Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · South West

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Dorset Council

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

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

Dorset Council at a glance

Council: Dorset Council
Region: South West
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 379,791 (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 Dorset Council?

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

What do we cover in Dorset Council?

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
Coordination with your compliance contractors

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 Dorset Council?

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 Dorset Council?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Dorset Council 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 Dorset Council

Does Dorset Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Dorset Council?

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 Dorset Council?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the South West, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the New Forest, Somerset and Wiltshire, and in every other UK nation.