Responsive repairs · East Midlands
Responsive repairs in the Derbyshire Dales
If your repairs backlog in the Derbyshire Dales is growing, we can work alongside your own team on the jobs you pass to us, at the priorities you set.
We take on responsive repairs in the Derbyshire Dales for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in the Derbyshire Dales belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Derbyshire Dales at a glance
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Derbyshire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 72,422 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (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 the Derbyshire Dales?
Most social homes in the Derbyshire Dales are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Derbyshire Dales District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in the Derbyshire Dales?
- Doors, locks, ironmongery, kitchen units and worktops
- Plastering, making good, tiling and minor carpentry
- Gutters, downpipes, fencing and gates
- Window and door adjustments, seals and glazing beads
- Follow-on works raised from a first visit, quoted before they start

How do we deliver it?
Each order is logged on receipt, booked with the tenant and closed with evidence. Where a repair needs a second trade, specialist materials or a further visit, we say so on the day and give you a price before anything extra starts.
Which rules apply in the Derbyshire Dales?
Social landlords must keep the structure, exterior and installations in repair (Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 11) and keep homes fit for human habitation. The Regulator's Safety and Quality Standard expects an effective, efficient and timely repairs service, and repairs performance is published through the Tenant Satisfaction Measures.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about responsive repairs
What do responsive repairs cost in the Derbyshire Dales?
Our guide range for an average responsive repair in the Derbyshire Dales is £155–£255 per job. That is the UK range of £150–£250 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Responsive repairs are usually priced against your schedule of rates or per job.
Questions about responsive repairs in the Derbyshire Dales
Does Derbyshire Dales District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in the Derbyshire Dales are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Derbyshire Dales District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near the Derbyshire Dales?
Yes. We take on responsive repairs across the East Midlands, including Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, the Staffordshire Moorlands and Chesterfield, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on responsive repairs in the Derbyshire Dales as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the Derbyshire Dales can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for responsive repairs, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in the Derbyshire Dales
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Estate and external works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Damp and mould remediation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Housing disrepair works
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment