Communal area refurbishment · West Midlands
Communal area refurbishment in Solihull
If your blocks in Solihull need communal refurbishment, we can survey, price per block and deliver in phases.
We take on communal area refurbishment in Solihull for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull Community Housing, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Council homes here are owned by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by Solihull Community Housing.
Solihull at a glance
- Council
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Region
- West Midlands
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by Solihull Community Housing
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 217,487 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.97 (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 Solihull?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Solihull Community Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Solihull.
What do we cover in Solihull?
- 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
- Fire doors, compartmentation and signage within the area
How do we deliver it?
Costs are itemised per block to support leaseholder consultation where works are recharged.
Which rules apply in Solihull?
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 Solihull?
We price communal area refurbishment in Solihull 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 Solihull
Does Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Solihull Community Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Solihull.
Which housing standard applies in Solihull?
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 Solihull?
Yes. We take on communal area refurbishment across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry, Warwick and North Warwickshire, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Solihull
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Void property works
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Estate and external works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Housing disrepair works
- Responsive repairs
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- External wall insulation