Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Cherwell

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

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

Cherwell at a glance

Council: Cherwell District Council
Region: South East
County: Oxfordshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 151,846 (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 Cherwell?

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

What do we cover in Cherwell?

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
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 Cherwell?

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.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about planned maintenance works

What do planned maintenance works cost in Cherwell?

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

Does Cherwell District Council still own council homes?

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

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

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including West Oxfordshire, Oxford, West Northamptonshire and Stratford-on-Avon, and in every other UK nation.