Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East Midlands

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Derby

We deliver planned maintenance programmes in Derby from social landlords' stock condition data, as multi-trade packages or single-component streams.

Planned maintenance works in Derby are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Council homes here are owned by Derby City Council and managed by Derby Homes.

Derby at a glance

Council: Derby City Council
Region: East Midlands
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by Derby Homes
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 256,814 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (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 Derby?

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

What do we cover in Derby?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
Updated component data returned for your asset system
Coordination with your compliance contractors

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Programmes are planned street by street, so each resident sees one coordinated set of works rather than several contractors on different dates.

Which rules apply in Derby?

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.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about planned maintenance works

What do planned maintenance works cost in Derby?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Derby is £5,100–£10,200 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); 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 planned maintenance works in Derby

Does Derby City Council still own council homes?

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

Which housing standard applies in Derby?

Can you take on planned maintenance works in Derby as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Derby can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for planned maintenance works, working under their systems and their client's specification.