Planned maintenance and SHQS works · Scotland

Planned maintenance and SHQS works in Shetland

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

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

Shetland at a glance

Council: Shetland Islands 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: 22,870 (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 Shetland?

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

What do we cover in Shetland?

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 Shetland?

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 Shetland?

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

Does Shetland Islands Council still own council homes?

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

Which housing standard applies in Shetland?

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.

Do you also work near Shetland?

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