Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · West Midlands

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Lichfield

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

Planned maintenance works in Lichfield are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Lichfield belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Lichfield at a glance

Council: Lichfield District Council
Region: West Midlands
County: Staffordshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 105,637 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (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 Lichfield?

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

What do we cover in Lichfield?

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
Updated component data returned for your asset system

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 Lichfield?

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 Lichfield?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Lichfield is £4,850–£9,700 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.95–1.00); 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 Lichfield

Does Lichfield District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Lichfield?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across the West Midlands, including Tamworth, Cannock Chase, Walsall and East Staffordshire, and in every other UK nation.

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

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Lichfield can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for planned maintenance works, working under their systems and their client's specification.