Scotland
Social housing contractors in Orkney
We help housing associations, councils and supported housing providers in Orkney keep their homes safe, warm and lettable.
Request a quote in Orkney
Tell us about the homes and the work, and we will come back to you with questions, a scope or a price.
We can take on all 24 of our services in Orkney for Orkney Islands Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, working to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and to each landlord's own specification and timescales.
Who are the social landlords in Orkney?
Orkney Islands Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Orkney, and we can work for both.
Which standards apply to social homes in Orkney?
Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.
Scotland's damp and mould investigation and repair timescales have applied to Scottish secure tenancies since 6 October 2026.
What does work cost in Orkney?
Guide prices in Orkney use the regional factor for Scotland (0.97). A kitchen replacement in a programme comes to about £4,850–£9,700, a flat entrance fire doorset about £2,350–£3,800 and external wall insulation about £9,700–£17,950 per house. Figures are before VAT where the source states it, and every job is priced after survey.
Services
What can we do for social landlords in Orkney?
Repairs and voids
Damp, mould and building fabric
Planned and capital works
Retrofit and energy
Building safety and compliance works
Adaptations, communal areas and estates
Questions about working in Orkney
Who owns the social homes in Orkney?
Orkney Islands Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Orkney, and we can work for both.
Which standard applies to social homes in Orkney?
Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.
How do we appoint you for work in Orkney?
Through a below-threshold quotation, as a tier-2 subcontractor to your framework contractor, or through your own competition. Our procurement page explains each route, and we price against your schedule of rates or per job.