Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works · Yorkshire and the Humber

Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works in York

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

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

York at a glance

Council: City of York Council
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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: 211,012 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.92 (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 York?

City of York Council still owns council homes in York 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 York?

Validation surveys of homes in the programme
Multi-trade packages: kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, roofs, electrics
Resident liaison and choice management
Programme reporting: starts, completions, variations and spend
Updated component data returned for your asset system

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 York?

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 York?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in York is £4,600–£9,200 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.92 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.90–0.96); 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 York

Does City of York Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near York?

Yes. We take on planned maintenance works across Yorkshire and the Humber, including North Yorkshire, Leeds, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Wakefield, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in York?

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.