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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Kingston upon Thames

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

Social landlords in Kingston upon Thames can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames still owns about 4,573 council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Kingston upon Thames at a glance

Council: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 4,573 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 179,142 (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 Kingston upon Thames?

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames still owns council homes in Kingston upon Thames and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 4,573 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 Kingston upon Thames?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
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 Kingston upon Thames?

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 Kingston upon Thames?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames

Does the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Kingston upon Thames?

Do you also work near Kingston upon Thames?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across London, including Epsom and Ewell, Richmond upon Thames, Merton and Elmbridge, and in every other UK nation.