Kitchen replacement programmes · West Midlands

Kitchen replacement programmes in Solihull

If kitchens in Solihull are due for renewal under your housing quality standard, we can survey, price and install them home by home.

Social landlords in Solihull can appoint us for kitchen replacement, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by Solihull Community Housing. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Solihull at a glance

Council: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Region: West Midlands
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by Solihull Community Housing
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 217,487 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (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 Solihull?

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Solihull Community Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Solihull.

What do we cover in Solihull?

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)
Flooring, making good and decoration
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 Solihull?

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 Solihull?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Solihull is £4,850–£9,700 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.95–1.00); 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 Solihull

Does Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Solihull?

Yes. We take on kitchen replacement across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry, Warwick and North Warwickshire, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Solihull?

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.