Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Buckinghamshire

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

Social landlords in Buckinghamshire can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Buckinghamshire belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Buckinghamshire at a glance

Council: Buckinghamshire Council
Region: South East
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 547,060 (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 Buckinghamshire?

Most social homes in Buckinghamshire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Buckinghamshire Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Buckinghamshire?

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?

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 Buckinghamshire?

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 Buckinghamshire?

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

Does Buckinghamshire Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Buckinghamshire?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Dacorum, South Oxfordshire, Three Rivers and Luton, and in every other UK nation.

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

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