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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Westminster

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

Planned maintenance works in Westminster are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The City of Westminster still owns about 11,755 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Westminster at a glance

Council: City of Westminster
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 11,755 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 269,848 (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 Westminster?

The City of Westminster still owns council homes in Westminster and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 11,755 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 Westminster?

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?

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 Westminster?

Since April 2024 the Regulator of Social Housing has inspected landlords with more than 1,000 homes against its consumer standards, on at least a four-year cycle. The Safety and Quality Standard expects an accurate, up-to-date and evidenced understanding of the condition of every home, based on physical assessment.

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

What do planned maintenance works cost in Westminster?

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

Does the City of Westminster still own council homes?

Do you also work near Westminster?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across London, including Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham and the City of London, and in every other UK nation.

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

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