Housing disrepair works · Wales

Housing disrepair works in Swansea

When a disrepair case in Swansea reaches the works stage, the quality of your evidence matters as much as the repair. We provide both.

Housing disrepair works in Swansea are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. City and County of Swansea Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Swansea at a glance

Council
City and County of Swansea Council
Nation
Wales
Council homes
Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard
WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales
No timescale law found
Population
246,563 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor
0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Swansea?

City and County of Swansea Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Swansea, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Swansea?

  • 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
  • Tenant liaison and evidenced access attempts
Housing disrepair works in a social home

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 Swansea?

Awaab's Law applies in England only, and we found no Welsh equivalent when we checked in October 2026. In Wales, the Renting Homes fitness rules list damp and mould among the matters that can make a home unfit, and WHQS 2023 requires homes to be free from damp.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about housing disrepair works

What do housing disrepair works cost in Swansea?

Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in Swansea is £1,400–£7,450 per case. That is the UK range of £1,500–£8,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); 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 Swansea

Does City and County of Swansea Council still own council homes?

City and County of Swansea Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Swansea, and we can work for both.

Which damp and mould rules apply in Swansea?

We found no Awaab's Law equivalent in Wales when we checked in October 2026; WHQS 2023 requires homes to be free from damp, and damp and mould are fitness matters under the Renting Homes (Wales) rules.

Do you also work near Swansea?

Yes. We take on housing disrepair works across Wales, including Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf, and in every other UK nation.

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