Communal area refurbishment · East Midlands
Communal area refurbishment in Boston
If your blocks in Boston need communal refurbishment, we can survey, price per block and deliver in phases.
Communal area refurbishment in Boston is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Boston belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Boston at a glance
- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 70,837 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Boston?
Most social homes in Boston are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Boston Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Boston?
- LED lighting, including emergency lighting coordination
- Decoration with appropriate surface spread of flame classifications
- Door entry systems and secure entrance doors
- Post boxes, notice boards and wayfinding signage
- Bin and cycle store improvements
How do we deliver it?
We plan and phase works so residents can get in and out safely, and our method statements prohibit wedging fire doors open or leaving them off their closers.
Which rules apply in Boston?
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about communal area refurbishment
What does communal area refurbishment cost in Boston?
We price communal area refurbishment in Boston after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the scope of floors, lighting, door entry and fire safety items varies from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about communal area refurbishment in Boston
Does Boston Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Boston are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Boston Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Boston?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Do you also work near Boston?
Yes. We take on communal area refurbishment across the East Midlands, including South Holland, North Kesteven, East Lindsey and South Kesteven, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Boston
- Whole-house retrofit
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Void property works
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Damp and mould remediation
- Aids and adaptations
- Bathroom replacement programmes