Window and door replacement · East Midlands

Window and door replacement in Leicester

From a single failed front door to a programme of hundreds of windows, we handle window and door replacement in Leicester.

We take on window and door replacement in Leicester for Leicester City Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Leicester City Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Leicester at a glance

Council: Leicester City Council
Region: East Midlands
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 354,036 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (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 Leicester?

Leicester City Council still owns council homes in Leicester and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Leicester?

Front and rear doors, including composite doors with security hardware to your specification
Trickle vents and background ventilation to current guidance
Making good of reveals, cills and plaster inside and out
Building regulations compliance through a competent person scheme installer or building control
Removal and recycling of old frames

Window and door replacement in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We hand over with the compliance paperwork that building control or your auditors will expect, home by home.

Which rules apply in Leicester?

Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations. In higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with two or more homes), building work needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about window and door replacement

What does window and door replacement cost in Leicester?

Our guide range for uPVC window replacement in Leicester is £4,600–£12,250 per home. That is the UK range of £4,500–£12,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); 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 window and door replacement in Leicester

Does Leicester City Council still own council homes?

Can you take on window and door replacement in Leicester as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Leicester can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for window and door replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Leicester?

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.