Housing disrepair works in Blaby

We take on housing disrepair works in Blaby 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 Blaby belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Blaby at a glance

Council: Blaby 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: 101,950 (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 Blaby?

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

What do we cover in Blaby?

Works to an agreed schedule from your surveyor or a joint expert
Plaster, joinery, windows, doors and roof repairs
Heating, hot water and ventilation defects
Temporary measures where works cannot start at once
Tenant liaison and evidenced access attempts

Housing disrepair works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We work through the schedule item by item, and our completion report mirrors its numbering, so your legal team can match every line to evidence without a cross-referencing exercise.

Which rules apply in Blaby?

Awaab's Law (the Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025) has applied to social landlords since 27 October 2025. Emergency hazards must be investigated and made safe within 24 hours.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about housing disrepair works

What do housing disrepair works cost in Blaby?

Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in Blaby is £1,550–£8,150 per case. That is the UK range of £1,500–£8,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); 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 housing disrepair works in Blaby

Does Blaby District Council still own council homes?

Can you take on housing disrepair works in Blaby as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Blaby can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for housing disrepair works, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Do you also work near Blaby?

Yes. We take on housing disrepair works across the East Midlands, including Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Hinckley and Bosworth and Harborough, and in every other UK nation.