Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · North West

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Salford

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

Social landlords in Salford can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Salford belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Salford at a glance

Council: Salford City Council
Region: North West
Council homes: Mostly transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 262,697 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.01 (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 Salford?

Most social homes in Salford are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Salford City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need. The council may still hold a small number of homes of its own.

What do we cover in Salford?

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

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 Salford?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Salford is £5,050–£10,100 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); 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 Salford

Does Salford City Council still own council homes?

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

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

Do you also work near Salford?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the North West, including Trafford, Manchester, Bury and Bolton, and in every other UK nation.