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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Brent

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

Planned maintenance works in Brent are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The London Borough of Brent still owns about 8,231 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Brent at a glance

Council: London Borough of Brent
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 8,231 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 327,753 (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 Brent?

The London Borough of Brent still owns council homes in Brent and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 8,231 council homes (2020). Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Brent?

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
Coordination with your compliance contractors

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 Brent?

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 Brent?

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

Does the London Borough of Brent still own council homes?

Do you also work near Brent?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across London, including Ealing, Harrow, Barnet and Camden, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Brent?