Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · Wales

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Torfaen

Social landlords in Torfaen can use us to refurbish flats, communal areas and accessible facilities in supported and sheltered schemes.

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

Torfaen at a glance

Council: Torfaen County Borough Council
Nation: Wales
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 94,832 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Torfaen?

Most social homes in Torfaen are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Torfaen County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Torfaen?

Flat refurbishment between and during tenancies
Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
Corridors, handrails, flooring and lighting for accessibility
Accessible bathrooms and level-access showers
Fire safety items in communal areas

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 Torfaen?

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.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about supported and sheltered housing refurbishment

What does supported and sheltered housing refurbishment cost in Torfaen?

Our guide range for a major void in Torfaen is £5,600–£13,950 per void. That is the UK range of £6,000–£15,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); 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 Torfaen

Does Torfaen County Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Torfaen?

Yes. We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across Wales, including Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire and Newport, and in every other UK nation.

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

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