Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · South East

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Horsham

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

We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Horsham 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 Horsham belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Horsham at a glance

Council: Horsham District Council
Region: South East
County: West Sussex
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 145,474 (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 Horsham?

Most social homes in Horsham are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Horsham District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Horsham?

Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
Corridors, handrails, flooring and lighting for accessibility
Accessible bathrooms and level-access showers
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 Horsham?

Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.

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

What does supported and sheltered housing refurbishment cost in Horsham?

Our guide range for a major void in Horsham is £6,600–£16,500 per void. That is the UK range of £6,000–£15,000 (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 supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Horsham

Does Horsham District Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Horsham?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.

Do you also work near Horsham?

Yes. We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across the South East, including Mid Sussex, Adur, Worthing and Crawley, and in every other UK nation.