Estate and external works · East Midlands
Estate and external works in Harborough
The outdoor spaces of estates in Harborough shape residents' safety and pride in where they live. We improve them in phases, keeping routes open.
We take on estate and external works in Harborough 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 Harborough belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Harborough at a glance
- Council
- Harborough District Council
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Leicestershire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 95,537 (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 Harborough?
Most social homes in Harborough are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Harborough District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Harborough?
- Fencing, gates and boundary walls
- Bin stores and cycle stores
- Parking areas and surfacing
- Surface water drainage and gullies
- Soft landscaping and planting
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 Harborough?
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 Harborough?
We price estate and external works in Harborough 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 Harborough
Does Harborough District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Harborough are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Harborough District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Harborough?
Yes. We take on estate and external works across the East Midlands, including Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Blaby and Charnwood, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on estate and external works in Harborough as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Harborough 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 Harborough
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Aids and adaptations
- Void property works
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Communal area refurbishment
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Responsive repairs
- Whole-house retrofit
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- External wall insulation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires