Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · Northern Ireland

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Lisburn and Castlereagh

If a scheme in Lisburn and Castlereagh needs refurbishment, we can phase the works so residents keep the facilities they rely on.

We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Lisburn and Castlereagh 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 Lisburn and Castlereagh are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Lisburn and Castlereagh at a glance

Council: Lisburn and Castlereagh City 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: 146,452 (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 Lisburn and Castlereagh?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Lisburn and Castlereagh 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 Lisburn and Castlereagh?

Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
Accessible bathrooms and level-access showers
Coordination with warden-call and alarm system providers
Fire safety items in communal areas
Dementia-friendly finishes where specified

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We plan and phase communal works to keep a lounge, a kitchen and accessible bathrooms available.

Which rules apply in Lisburn and Castlereagh?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

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

What does supported and sheltered housing refurbishment cost in Lisburn and Castlereagh?

Our guide range for a major void in Lisburn and Castlereagh 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 Lisburn and Castlereagh

Who is the social landlord in Lisburn and Castlereagh?

Do you also work near Lisburn and Castlereagh?

Yes. We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Ards and North Down and Newry, Mourne and Down, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Lisburn and Castlereagh as a subcontractor?

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