Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Portsmouth

We deliver planned maintenance programmes in Portsmouth from social landlords' stock condition data, as multi-trade packages or single-component streams.

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

Portsmouth at a glance

Council: Portsmouth City Council
Region: South East
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: 214,692 (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 Portsmouth?

Portsmouth City Council still owns council homes in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?

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
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend

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 Portsmouth?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

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

What do planned maintenance works cost in Portsmouth?

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

Does Portsmouth City Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Portsmouth?

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.

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

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