Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · Northern Ireland

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Derry City and Strabane

We refurbish sheltered, extra care and supported housing schemes in Derry City and Strabane while residents and staff carry on with daily life.

We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Derry City and Strabane for the Housing Executive, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Social homes in Derry City and Strabane are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Derry City and Strabane at a glance

Council: Derry City and Strabane District Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 151,109 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Derry City and Strabane?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Derry City and Strabane are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Derry City and Strabane?

Flat refurbishment between and during tenancies
Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
Corridors, handrails, flooring and lighting for accessibility
Coordination with warden-call and alarm system providers
Fire safety items in communal areas

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Operatives are briefed on the setting, including how to behave around residents with dementia or other support needs.

Which rules apply in Derry City and Strabane?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.

Decent Homes Standard (NI) · More about supported and sheltered housing refurbishment

What does supported and sheltered housing refurbishment cost in Derry City and Strabane?

Our guide range for a major void in Derry City and Strabane is £5,400–£13,500 per void. That is the UK range of £6,000–£15,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (our own estimate); 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 supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Derry City and Strabane

Who is the social landlord in Derry City and Strabane?

Do you also work near Derry City and Strabane?

Yes. We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across Northern Ireland, including Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Omagh, Causeway Coast and Glens and Antrim and Newtownabbey, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Derry City and Strabane as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Derry City and Strabane can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for supported and sheltered housing refurbishment, working under their systems and their client's specification.