Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East of England

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Chelmsford

Asset teams with homes in Chelmsford can use us to validate, price and deliver planned works, and to return clean data at the end.

Social landlords in Chelmsford can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Chelmsford belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Chelmsford at a glance

Council: Chelmsford City Council
Region: East of England
County: Essex
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 179,549 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.04 (our estimate)

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 Chelmsford?

Most social homes in Chelmsford are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Chelmsford City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Chelmsford?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Resident liaison and choice management
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 Chelmsford?

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 Chelmsford?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Chelmsford is £5,200–£10,400 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.04 (our own estimate); 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 Chelmsford

Does Chelmsford City Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Chelmsford?

Do you also work near Chelmsford?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the East of England, including Basildon, Brentwood, Maldon and Castle Point, and in every other UK nation.