Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South West

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Cheltenham

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

Planned maintenance works in Cheltenham are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Cheltenham Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Cheltenham at a glance

Council: Cheltenham Borough Council
Region: South West
County: Gloucestershire
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: 116,043 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (our estimate)

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 Cheltenham?

Cheltenham Borough Council still owns council homes in Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham?

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?

Programmes are planned street by street, so each resident sees one coordinated set of works rather than several contractors on different dates.

Which rules apply in Cheltenham?

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 Cheltenham?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Cheltenham is £5,100–£10,200 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); 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 Cheltenham

Does Cheltenham Borough Council still own council homes?

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

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham?