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Handyman services in London

One handyman team across all 33 London boroughs: £55 an hour, £190 a half day, and a fixed price agreed before we set off.

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  • 33 boroughs and 327 areas, each with its own page
  • £55 an hour, £190 a half day, £340 a full day
  • Fixings, filler and packaging removal inside every price
  • Permits, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge already accounted for
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The service, locally

Handyman work across Greater London

London walls are not one wall. A Victorian terrace in the inner boroughs is lath and plaster, a nineties conversion is dot-and-dab, and a new build off the river is thin blockwork behind plasterboard — each one needs a different anchor before anything heavy goes up.

Every borough page below carries the local housing stock, the fixings that suit it, realistic load limits and the parking rules that decide how long a visit takes. Pick your borough, then your area, and the prices you see are the prices we book.

Boroughs covered
33Boroughs covered
Local areas with their own page
327Local areas with their own page
Fixed-price jobs from
£55Fixed-price jobs from
Fixed-price job types
14Fixed-price job types

Instant estimate

Price your London job list

Tick everything you need doing. Batching jobs into one visit is genuinely cheaper, and the band updates as you go — it is the same figure we confirm in writing.

Price it for your part of London

What is on the list in London?

Assembly

Fixings and mounting

Doors and locks

Small plumbing

Finishing and making good

Estimated for London

£120 – £350

Slot needed: Half day

Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
One-visit saving
−£25
Lath, dot-and-dab or concrete fixings
from £20

£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. You have told us the walls are lath, dot-and-dab or concrete, so we have allowed for the correct anchors and the extra scanning time that goes with them.

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How it works

How a London visit works

  1. Send your job listSend every job in one message and we return a single written figure for the London visit, same working day.
  2. Detector out before the drillEvery wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables, sheets go down, and the fixing is matched to the wall in front of us rather than pulled from a pack.
  3. Load-tested, then clearedFixings are tested, holes made good, waste leaves in the van, and you sign the list off on site.
  4. Get my price

Walls and fixings

What is behind the plaster in London

London holds every wall type on the same street. The matrix below is the decision table our fitters work from before anything is drilled.

Most likely here

Lath and plaster — Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks

Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws. Realistic load: up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself. What goes wrong: a plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel.

  • Lath and plaster

    Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks

    Fixing
    Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
    Safe load
    Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
    What pulls out
    A plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel

  • Solid London stock brick

    Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls

    Fixing
    7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
    Safe load
    40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
    What pulls out
    Fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load

  • Dot-and-dab plasterboard

    1990s onward new builds and conversions

    Fixing
    Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
    Safe load
    30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
    What pulls out
    Short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs

  • Timber or metal stud partition

    Flat conversions and 1960s-onward internal walls

    Fixing
    Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses
    Safe load
    35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle
    What pulls out
    Two of four bracket holes on the stud and two in fresh air

  • Precast concrete and blockwork

    Post-war estates and podium blocks

    Fixing
    SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
    Safe load
    50 kg-plus per fixing
    What pulls out
    Hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first

  • Insulated dry lining

    Retrofitted period homes and low-energy refurbishments

    Fixing
    Insulation-rated frame fixings that reach the masonry beyond the board and foam
    Safe load
    25 kg, spread across four points
    What pulls out
    Compressing the insulation so the fixing slowly works loose

Why Hello Services

Why Hello Services in London

We scan before we drill

Stud, pipe and cable detector on every London wall before the first hole — not after the leak.

One visit, one fixed price

Your whole job list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote.

The right anchor for the wall

Lath, dot-and-dab, solid brick, concrete or thin block — the fixing is chosen for the wall in front of us.

London logistics handled

Permits, suspensions, ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and lift bookings are our problem, not yours.

Fixed prices

Handyman prices in London

Priced per job anywhere in Greater London. The van, standard fixings, permits, ULEZ, the Congestion Charge where it applies and packaging removal are already inside every figure.

  • Flat-pack assembly

    £55 – £190

    1–4 hrs

    Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall

  • TV mounting

    £85 – £165

    1–2 hrs

    Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked

  • Shelves and floating units

    £65 – £180

    1–3 hrs

    Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line

  • Curtain poles and blinds

    £60 – £150

    1–3 hrs

    Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard

  • Door easing, hinges and closers

    £55 – £140

    1–2 hrs

    Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted

  • Locks, handles and door furniture

    £70 – £160

    1–2 hrs

    Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like

  • Taps, washers and waste traps

    £65 – £150

    1–2 hrs

    Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails

  • Toilet and cistern repairs

    £75 – £165

    1–2 hrs

    Running fill valves, flush mechanisms, seats and pan connectors

  • Silicone and grout renewal

    £70 – £170

    1–3 hrs

    Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied

  • Mirrors, art and heavy hanging

    £55 – £130

    1–2 hrs

    Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall

  • Like-for-like sockets and light fittings

    £65 – £150

    1–2 hrs

    Faceplates, pendants and ceiling roses swapped like for like, tested on completion

  • Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps

    £60 – £140

    1–2 hrs

    System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up

  • Child and rental safety fixings

    £60 – £160

    1–3 hrs

    Anti-tip straps, stair gates, window restrictors and cupboard catches

  • Filling and patch painting

    £70 – £180

    1–3 hrs

    Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection

All 14 fixed prices apply in every borough; each area page leads with the jobs its own housing stock generates most.

