Housing disrepair works · East Midlands

Housing disrepair works in South Kesteven

If your disrepair caseload in South Kesteven needs a contractor who keeps a careful record of every visit, we can help.

We take on housing disrepair works in South Kesteven for South Kesteven District Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. South Kesteven District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

South Kesteven at a glance

Council: South Kesteven District Council
Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 143,225 (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 South Kesteven?

South Kesteven District Council still owns council homes in South Kesteven and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in South Kesteven?

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
Completion report with photographs, dates and sign-off

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 South Kesteven?

In England, housing conditions claims follow the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims: the landlord responds to a letter of claim within 20 working days with a schedule of works, and any expert inspection follows within 20 working days of that response. The Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code has been statutory since April 2024.

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

What do housing disrepair works cost in South Kesteven?

Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in South Kesteven 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 South Kesteven

Does South Kesteven District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near South Kesteven?

Yes. We take on housing disrepair works across the East Midlands, including Rutland, Melton, North Kesteven and Peterborough, and in every other UK nation.

Which damp and mould rules apply in South Kesteven?

Awaab's Law timescales for damp and mould and emergency hazards have applied to social landlords in England since 27 October 2025, with phase 2 extending them to more hazards from 30 November 2026.