Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East Midlands

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Newark and Sherwood

Keeping homes in Newark and Sherwood at the standard that applies to them depends on renewing components before they fail. We programme and deliver that work.

Social landlords in Newark and Sherwood can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Newark and Sherwood District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Newark and Sherwood at a glance

Council: Newark and Sherwood District Council
Region: East Midlands
County: Nottinghamshire
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 123,127 (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 Newark and Sherwood?

Newark and Sherwood District Council still owns council homes in Newark and Sherwood and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Newark and Sherwood?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Resident liaison and choice management
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
Coordination with your compliance contractors

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We finish with your asset data updated: what was renewed, when, and the expected life of each new component.

Which rules apply in Newark and Sherwood?

Since April 2024 the Regulator of Social Housing has inspected landlords with more than 1,000 homes against its consumer standards, on at least a four-year cycle. The Safety and Quality Standard expects an accurate, up-to-date and evidenced understanding of the condition of every home, based on physical assessment.

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

What do planned maintenance works cost in Newark and Sherwood?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Newark and Sherwood 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 Newark and Sherwood

Does Newark and Sherwood District Council still own council homes?

Can you take on planned maintenance works in Newark and Sherwood as a subcontractor?

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

Which housing standard applies in Newark and Sherwood?

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.