Improvements and Repairs 2022 - 2023
We received 28,866 repair enquires through our Customer Services Team.
99.9% of our homes had a valid Gas Safety Certificate and 94% of our homes have a valid electrical safety check completed within the last 5 years. Our aim is to achieve 100% safety checks and we ask that you work with us to ensure we reach this, by providing access to your home when we contact you to arrange an appointment.
100% of communal areas to our properties have a valid fire risk assessment.100% of communal water systems have a valid Legionella risk assessment.
We spent £3.87m carrying out 22,802 responsive repairs to your homes and communal areas, this includes heating breakdowns and other miscellaneous works.
94.3% of customers were satisfied with the repairs service against an overall target of 95%
£4.5m the amount we invested on your homes by completing our investment programme
683 homes benefited from our investment programmes:
£400k was spent on installing new heating to 146 homes
£425k was spent on new windows installed in 92 homes
£1.2m was spent on replacing 176 roofs
£685k was spent on replacing 142 kitchens
£320k was spent on replacing 91 bathrooms
£321k was spent on installing disabled adaptations to tenant's homes
£12K was spent on our environmental works programme
We made improvements to 7 blocks of low-rise flats, which improved a total of 35 homes. The work included replacement of roofing materials, external wall insulation, new windows, and internal communal area upgrades, costing £1.1m
We built 37 brand new energy efficient homes for rent at an affordable rent, costing £6M
WLBC have completed 86% of a 100% stock condition surveys.
- 792 damp or mould issues were identified (of which 3 were category 1 hazards)
- where we were unable to gain access for the stock condition survey they have been contacted to ask them to identify if they had damp or mould issues.
- 283 properties have had mould wash treatments.
- 266 property repairs have been raised.
- 243 tenants have been advised on how to reduce hazards.
It is now standard practice that any contact with customers where damp, mould or condensation is mentioned results in a surveyor review being carried out and for subsequent remedial works to be ordered. All our literature and website information in relation to guidance and advice to customers pertaining to damp/mould and condensation has been reviewed.
We will be writing to all tenants again. asking them to contact us if they have any issues or concerns regarding damp or mould.