The Royal Borough of Greenwich has begun a major stock condition survey on all its council housing stock to ensure everyone can have a safe and secure home.
Over the next five years the survey of all 26,000 council homes in the borough will help to plan the right improvements to the right homes, at the right time. This forms part of Housing Our Greenwich, the Council’s wide-scale £430m housing programme to improve council homes in the borough.
Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness, said: “The data we collect from this survey will help us gather a fuller picture of the condition of our homes in the borough and the type of work we may need to do in homes that need it the most. This is important as it will help us prioritise any future investment and ultimately help to ensure our council homes can be safe, secure and meet modern standards.
“As we move around different areas of the borough, council residents can really help by responding to the letters — when contacted by our consultants — so they can carry out this really important work on our behalf. All surveyors will carry an identification card with them and the survey will take no more than half an hour.”
The information collected will help provide accurate, up-to-date and informative data about the Council’s housing stock to support the seven overarching priorities in the Housing Asset Management Strategy 2025-2030, which was agreed by Cabinet in June. They are:
- Ensuring a good understanding of the condition of our stock
- Improving the energy efficiency of all homes & decarbonisation
- Maintaining the Decent Homes Standard for all properties
- Tackling damp and mould
- Building safety & compliance
- Data management & innovation
- Managing costs through effective project planning
The survey will look at the internal and external conditions of council homes occupied by tenants from kitchens, windows and roofs to insulation and heating systems, and the external condition of homes occupied by leaseholders.
Council-appointed consultants Martin Arnold, Potter Raper and FFT and some in-house council staff will carry out the work.
Residents will be contacted by letter to arrange an appointment when their home is due to be included in the survey.
