Kitchen replacement programmes · East of England

Kitchen replacement programmes in Braintree

Social landlords in Braintree can use us to deliver kitchen renewals from their stock condition data, to their specification.

We take on kitchen replacement in Braintree 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 Braintree belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Braintree at a glance

Council: Braintree District Council
Region: East of England
County: Essex
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 153,091 (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 Braintree?

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

What do we cover in Braintree?

Survey, layout drawing and resident choice of finishes within your range
Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
Electrical work to current regulations, with certification
Units, worktops, sink, tiling, extract and lighting
Resident liaison and temporary cooking facilities where needed

Kitchen replacement programmes in a social home

How do we deliver it?

A resident liaison officer visits before the survey, explains the programme and stays in touch until handover. Most complaints on kitchen programmes come from poor communication, not poor workmanship.

Which rules apply in Braintree?

Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the presence of asbestos must be assessed (or presumed) before work that could disturb it, and a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before intrusive work in buildings built or refurbished before 2000. Licensed asbestos work is carried out only by licensed contractors.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about kitchen replacement

What does kitchen replacement cost in Braintree?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Braintree is £5,200–£10,400 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) 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 kitchen replacement in Braintree

Does Braintree District Council still own council homes?

Can you take on kitchen replacement in Braintree as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Braintree can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for kitchen replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Braintree?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.