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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Islington

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

Planned maintenance works in Islington 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 Islington still owns about 25,303 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Islington at a glance

Council: London Borough of Islington
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 25,303 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 248,115 (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 Islington?

The London Borough of Islington still owns council homes in Islington and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 25,303 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 Islington?

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

Which rules apply in Islington?

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 Islington?

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

Does the London Borough of Islington still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Islington?

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

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