Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East of England

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Fenland

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

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

Fenland at a glance

Council: Fenland District Council
Region: East of England
County: Cambridgeshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 102,080 (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 Fenland?

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

What do we cover in Fenland?

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
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 Fenland?

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 Fenland?

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

Does Fenland District Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Fenland?

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.

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

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