Repairs, Maintenance & Planned Works

In 2022/2023 we spent £9,803,649 on capital works and £7,842,951 on revenue works to your homes and communal areas.

Revenue spending covers day-to-day costs such as wages, emergency repairs, gas servicing, works to empty properties.

Capital expenditure relates to investments in assets such as building new homes and investment in our homes including the installation of solar panels and works to improve the energy efficiency of our properties.

 

This is how we spent the money

 

Capital Works

Description	% of spending
Disabled adaptions	4%
Gas boiler replacements	4%
Electrical remedial works	9%
Fire risk assessments	10%
Kitchen & Bathroom replacements	15%
Communal footpath & wall replacements	1%
Planned works	35%
Energy conservation	21%

 

Revenue Works

Description	% of spending
Asbestos Management	8%
General Servicing	16%
Cyclical exterior decorations & repairs	13%
Voids	17%
General maintenance	45%

 

This year we also:

• Increased the number of properties we own from 4794 to 4812
• Reduced the percentage of properties that fail to meet the Decent Home Standard from 1.3% to 0.94% (the UK average for Local Authorities is 1.77%)
• Reduced the average CO2 production for a property