coordinate with building management from mobilisation to handover.

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Building Surveyors

Schedule of Dilapidations responses, priced counter-schedules, reinstatement to landlord spec. We understand Scott Schedules, Section 18(1) and what Surrey's institutional surveyors expect at handover.

How It Works

Our Surrey project process

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Site Visit & Assessment

We visit within 48 hours, survey the space and identify LTA requirements, EPC implications and any access constraints. You get a clear picture of scope and programme before committing to anything.

Within 48 hours
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Fixed-Price Quote & Programme

Itemised quote with a clear written programme. Logistics — access planning, out-of-hours schedule, LTA submission timeline — is included before you sign. The price on the quote is the price on the invoice.

3–5 working days
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LTA & Mobilisation

Where required, we submit RAMS and method statements to the landlord's surveyor and manage the approval process. Pre-order procurement runs in parallel so LTA approval doesn't add to your start date.

Parallel to procurement
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Delivery & Handover

Phased, noise-compliant delivery coordinated with building management. As-built drawings and full handover documentation provided on completion — meeting your LTA obligations in full.

Per written programme
Why Renova

Why Surrey clients choose us

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No variations. Fixed price means fixed.

We scope every project before we quote. If something is in the quote, it's in the price — including out-of-hours working, logistics and waste management. If it wasn't scoped, we'll tell you before we add it, not after.

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On the Surrey border — fast response

Our Westerham base is minutes from the Surrey border at Junction 6 of the M25. We can visit Weybridge, Chertsey, Guildford and Woking without the travel costs that inflate quotes from London-based contractors.

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BREEAM-aware specification

We know which Surrey landlords require EPC B or above and spec accordingly from the outset. Low-VOC paints, LED-only lighting, BREEAM-compliant M&E — built into the quote, not bolted on afterwards.

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LTA and RAMS — fully managed

We handle method statements, RAMS preparation and as-built drawings. Surrey's institutional landlords expect a professional LTA pack — we produce one that gets approved first time.

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CHAS accredited

CHAS is required on most business park refurbishments in Surrey. We hold CHAS accreditation alongside the Good Business Charter and NAFDI membership — the full set that building managers and landlords expect to see before mobilisation.

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Dilapidations before the clock runs out

56 days to respond to a Terminal Schedule sounds like enough time. It isn't, once you factor in instructing a surveyor, getting a counter-schedule priced and agreeing a scope. We move fast on dilapidations — call us as soon as you receive the notice.

Accreditations

"Renova gave us a fixed price, stuck to it, and handed over on the day they said they would. After two previous contractors who didn't, that alone made them stand out."

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P. Fewins

Director, Russell Fewins Ltd

Where We Work

Surrey coverage — business parks to town centres

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Western Corridor

Surrey's densest concentration of corporate office space — tech, pharma and global HQs. We know the business parks, the landlords and the building managers.

Brooklands, Weybridge Hillswood, Chertsey Frimley Business Park Sunbury-on-Thames Staines Addlestone
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Guildford & Surrounds

Town centre offices, the Friary area, Slyfield Industrial Estate and the emerging station quarter. Guildford Station regeneration is bringing new office stock in 2026.

Guildford office refurbishment — dedicated page →

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Woking & North Surrey

Woking town centre, the Victoria Square regeneration zone and the M25 corridor north of Guildford. High demand for hybrid-ready refurbishments and Cat A+ landlord preparation.

Woking Town Centre Victoria Square Zone Byfleet Camberley Cobham Walton-on-Thames
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Richmond & East Surrey

Richmond's mixed-use office stock, Leatherhead's business parks and the A25 corridor through Reigate and Redhill. Broader South East coverage on request.

Richmond Leatherhead Epsom Reigate Redhill Dorking
Common Questions

Surrey office refurbishment — questions we get asked

A basic refresh (decoration, flooring, LED lighting) typically runs £25–45 per sq ft. Mid-spec with partitions, ceilings and electrical works runs £45–75 per sq ft. A full specification refurbishment with strip-out and M&E upgrades runs £80–140 per sq ft. All quotes are fully itemised after a free site visit — no vague estimates, no budget ranges that double once the scope is agreed.
Yes — particularly institutional landlords on Western Corridor business parks. Many will not approve a Licence to Alter if the works would reduce the building's EPC rating below B or compromise its BREEAM certification. We assess EPC and BREEAM implications at survey stage and specify accordingly — low-VOC finishes, LED-only lighting and M&E solutions that maintain or improve the building's rating. Surrey's tech and pharma tenants often add their own CSR requirements on top of the landlord's minimum.
Town centre refurbishments require careful logistics planning. Guildford's North Street and the Friary area have pedestrianised zones and restricted delivery windows. Woking town centre has narrow access points and time-of-day restrictions. We plan all deliveries in advance — identifying staging points, delivery windows and access protection arrangements with the building manager before works start. Nothing is improvised on the morning of the first delivery.
When a Surrey landlord serves a Terminal Schedule of Dilapidations in the last year of a lease, you typically have 56 days to respond. That response sets the framework for any settlement negotiation — a weak or late response puts you in a poor position. Surrey landlords, particularly institutional ones on business parks, are strict. The strongest response is a priced counter-schedule backed by a commitment to carry out the works at your own contractor's rates, which are almost always lower than the landlord's. Call us as soon as you receive the notice — 56 days goes quickly once solicitors are involved.
Yes — out-of-hours working is standard for noisy phases. In Surrey's shared business park buildings, drilling, floor preparation and structural works are typically restricted to before 08:00 or after 18:00 to avoid disrupting neighbouring tenants. We programme these phases upfront as part of the written programme — not as an afterthought once complaints arrive. Quiet works (partition fitting, decoration, flooring) proceed during business hours in isolated zones.
Yes. We handle the full LTA submission — RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements), method statements and as-built drawings for the landlord's surveyor. Surrey's institutional landlords expect a professional LTA pack; an incomplete submission typically results in rejection and a delay of 4–8 weeks. We submit in parallel with pre-order procurement lead times where possible, so the approval process doesn't add to your overall programme.
We can typically visit within 48 hours of an enquiry and return a fixed-price quote within 3–5 working days. Start date depends on your programme and whether an LTA is required. For straightforward works without an LTA, we can usually mobilise within 2–3 weeks of contract agreement. For urgent dilapidations situations, call us directly — we can often move faster.
Get a Quote

Fixed-price quote for your Surrey project.

Tell us about your project and we'll arrange a free site visit within 48 hours. No obligation, no vague estimate — a proper scope and a price that doesn't change.

Responding to a dilapidations schedule? Don't wait. The 56-day window moves fast once solicitors are involved — call us directly on 020 3393 9600 and we'll prioritise a site visit.

We'll respond within one business day. Calls answered Mon–Fri, 8am–5:30pm.

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