Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East
Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Southampton
Asset teams with homes in Southampton can use us to validate, price and deliver planned works, and to return clean data at the end.
Social landlords in Southampton can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Southampton City Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.
Southampton at a glance
- Council
- Southampton 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
- 252,872 (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 Southampton?
Southampton City Council still owns council homes in Southampton 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 Southampton?
- 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 Southampton?
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 Southampton?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Southampton 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 Southampton
Does Southampton City Council still own council homes?
Southampton City Council still owns council homes in Southampton 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.
Do you also work near Southampton?
Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Eastleigh, Fareham, the New Forest and Winchester, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Southampton?
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 Southampton
- Window and door replacement
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Communal area refurbishment
- Responsive repairs
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- External wall insulation
- Housing disrepair works