Estate and external works · East Midlands
Estate and external works in Boston
If an estate in Boston needs external improvements, we can survey, design and deliver them with minimal disruption.
We take on estate and external works in Boston 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 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?
- Paths, paving and dropped kerbs
- Bin stores and cycle stores
- Parking areas and surfacing
- Surface water drainage and gullies
- External lighting coordination

How do we deliver it?
Where we see trip hazards, broken lighting or damaged fencing outside our scope, we report it to you.
Which rules apply in Boston?
Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.
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What do estate and external works cost in Boston?
We price estate and external works in Boston after a survey rather than from a guide range, because areas, levels, drainage and materials vary from scheme to scheme. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about estate and external works 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.
Do you also work near Boston?
Yes. We take on estate and external works across the East Midlands, including South Holland, North Kesteven, East Lindsey and South Kesteven, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on estate and external works in Boston as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Boston can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for estate and external works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Boston
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Responsive repairs
- Damp and mould remediation
- Aids and adaptations
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Whole-house retrofit
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Void property works