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Large association to base major improvement works solely on stock condition surveys
Large London housing association Hyde has overhauled the way it decides which of its estates undergo major repair works – by basing planned jobs on stock condition surveys.
The 50,000-home landlord said in an update to residents that it will now exclusively decide on planned works, such as window replacement programmes or roof repairs, after assessing stock condition surveys, which are carried out every five years.
Hyde said it would be a move away from its current practice of deciding on work programmes at the start of every year, and that it will allow residents to be made aware of when major works will take place on their homes or blocks up to five years ahead of time.
Major works include kitchen and bathroom replacements, the replacement of windows and doors, as well fixing the roofs on buildings.
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The stock condition surveys will assess the need for work, with the results finding that some assets may not require work as soon as previously planned and others much earlier.
As part of this plan, the association has now set up a major projects page on its website in which it will publish the postcodes of the estates that are set to undergo major works.
The major works programme does not cover building safety or engineering jobs, which are managed separately. The decoration of communal areas will be planned on a seven-year cycle.
The association also said there will be times when an individual flat or building urgently needs work and this will be carried out on a block-by-block basis.
Anna Austin, head of asset management at Hyde, said: “While previously we only published our plans for the year ahead, customers will now be able to find out when major external works and improvements, such as windows and doors and roofs, are planned for their home up to five years in advance.”
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