Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · North West
Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Stockport
Keeping homes in Stockport at the standard that applies to them depends on renewing components before they fail. We programme and deliver that work.
Social landlords in Stockport can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by Stockport Homes. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.
Stockport at a glance
- Council
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by Stockport Homes
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 294,197 (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 Stockport?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Stockport Homes, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Stockport.
What do we cover in Stockport?
- Validation surveys of homes in the programme
- Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
- Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
- Updated component data returned for your asset system
- Coordination with your compliance contractors
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 Stockport?
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 Stockport?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Stockport 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 Stockport
Does Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Stockport Homes, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Stockport.
Do you also work near Stockport?
Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the North West, including Manchester, Tameside, Trafford and High Peak, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Stockport?
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.
Other works we carry out in Stockport
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Estate and external works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Housing disrepair works
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- External wall insulation
- Responsive repairs
- Damp and mould remediation