Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · East of England

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Thurrock

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

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

Thurrock at a glance

Council: Thurrock Council
Region: East of England
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: 175,531 (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 Thurrock?

Thurrock Council still owns council homes in Thurrock 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 Thurrock?

Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
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?

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 Thurrock?

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 Thurrock?

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

Does Thurrock Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Thurrock?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the East of England, including Gravesham, Basildon, Dartford and Havering, and in every other UK nation.

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

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