Kitchen replacement programmes · North West
Kitchen replacement programmes in Preston
Social landlords in Preston can use us to deliver kitchen renewals from their stock condition data, to their specification.
Social landlords in Preston can appoint us for kitchen replacement, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Preston belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.
Preston at a glance
- Council
- Preston City Council
- Region
- North West
- County
- Lancashire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 144,147 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (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 Preston?
Most social homes in Preston are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Preston City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Preston?
- Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
- Plumbing, waste and gas connections (gas work by Gas Safe registered engineers, confirmed in writing before appointment)
- Units, worktops, sink, tiling, extract and lighting
- Flooring, making good and decoration
- Resident liaison and temporary cooking facilities where needed
How do we deliver it?
Every kitchen closes with a resident walk-round, certificates and photos, which gives you clean data for your asset records.
Which rules apply in Preston?
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 Preston?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Preston is £5,050–£10,100 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); 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 Preston
Does Preston City Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Preston are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Preston City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Can you take on kitchen replacement in Preston as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Preston can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for kitchen replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Do you also work near Preston?
Yes. We take on kitchen replacement across the North West, including South Ribble, Wyre, Fylde and Chorley, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Preston
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Communal area refurbishment
- Responsive repairs
- External wall insulation
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Cyclical and external decoration