English, Barrett & Gray

Emily's details were passed onto me by a fellow tenant of the building. Emily agreed to come and look at the flat and give a quote. Emily gave a very detailed quote, broken down room by room so it was really clear what I would be paying for. Emily was very flexible about me adding to the initial quote some extra bits I wanted to get done. The decorating was carried out to a high standard and I am delighted with the results. I can very happily strongly recommend Emily, she was on time to visit for the quote and to pick up keys. She did all the work she said she was going to do, in the timelines she said she would, for the price she quoted. Emily was also a pleasure to deal with throughout and was very helpful in facilitating a couple of trips for the plumber while I had vacated the flat for her to decorate.

We were very impressed with Emily and Penny's work from the tendering through to execution . Great care was taken in repairing surfaces, choosing colours, and talking about options. The work was done to time, within budget, and to our satisfaction . Equally importantly, Emily and Penny are friendly and personable- it never felt intrusive to have them in our home, and they were both hard working and very nice to talk to. We highly recommend them. Brian Hagan

Em and Penny were absolute professionals. From the point of competitive quotation, arranging a scaffolding firm, clearly specified scope, to managing timeline expectations they were spot on. Then when completing the work they were reliable, professional, personable, flexible and the work was great quality. There were no surprises and it was managed very well. The job was to paint the exterior of a Victorian building, converted to three individual flats, including some repair work. All three independent flat holders were in agreement for this positive review. The team were an absolute pleasure to deal with, we highly recommend and would certainly use again for any relevant jobs.

We have used this team of decorators for 4 rooms and have been really happy with the work that they have done. They provided detailed quotes for the work which was completed to a high standard. They have been friendly and accommodating of our needs and even coped with our cats. Happy to recommend to others.

I was about to limit their brilliance to North London but I've decided to extend the geographical range, as one of the painters lives in South London. I have used English, Barrett & Gray several times now over the years, on two houses, and I cannot be more effusive in my praise. Speedy and friendly communications; detailed quotes which explain precisely what they intend to do; always punctual and following an agreed schedule; impeccable workmanship and an impressive understanding of the optimal types of paint for each wall... There is no job that Emily, Penny and Emma cannot handle without consummate authority and skill. My house looks incredible thanks to them. I will not have anyone else go near my walls. They are also fantastic company - quiet, discreet, hard-working, knowledgeable, humorous and dedicated to their profession. The finest in London.

Emily, Emma and Penny were very professional from conducting the first quote to the final paint touches. They were always on-time and wore masks and proactively looked to all the wall surfaces and edges smoother, filling in all holes and cracks. They spotted things I hadn't even noticed and make them better, especially a big dent at the bottom of our bannister which they made perfect again. They were extremely organised throughout with a plan for when they aimed to move between rooms so that we could organise furniture in advance. We asked them to match the colours in our flat and we thought it would be difficult as the previous owners used an Italian paint that cannot be purchased in the UK but Emily and team found perfect matching paints and even procured samples first to make sure we were happy. As the flat came to life again, we made one or two tweaks from the original plan, deciding to paint the inside of some cupboards last minute and adding one new paint colour and Emily was always very accommodating. One of the rooms required removing the old wall paper and I am very impressed with the finish. All in all, lovely professional team with high standards and very communicative throughout. Thank you for giving us a new flat and something to be very positive about this year.

Emily and her team re-decorated four rooms in our flat. They did an excellent job at every stage. They were prompt, well prepared and organised and gave us great advice for the redecoration. The paintwork in each room is excellent and they were very tidy and clean. We highly recommend English, Barrett & Gray!

Emily and her team decorated my front room and hallway. The hallway was a big job - taking it from fresh plaster. Both jobs were done to a high standard. The team were polite, on time and incredibly tidy. They are true professionals. Will definitely have them back at some point in future.

We have used English, Barrett & Gray for painting work on numerous occasions. Every time they've been charming, helpful, punctual, professional, efficient, and most importantly of all, produced work of the highest standard. Emily, Emma and the rest of the team are top professionals. They care about the results, they care about quality, they care about process, and they care about the client. At all times we have felt listened to and supported, and the room they have just completed has been transformed from tired and shabby to glowing and beautiful in mere days. I cannot praise Emily and her colleagues more highly, and have no intention of using anybody else.

Everything went very smoothly in the complete redecoration of our small flat, from our first meeting with Emily to obtain a quote to the end of the job, which came in on time and on budget. We let Penny and her team in on Monday morning and then left them to it. We had complete confidence in leaving them with our keys. Emily kept in touch during the work, pointing out a problem with one ceiling but then having a "can-do" attitude to sorting it out. We couldn't recommend this team of pleasant and skilful women more highly.