Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · North East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Northumberland

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

Social landlords in Northumberland can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Northumberland County Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Northumberland at a glance

Council: Northumberland County Council
Region: North East
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 323,820 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (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 Northumberland?

Northumberland County Council still owns council homes in Northumberland and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Northumberland?

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

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 Northumberland?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Northumberland is £4,500–£9,000 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.89–0.93); 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 Northumberland

Does Northumberland County Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Northumberland?

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.

Do you also work near Northumberland?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the North East, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and in every other UK nation.