Housing disrepair works · East of England
Housing disrepair works in Brentwood
If your disrepair caseload in Brentwood needs a contractor who keeps a careful record of every visit, we can help.
Social landlords in Brentwood can appoint us for housing disrepair works, from a single home to a programme. Brentwood Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.
Brentwood at a glance
- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Essex
- 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
- 77,242 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.04 (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 Brentwood?
Brentwood Borough Council still owns council homes in Brentwood 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 Brentwood?
- Works to an agreed schedule from your surveyor or a joint expert
- Damp, mould and leak remediation, including the causes
- Heating, hot water and ventilation defects
- Temporary measures where works cannot start at once
- Completion report with photographs, dates and sign-off

How do we deliver it?
Where the schedule treats a symptom, such as mould on a wall, we point out the likely cause and price the fix separately, so you can decide whether to deal with it now.
Which rules apply in Brentwood?
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 Brentwood?
Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in Brentwood is £1,550–£8,300 per case. That is the UK range of £1,500–£8,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.04 (our own estimate); 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 Brentwood
Does Brentwood Borough Council still own council homes?
Brentwood Borough Council still owns council homes in Brentwood 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.
Do you also work near Brentwood?
Yes. We take on housing disrepair works across the East of England, including Havering, Basildon, Epping Forest and Chelmsford, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on housing disrepair works in Brentwood as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Brentwood can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for housing disrepair works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Brentwood
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Estate and external works
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- External wall insulation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment