Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East
Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in South Oxfordshire
We deliver planned maintenance programmes in South Oxfordshire from social landlords' stock condition data, as multi-trade packages or single-component streams.
We take on planned maintenance works in South Oxfordshire for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in South Oxfordshire belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
South Oxfordshire at a glance
- Council
- South Oxfordshire 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
- 143,782 (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 South Oxfordshire?
Most social homes in South Oxfordshire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Oxfordshire District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in South Oxfordshire?
- Validation surveys of homes in the programme
- 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
How do we deliver it?
We finish with your asset data updated: what was renewed, when, and the expected life of each new component.
Which rules apply in South Oxfordshire?
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 South Oxfordshire?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in South Oxfordshire 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 South Oxfordshire
Does South Oxfordshire District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in South Oxfordshire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Oxfordshire District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near South Oxfordshire?
Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Oxford, Reading, Buckinghamshire and the Vale of White Horse, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in South Oxfordshire?
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.
Other works we carry out in South Oxfordshire
- Responsive repairs
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Estate and external works
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Housing disrepair works
- Whole-house retrofit
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Communal area refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Void property works
- Aids and adaptations