Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Ashford

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

Social landlords in Ashford can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Ashford Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Ashford at a glance

Council: Ashford Borough Council
Region: South East
County: Kent
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 131,018 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.10 (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 Ashford?

Ashford Borough Council still owns council homes in Ashford and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Ashford?

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?

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 Ashford?

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 Ashford?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Ashford is £5,500–£11,000 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 Ashford

Does Ashford Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Ashford?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Folkestone and Hythe, Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Ashford?

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.