Repairs and maintenance policy

In accordance with the Council’s Property Strategy and Property Dealing Procedure, the Council may dispose of properties where they are considered to be beyond economic repair.

The intention is that, rather than spend large amounts of money trying to repair, maintain and improve properties which fall into this category, the opportunity will be taken to remodel or replace it with redesigned or new, high quality properties which are better suited to the future needs of tenants.

As and when obsolete properties are identified and programmed for replacement, the Council will move to limit the amount of resources it spends on the subject properties in carrying out day to day, cyclical and planned maintenance works. This is to avoid financial resources being wasted on repairing and maintaining properties that are not going to be kept.

However, the Council will continue to meet all its legal and regulatory obligations in carrying out essential day to day repairs, cyclical and planned maintenance, notably including annual gas servicing and safety check works and periodic electrical testing works.