Property CareCare for the home you love.
Repairs, decorating, joinery, gardening, stoves and quiet smart home work, carried out the way we would want it done in our own home. Insured, priced in writing before we start, and guaranteed after we leave.
Prana: an old Sanskrit word for breath, the life force within all things. Every home has one. Poor maintenance slowly drains it; thoughtful care restores it. We help homes breathe again.
The gap in the middle of the market
Homeowners are offered two poor choices: take a chance on whoever answers first on Facebook, or persuade a specialist firm to care about a small job. We built Prana for everything in between.
The jobbing handyman
Quick and cheap, and some are excellent. The trouble is telling which, before your home is the experiment.
- Often uninsured and unvetted
- Cash price agreed on the doorstep
- No written scope, no guarantee
- Hard to reach when something goes wrong
Prana Property Care
One trusted, insured relationship for the whole list, from the sticking door to the season's maintenance.
- Fully insured, work guaranteed
- Fixed price in writing before we start
- One contact for the whole list
- We know our limits, and say so
- A trusted network behind us: plumber, electrician, tree surgeon and more
Registered specialist trades
Essential for what they do. Gas, boilers and major electrical work belong with Gas Safe, NICEIC or NAPIT registered professionals, always.
- The right answer for regulated work
- Rarely interested in the small jobs
- Call-out fees make little jobs dear
- A different firm for every trade
When a job crosses into specialist territory, we tell you plainly and call on our network of trusted tradespeople: plumber, electrician, tree surgeon and others we would happily let loose on our own homes. Knowing our limits is not a weakness. It is the whole point.
The Room Refresh
The plasterer does not decorate afterwards. The chap fitting your new door would never straighten the crooked socket beside it, or ease the window that has stuck for years. Each trade does its trade and leaves; the room is never anyone's job.
So we made it ours. One room, everything it needs, one written price, taken from tired to finished in a single run of work. See how a Room Refresh works.
We are organised by the space, not the trade, and priced by the outcome, not the visit. Once you have experienced it, the old way feels absurd.
Three things we will not compromise on
Anyone can fix a hinge. What matters is how the work is approached, and what it feels like to have us in your home.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship is not perfection. It is the decision to care about details that nobody asked for: the painted edge nobody will inspect, the screw slot turned neatly into line. The greatest compliment is that you forget any work was ever required.
Stewardship
Your house stood before you arrived and will stand after you leave. We treat every job as one chapter in a longer story, respecting the character of the building and adding the next chapter thoughtfully rather than fashionably.
Honesty
Sometimes the most valuable advice we can offer is: leave it for now. Knowing when not to recommend work matters as much as knowing when to recommend it. Every suggestion is guided by one question: what would we choose if this were our own home?
Quiet work, done properly
From the small jobs that never quite reach the top of the list, to the ongoing care that keeps a home feeling looked after. And never simply fixing things: the aim, every time, is a home improved. These are starting points rather than a menu: combine them, split them, or ask for the single job you actually want. See everything we do.
Repairs & maintenance
The loose banister, the sticking door, the dripping tap, the worn seal. Small inconveniences accumulate; so do small improvements. We take the whole list seriously, not just the glamorous parts.
What we repair →Decorating & finishing
Preparation done properly, paint that protects as well as decorates, and finishing with the same care underneath as on top. Simplicity ages gracefully; we aim for exactly that.
Our approach to decorating →Joinery & restoration
Repair is an act of optimism. Where others reach for replacement, we ask whether restoration would honour both the craftsmanship and the character of your home. A repaired gate keeps its history.
Restoration over replacement →Gardening & outdoors
The garden is the room without a ceiling, and the place neglect shows first. Lawns, hedges, beds, patios, gutters and garden structures, kept in good order through the seasons.
From gate to fence →Woodburning stoves
The hearth is the heart of the home. Full installations from opening to oak beam, with Gas Safe and HETAS registered specialists from our network handling the regulated steps.
From gas fire to living flame →The quiet smart home
Hidden ethernet, wifi that flows through the house, and light that arrives at the right brightness for the hour. Discreet automation built on Home Assistant, running locally in your home.
Technology you never notice →Home care plans
Stewardship, not just maintenance. Regular visits to notice what your home is quietly telling you: the new draught, the faint movement underfoot, the sealant nearing the end of its life. Caught early, almost everything is simpler.
Compare the plans →We price the job, not the hour
Hourly billing is a terrible deal for the customer. It rewards slowness, punishes tidiness, and leaves you watching the clock instead of the work. So we simply do not do it.
Every job is quoted in writing before we start, and the price does not move unless the scope does. If we misjudge how long something takes, that is our cost, not yours. No call-out fees, no surprises on the invoice.
If something requires another day to achieve the proper result, we say so before we start. The inconvenience of honesty is always cheaper than the alternative.
We don't just repair homes. We restore the life within them.The Prana Book of Care
Listen first, then act
Every home speaks a different language. A Victorian terrace asks for different solutions than a contemporary apartment, so we begin by listening.
We look, and we listen
A visit, a walk round, and an honest conversation about what needs doing now, what can safely wait, and what is best left alone entirely.
We agree it in writing
Clear scope, a fixed price and realistic timings. If a job belongs with a registered specialist, we say so at this stage, not halfway through.
We do it properly
Careful work, tidy habits, photos before and after, and a clean finish. We leave your home feeling as though it has simply always worked.
Rooted in Godmanchester
We are based in Godmanchester, on the banks of the Great Ouse, and look after homes across Huntingdonshire and the wider Cambridgeshire area.
- Godmanchester
- Huntingdon
- St Ives
- Brampton
- Buckden
- St Neots
- Papworth
- Cambridge & villages
A little outside our patch? Ask anyway. If we cannot help, we will say so and point you towards someone who can.
Why local matters
The finest homes are rarely those that have undergone dramatic renovation. They are the homes where someone cared enough to notice. Being nearby means we can notice with you: a quick visit, a second opinion, a small job done before it becomes a large one.
Three things worth a look
Who you would be dealing with
A family business with a trusted network behind it. Worth knowing before you let anybody into your home.
About us →What customers say
Published unedited, with an honest note about why this page is deliberately new rather than padded out.
Read the reviews →The awkward questions
What things cost, whether we take deposits, what we refuse to touch, and how quickly you will hear back.
Straight answers →We look after it as though it were ours
Rental property declines quietly between tenancies, and the small stuff always lands on you at an inconvenient hour. We offer three arrangements that fix both: the Void Refresh between tenants, Portfolio Care across several properties, and Tenant Direct, where your tenant rings us rather than you.
For private landlords · For letting agents and property managers
Write us into the tenancy agreement, and the first you hear of the dripping tap is a line on an invoice saying it was fixed on Tuesday.
Ready to breathe new life into your home?
Tell us about your home and the list that never quite gets shorter. No obligation, no hard sell, and honest advice from the first conversation.