£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. Full price list, fixings matrix and scope policy.

Rates and local costs

Hourly, half day or full day in London

Longer lists are cheaper per job, because you pay for one set-up instead of three call-outs.

  • Hourly rate

    £55

    per hour, one-hour minimum

    Best for one or two small jobs — a shelf, a leaking tap washer, a sticking door.

  • Half day

    £190

    up to 4 hours

    The most-booked slot in London: three to six jobs from one list, one visit, one price.

  • Full day

    £340

    up to 8 hours

    A snag list, a whole-flat furniture build, or a move-in day of fixings and fittings.

  • Same-day call-out

    £95

    first hour, then hourly

    Lock, leak, door or safety job that cannot wait for a booked slot.

Labour
£55/hr · £190 half day · £340 full day
Parking
Borough visitor permits and bay suspensions arranged and paid for by us
ULEZ & Congestion Charge
Compliant vans; charges already inside the quoted price
Fixings
Standard anchors, plugs, filler and packaging removal included

Screws, plugs, resin anchors, hollow-wall fixings, silicone and filler come out of the van and are inside the price. Anything bought for you — a replacement tap, a door closer, a specific bracket — is charged at cost with the receipt attached to your invoice.

Scope

What is included in London

Every London booking includes the left-hand list. The right is work that legally belongs to a registered trade — we say so before you book, not on the day.

Included in every visit

  • One vetted fitter for the whole London list, with ladders, tools and sheets already in the van.
  • Van-stock anchors chosen for the wall in front of us, including Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws, at no extra charge.
  • Detector before drill, laser line rather than eye, and a load test on each fixing before we sign off.
  • Access worked out in advance for London, with your borough council permits and charges already inside the price.

Not included — and why

  • Gas appliances and pipework, which legally belong to a Gas Safe engineer.
  • Consumer units and new circuits, notifiable work that needs Part P sign-off.
  • Load-bearing or structural changes, which need building control approval from your borough council first.
  • Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards near N1 are surveyed, never drilled blind.

The full scope policy, the complete fixings matrix and every fixed price sit on one page: handyman reference.

Coverage

Handyman work around London

We cover all 33 London boroughs. Start with a borough below, or jump straight to one of the areas we are booked in most often.
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Guides

Read before you book

Three long-form guides written from London job sheets: what things cost, what a handyman can and cannot do, and which fixing holds in which wall.

Hiring a handyman in the UK: the complete guide

Scope, legal limits, 2026 prices, vetting questions, wall fixings and a job-list method that gets more done in one visit.

18 min read

Handyman prices in London: what jobs actually cost in 2026

Hourly, half-day and fixed job prices, with the London extras that quietly add to a quote.

9 min read

What a handyman can and cannot legally do in the UK

The real line between handyman work and jobs that need a registered electrician, gas or structural trade.

7 min read

Wall fixings guide: which anchor holds in which London wall

The fixing that actually holds in each London wall type, and the realistic load it will take.

8 min read

Related services

Other work we do in London

End of tenancy cleaning

Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Angel flat cleaned for check-out.

One-off deep cleaning

A N1 reset after the drilling, sanding and flat-pack dust has settled.

After builders cleaning

Snag list finished by us, then the builders' dust taken out of the Angel flat.

Moving services

Furniture dismantled in N1, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.

House removals

A full Angel move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.

House clearance

Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from N1 before the new ones go up.

About the borough

London in context

Hello Services runs handyman work across Greater London with one rate card, one insurance policy and one standard of finish, whichever borough the job sits in.

Every job list is priced before the van moves, and the fitter arrives with the fixings the local wall construction actually needs.

  • 33 boroughs and 327 named areas, each with its own page and its own local pricing context
  • £55 an hour, £190 a half day, £340 a full day — VAT, van, fixings and waste inside the figure
  • Permits, bay suspensions, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge arranged and paid for by us

London at a glance

Postcodes served
N1
Nearest station
Angel (Northern)
Dominant wall construction
lath and plaster over timber studs, with solid brick on the party and external walls
Fixing we use most
Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
Realistic load
Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
Most-booked list
alcove shelving and a TV bracket, both fixed through the plaster into something solid
Watch out for
a plasterboard plug spun into lime plaster, which crumbles the key and drops the panel
Charging zones
Part of Islington sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
Residents (Angel)
10,314
Households (Angel)
4,920
Typical visit
Half a day in N1

Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Angel (E02000573) — the published geography that covers Angel, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).

Questions

London handyman questions

£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 a half day, £340 a full day. Fixed-price jobs: flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelves from £65, door easing from £55. Fixings, the van and waste removal are inside every figure.

Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.

Book a handyman in London

Send your job list and a photo of each wall for a fixed written price the same working day. Fixings, permits and taking the packaging away are already in the figure.

Get my price020 3633 4555

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