Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · West Midlands

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in Shropshire

If your investment programme in Shropshire needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a street, an estate or a component stream.

Social landlords in Shropshire can appoint us for planned maintenance works, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by Shropshire Council and managed by Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing). We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Shropshire at a glance

Council: Shropshire Council
Region: West Midlands
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 325,415 (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 Shropshire?

Shropshire Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing), an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Shropshire. The council is reviewing this arrangement.

What do we cover in Shropshire?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
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 finish with your asset data updated: what was renewed, when, and the expected life of each new component.

Which rules apply in Shropshire?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about planned maintenance works

What do planned maintenance works cost in Shropshire?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in Shropshire 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 Shropshire

Does Shropshire Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Shropshire?

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.

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

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