Communal area refurbishment · Northern Ireland

Communal area refurbishment in Antrim and Newtownabbey

If your blocks in Antrim and Newtownabbey need communal refurbishment, we can survey, price per block and deliver in phases.

Social landlords in Antrim and Newtownabbey can appoint us for communal area refurbishment, from a single home to a programme. Social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations. We work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Antrim and Newtownabbey at a glance

Council: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 143,756 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Non-slip flooring and stair nosings
LED lighting, including emergency lighting coordination
Post boxes, notice boards and wayfinding signage
Fire doors, compartmentation and signage within the area
Bin and cycle store improvements

Communal area refurbishment in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Costs are itemised per block to support leaseholder consultation where works are recharged.

Which rules apply in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

Decent Homes Standard (NI) · More about communal area refurbishment

What does communal area refurbishment cost in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

We price communal area refurbishment in Antrim and Newtownabbey 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 Antrim and Newtownabbey

Who is the social landlord in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Do you also work near Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Yes. We take on communal area refurbishment across Northern Ireland, including Mid and East Antrim, Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh and Mid Ulster, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.