Housing disrepair works in Cornwall

Who owns the social homes in Cornwall?

Cornwall Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Cornwall Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). The latest published figure we found is about 10,400 council homes (2026). Housing associations own further social homes in Cornwall.

What do we cover in Cornwall?

• Works to an agreed schedule from your surveyor or a joint expert
• Damp, mould and leak remediation, including the causes
• Plaster, joinery, windows, doors and roof repairs
• Temporary measures where works cannot start at once
• Completion report with photographs, dates and sign-off

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 Cornwall?

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 Cornwall?

Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in Cornwall 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 (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.

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