Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Gravesham

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

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

Gravesham at a glance

Council: Gravesham 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: 106,890 (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 Gravesham?

Gravesham Borough Council still owns council homes in Gravesham 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 Gravesham?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
Updated component data returned for your asset system
Coordination with your compliance contractors

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 Gravesham?

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 Gravesham?

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

Does Gravesham Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Gravesham?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Dartford, Thurrock, Medway and Tonbridge and Malling, and in every other UK nation.

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

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