Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East of England

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Dacorum

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

Planned maintenance works in Dacorum are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Dacorum Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Dacorum at a glance

Council: Dacorum Borough Council
Region: East of England
County: Hertfordshire
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: 155,457 (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 Dacorum?

Dacorum Borough Council still owns council homes in Dacorum 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 Dacorum?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
Resident liaison and choice management
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
Updated component data returned for your asset system

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We start by checking the programme data against what our surveyors find, because ordering components for the wrong homes is the most expensive mistake in planned works.

Which rules apply in Dacorum?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

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

What do planned maintenance works cost in Dacorum?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Dacorum 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 Dacorum

Does Dacorum Borough Council still own council homes?

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

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Dacorum 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 Dacorum?

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.