Electrical remedial works and rewires · West Midlands

Electrical remedial works and rewires in Coventry

We carry out electrical remedials and rewires in social homes in Coventry, certified to BS 7671 and notified where required.

We take on electrical remedial works and rewires in Coventry 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 Coventry belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Coventry at a glance

Council: Coventry City Council
Region: West Midlands
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 379,387 (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 Coventry?

Most social homes in Coventry are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Coventry City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Coventry?

Consumer unit replacements
Full and partial rewires in occupied homes
Earthing and bonding corrections
Additional circuits and sockets
Mains-wired alarms in coordination with alarm upgrades

Electrical remedial works and rewires in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where remedial work reveals a bigger problem, such as damaged wiring behind a wall, we photograph it and price the extra work before continuing.

Which rules apply in Coventry?

In England, new circuits, consumer unit replacements and alterations in bathrooms near baths and showers are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations. Notification is made by a competent person scheme installer or through building control.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about electrical remedial works and rewires

What do electrical remedial works and rewires cost in Coventry?

Our guide range for an EICR with Category 1 and 2 remedials in Coventry is around £900 per home. That is the UK range of around £930 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.95–1.00); 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 electrical remedial works and rewires in Coventry

Does Coventry City Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Coventry?

Yes. We take on electrical remedial works and rewires across the West Midlands, including Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwick, Rugby and Solihull, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Coventry?

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.