Bathroom replacement programmes · Scotland

Bathroom replacement programmes in Argyll and Bute

Social landlords in Argyll and Bute can use us to deliver bathroom renewals and level-access conversions from their stock condition data.

We take on bathroom replacement in Argyll and Bute for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Argyll and Bute belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Argyll and Bute at a glance

Council: Argyll and Bute Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 85,430 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Argyll and Bute?

Most social homes in Argyll and Bute are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. It is one of six Scottish councils that transferred their housing. Argyll and Bute Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Argyll and Bute?

Survey, layout and resident choice within your specification
Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
Humidity-controlled extract fans
Electrical work in special locations, certified and notified where required
Level-access shower conversions where assessed

Bathroom replacement programmes in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where an occupational therapist has assessed a resident, we build the adaptation into the renewal rather than coming back later.

Which rules apply in Argyll and Bute?

Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the presence of asbestos must be assessed (or presumed) before work that could disturb it, and a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before intrusive work in buildings built or refurbished before 2000. Licensed asbestos work is carried out only by licensed contractors.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about bathroom replacement

What does bathroom replacement cost in Argyll and Bute?

Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in Argyll and Bute is £5,350–£7,750 per bathroom. That is the UK range of £5,500–£8,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about bathroom replacement in Argyll and Bute

Does Argyll and Bute Council still own council homes?

Can you take on bathroom replacement in Argyll and Bute as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Argyll and Bute can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for bathroom replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Argyll and Bute?

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.