Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · London

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Southwark

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

Planned maintenance works in Southwark 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 Southwark still owns about 38,183 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Southwark at a glance

Council: London Borough of Southwark
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 38,183 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 320,017 (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 Southwark?

The London Borough of Southwark still owns council homes in Southwark and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 38,183 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 Southwark?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
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 Southwark?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about planned maintenance works

What do planned maintenance works cost in Southwark?

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

Does the London Borough of Southwark still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Southwark?

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.

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

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