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Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Mid Sussex

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

Planned maintenance works in Mid Sussex are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Mid Sussex belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Mid Sussex at a glance

Council: Mid Sussex District Council
Region: South East
County: West Sussex
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 152,142 (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 Mid Sussex?

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

What do we cover in Mid Sussex?

Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
Resident liaison and choice management
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 Mid Sussex?

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 Mid Sussex?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Mid Sussex 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 Mid Sussex

Does Mid Sussex District Council still own council homes?

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

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

Which housing standard applies in Mid Sussex?

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.