Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South East

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Test Valley

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

Social landlords in Test Valley can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in Test Valley belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Test Valley at a glance

Council: Test Valley Borough Council
Region: South East
County: Hampshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 127,163 (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 Test Valley?

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

What do we cover in Test Valley?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Single-component programmes where you prefer separate streams
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 Test Valley?

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 Test Valley?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Test Valley 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 Test Valley

Does Test Valley Borough Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Test Valley?

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.

Do you also work near Test Valley?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South East, including Winchester, Southampton, Eastleigh and Basingstoke and Deane, and in every other UK nation.