Planned maintenance and SHQS works · Scotland

Planned maintenance and SHQS works in Aberdeenshire

Keeping homes in Aberdeenshire at the standard that applies to them depends on renewing components before they fail. We programme and deliver that work.

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

Aberdeenshire at a glance

Council: Aberdeenshire 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: 260,780 (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 Aberdeenshire?

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

What do we cover in Aberdeenshire?

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
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend

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 Aberdeenshire?

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

SHQS (Scotland) · More about planned maintenance works

What do planned maintenance works cost in Aberdeenshire?

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

Does Aberdeenshire Council still own council homes?

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

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

Which housing standard applies in Aberdeenshire?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.