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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Barnet

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

Social landlords in Barnet can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by the London Borough of Barnet and managed by Barnet Homes. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Barnet at a glance

Council: London Borough of Barnet
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by Barnet Homes
Approx. council homes: 10,397 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 399,007 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.22 (VOA 2026)

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 Barnet?

The London Borough of Barnet owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Barnet Homes, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). The latest published figure we found is about 10,397 council homes (2020). Housing associations own further social homes in Barnet.

What do we cover in Barnet?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Resident liaison and choice management
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
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?

We finish with your asset data updated: what was renewed, when, and the expected life of each new component.

Which rules apply in Barnet?

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 Barnet?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Barnet is £6,100–£12,200 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.22 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: inner London 1.17–1.32, outer London 1.08–1.26); 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 Barnet

Does the London Borough of Barnet still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Barnet?

Do you also work near Barnet?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across London, including Brent, Haringey, Hertsmere and Camden, and in every other UK nation.