A kitchen refit turns structural the moment the wall between the kitchen and the next room comes into it. We handle both sides, the beam and the building control side as well as the fit out that follows. If you rent from Luton Borough Council, there is a consent step before any of it.
Council tenants need written permission first
Luton Borough Council requires a council tenant to get written permission before improvement works begin. That applies to a kitchen replacement as much as to anything else, and asking afterwards is not the same thing.
Get it in writing early, because it sets what you are allowed to change and what you are not. We can price the work either way, but we will not start on a council property until that permission is in place.
What the compensation scheme does not pay for
It does not pay professional fees. Luton Borough Council states that no compensation is payable to a council tenant for professional fees such as architects, or for the cost of planning permission or building regulations consent. Compensation for any one qualifying improvement is capped at £3,000.
That matters if the kitchen involves moving a load bearing wall, because the engineer's fee and the building control charge sit outside the scheme. Budget for them separately rather than expecting them back.
- Quartz, granite and marble worktops templated and fitted
- Bespoke kitchen design and 3D layout planning
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
Why Luton Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Kitchens go wrong at the joins: the wall that turned out to be load bearing, the drainage run that had to move, the appliance that arrived after the units were fixed. We sequence the structural work, the first fix and the fit out as one job with one point of contact, so no trade is left waiting on another. Where the property is a Luton council home, we work to the written permission the council has given. Quotations are free and no obligation.
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Worktops templated after installation for a precise fit