Communal area refurbishment · North West
Communal area refurbishment in Liverpool
We refurbish communal entrances, stairs and landings in social housing blocks in Liverpool, keeping escape routes safe throughout.
We take on communal area refurbishment in Liverpool 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 Liverpool belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Liverpool at a glance
- Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 500,474 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (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 Liverpool?
Most social homes in Liverpool are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Liverpool City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Liverpool?
- LED lighting, including emergency lighting coordination
- Door entry systems and secure entrance doors
- Post boxes, notice boards and wayfinding signage
- Fire doors, compartmentation and signage within the area
- 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 Liverpool?
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.
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What does communal area refurbishment cost in Liverpool?
We price communal area refurbishment in Liverpool 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 Liverpool
Does Liverpool City Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Liverpool are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Liverpool City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Liverpool?
Yes. We take on communal area refurbishment across the North West, including Knowsley, Wirral, Halton and St. Helens, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on communal area refurbishment in Liverpool as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Liverpool can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for communal area refurbishment, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Liverpool
- Aids and adaptations
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Void property works
- Estate and external works
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Responsive repairs
- Housing disrepair works
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Kitchen replacement programmes