Roofing and rainwater goods · North West
Roofing and rainwater goods in Liverpool
We deliver roofing and rainwater goods programmes in Liverpool, surveyed property by property and grouped to share scaffold costs.
We take on roofing and rainwater goods works in Liverpool 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 Liverpool belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Liverpool at a glance
- Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Region
- North 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
- 500,474 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (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 Liverpool?
Most social homes in Liverpool are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Liverpool City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Liverpool?
- Flat roof renewal in felt, single-ply or liquid systems
- Chimney repairs, flashings, leadwork and valleys
- Fascias, soffits and bargeboards in uPVC or painted timber
- Loft ventilation and insulation top-ups during roof works
- Scaffold, protection and resident notices
How do we deliver it?
Gutters and downpipes are cleared and tested before scaffold comes down, so you are not paying for access twice.
Which rules apply in Liverpool?
Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations. In higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with two or more homes), building work needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about roofing and rainwater goods works
What do roofing and rainwater goods works cost in Liverpool?
Our guide range for re-covering a pitched roof on a 2–3 bed house in Liverpool is £7,050–£18,200 per house. That is the UK range of £7,000–£18,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); 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 roofing and rainwater goods works in Liverpool
Does Liverpool City Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Liverpool are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Liverpool City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Can you take on roofing and rainwater goods works in Liverpool as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Liverpool can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for roofing and rainwater goods works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Do you also work near Liverpool?
Yes. We take on roofing and rainwater goods works across the North West, including Knowsley, Wirral, Halton and St. Helens, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Liverpool
- Aids and adaptations
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Estate and external works
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Whole-house retrofit
- Responsive repairs
- Communal area refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation