Planned maintenance and SHQS works · Scotland

Planned maintenance and SHQS works in Aberdeen

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

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

Aberdeen at a glance

Council: Aberdeen City Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 229,060 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Aberdeen?

Aberdeen City Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Aberdeen, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Aberdeen?

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?

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 Aberdeen?

Landlords report to the Scottish Housing Regulator each year through the Annual Return on the Charter and an Annual Assurance Statement.

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What do planned maintenance works cost in Aberdeen?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Aberdeen is £4,850–£9,700 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (our own estimate); 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 Aberdeen

Does Aberdeen City Council still own council homes?

Aberdeen City Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Aberdeen, and we can work for both.

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

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across Scotland, including Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and Dundee, and in every other UK nation.