Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · West Midlands

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Solihull

Social landlords in Solihull can use us to install interlinked alarm systems and keep accurate alarm records for compliance.

Social landlords in Solihull can appoint us for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by Solihull Community Housing. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Solihull at a glance

Council: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Region: West Midlands
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by Solihull Community Housing
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 217,487 (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 Solihull?

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Solihull Community Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Solihull.

What do we cover in Solihull?

Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
Carbon monoxide alarms near fixed combustion appliances
Alarm upgrades during voids, rewires and planned works
Replacement of alarms reaching end of life

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Fitting alarms during a void or a rewire avoids a separate visit, so we flag homes in your other programmes where alarms are due.

Which rules apply in Solihull?

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 Solihull?

Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Solihull is £435–£875 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) 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 smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Solihull

Does Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Solihull?

Yes. We take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry, Warwick and North Warwickshire, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Solihull as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Solihull 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.