Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment · North East

Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment in Redcar and Cleveland

If you are buying or leasing homes in Redcar and Cleveland for temporary accommodation, we can turn them round to your standard, one at a time or in batches.

We take on acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment in Redcar and Cleveland 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 Redcar and Cleveland belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Redcar and Cleveland at a glance

Council: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Region: North East
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 137,228 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (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 Redcar and Cleveland?

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

What do we cover in Redcar and Cleveland?

Condition survey on purchase or lease, with a costed scope
Electrical and gas safety, alarms and fire safety items
Kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and decoration to your standard
Furnishing coordination where your scheme includes it
Handover pack with certificates, photos and inventory

Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Because move-in dates are often fixed by a placement, we programme the work backwards and order long-lead items such as kitchens on approval of the scope.

Which rules apply in Redcar and Cleveland?

Gas work done for payment must be carried out by a member of the Gas Safe Register (Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998). Landlords must have each gas appliance and flue checked at least every 12 months and give the record to the tenant within 28 days.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment

What does acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment cost in Redcar and Cleveland?

Our guide range for refurbishing an acquired or temporary accommodation home in Redcar and Cleveland is £7,200–£22,500 per home. That is the UK range of £8,000–£25,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.89–0.93); 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 acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment in Redcar and Cleveland

Does Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council still own council homes?

Can you take on acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment in Redcar and Cleveland as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Redcar and Cleveland can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Do you also work near Redcar and Cleveland?

Yes. We take on acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment across the North East, including Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington, and in every other UK nation.