Ikea? - I was genuinely surprised by their price vs quality. Or B&Q.

The above are on the assumption the property isn't in Mayfair.

Do not purchase an ikea kitchen. They look nice but are a bugger to fit. All uk kitchens have a void behind the base units so you can fit your pipe work, electrical cables etc behind. Ikea do not have this so you have to either re-plumb your whole kitchen to sink all your pipe work into the walls and then replaster or run all your pipe work through your units. I fit kitchens but always give people this advice or refuse to fit ikea kitchens. Most fitters I know do this too.

What you save on buying the kitchen you will spend 2 or 3 times more on fitting costs. My advice would be to get yourself a trade point card at b&q and get your kitchen from there. You will be surprised how cheap they are and how good quality they are.

I Put Ikea kitchens in mine, yes there is no void behind, but its no problem at all to run the pipes underneath, with the added bonus that any leaks or issues can be accesed without taking the units out.
Quality is very good, price is good, and because there is no void they have more room in them!

This, wish I'd known about the void on the first one I fitted, but with a bit of prep/planning the extra space outweighs the effort in my opinion, although less important for rental. The quality is good though and if you stick to the basic designs they seem to keep them current forever so you'll always be able to replace odd doors etc.

Howdens (if you can get a trade account) and Wickes haven't been mentioned yet but both tend to get well reviewed.

Recently installed a B&Q kitchen in a investment property I have renovated. Kept it simple with gloss white slab units and doors - for the cost the B&Q stuff is hard to beat, especially if you buy it on offer. Managed to do the whole kitchen and appliances for sub £700. Nice modern finish.

FYI worktop wise Ikea are significantly cheaper than any other supplier I have found.

I would ask where the property is, the type of tenant you expect to get before saying where to go for a kitchen,

In my rental places (3) l used Wicks for one as l kept the carcasses and never changed the layout, Howdens for a design and purchased the kitchen, but had fitted for me by carpenter, this was because we had a blank canvass so to speak and the last house l left as was fine.

Mike

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Property developer I know swears by Howdens.

But what happens if your wall has a bow in it on a long run? The service gap isn't just for pipes, it also allows you to ensure the units can be fitted in a straight line, even if your wall isn't!

For a budget, Howdens are hard to beat, although slightly limited on the carcass colours, they are a rigid built system, which saves a day of labour building the units on a refit.

OP - you don't say if you are renting this place or selling it on but I tend to use Wickes takeaway range for my places. Pretty cheap, last ok & don't tend to change the range very often so when you need a 500mm Edmonton base unit with a gloss white door because a tenant has kicked one in because his wages benefits are late you can just pop & get one on the way to delivering the Section 21 form.

I used Howdens recently. They often have special deals on kitchens. Though, their appliances have a poor reputation.