Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · South East
Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Lewes
We fit and upgrade smoke, heat and CO alarms in social homes in Lewes, to the rules that apply in England and your own specification.
We take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Lewes for Lewes District Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Lewes District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Lewes at a glance
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- East Sussex
- 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
- 103,525 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (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 Lewes?
Lewes District Council still owns council homes in Lewes 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 Lewes?
- Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
- Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
- Carbon monoxide alarms near fixed combustion appliances
- Replacement of alarms reaching end of life
- Testing and records for your compliance system

How do we deliver it?
Where alarms are mains-wired, the electrical work is certified, and residents are shown how to test and silence them.
Which rules apply in Lewes?
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require social landlords in England to fit a smoke alarm on every storey with living accommodation, a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers), and to repair or replace faulty alarms once reported.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation
What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in Lewes?
Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Lewes is £495–£990 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Lewes
Does Lewes District Council still own council homes?
Lewes District Council still owns council homes in Lewes 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.
Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Lewes as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Lewes can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Do you also work near Lewes?
Yes. We take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation across the South East, including Brighton and Hove, Wealden, Mid Sussex and Adur, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Lewes
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Aids and adaptations
- Window and door replacement
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Estate and external works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Void property works
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Responsive repairs