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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Kensington and Chelsea

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

Planned maintenance works in Kensington and Chelsea are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea still owns about 6,877 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Kensington and Chelsea at a glance

Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 6,877 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 156,864 (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 Kensington and Chelsea?

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea still owns council homes in Kensington and Chelsea and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 6,877 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 Kensington and Chelsea?

Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
Resident liaison and choice management
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 Kensington and Chelsea?

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 Kensington and Chelsea?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea

Does the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea still own council homes?

Can you take on planned maintenance works in Kensington and Chelsea as a subcontractor?

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

Which housing standard applies in Kensington and Chelsea?