Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East of England
Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Hertsmere
Keeping homes in Hertsmere at the standard that applies to them depends on renewing components before they fail. We programme and deliver that work.
We take on planned maintenance works in Hertsmere for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Hertsmere belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Hertsmere at a glance
- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 105,471 (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 Hertsmere?
Most social homes in Hertsmere are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Hertsmere Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Hertsmere?
- 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
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 Hertsmere?
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 Hertsmere?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Hertsmere 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 Hertsmere
Does Hertsmere Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Hertsmere are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Hertsmere Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Hertsmere?
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.
Do you also work near Hertsmere?
Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the East of England, including Barnet, Watford, Harrow and St Albans, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Hertsmere
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Responsive repairs
- Housing disrepair works
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- External wall insulation
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Aids and adaptations
- Window and door replacement
- Void property works