Brickwork, pointing and render repairs · South West
Brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Cotswold
Social landlords in Cotswold can use us to trace and fix penetrating damp at its source, on the outside of the building.
Brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Cotswold are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Cotswold belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Cotswold at a glance
- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 90,264 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (our estimate)
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 Cotswold?
Most social homes in Cotswold are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Cotswold District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Cotswold?
- Raking out and repointing in lime or cement mortars to suit the wall
- Brick and stone replacement and indent repairs
- Lintel replacement and cavity wall tie replacement
- Damp-proof course and ground level corrections
- Scaffold, access and protection

How do we deliver it?
While the scaffold is up we look at everything in reach (gutters, fascias, chimneys, window heads) and report it, so you can decide whether to add it before access is lost.
Which rules apply in Cotswold?
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.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about brickwork, pointing and render repairs
What do brickwork, pointing and render repairs cost in Cotswold?
We price brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Cotswold after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the wall area, the mortar needed and access vary from building to building. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Cotswold
Does Cotswold District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Cotswold are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Cotswold District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Cotswold?
Yes. We take on brickwork, pointing and render repairs across the South West, including Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Gloucester and West Oxfordshire, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Cotswold?
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.
Other works we carry out in Cotswold
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Aids and adaptations
- Communal area refurbishment
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- External wall insulation
- Responsive repairs
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Estate and external works
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps