Kitchen replacement programmes · South East
Kitchen replacement programmes in Hastings
We replace kitchens in occupied social homes in Hastings, programmed in batches and finished with certificates and a resident sign-off.
Social landlords in Hastings can appoint us for kitchen replacement, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Hastings belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.
Hastings at a glance
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- East Sussex
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 92,554 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (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 Hastings?
Most social homes in Hastings are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Hastings Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Hastings?
- Survey, layout drawing and resident choice of finishes within your range
- Electrical work to current regulations, with certification
- 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
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 Hastings?
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 Hastings?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Hastings is £5,500–£11,000 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 Hastings
Does Hastings Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Hastings are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Hastings Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Can you take on kitchen replacement in Hastings as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Hastings 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 Hastings?
Yes. We take on kitchen replacement across the South East, including Rother, Eastbourne, Wealden and Tunbridge Wells, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Hastings
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Estate and external works
- External wall insulation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Communal area refurbishment
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Housing disrepair works
- Damp and mould remediation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Whole-house retrofit
- Window and door replacement