Housing Asset Management Strategy 2019 - 2024 - Report - Page 10
Stock maintenance - continued
Non-Traditional Housing
Re-roofing
Some of our housing is built in a non-traditional way, which
was not uncommon in the post war period. We have a range
of this type of stock, including Swedish, Airey, Tarran, and
Unity construction. This type of stock requires increased
monitoring to ensure deterioration is picked up early. We own
193 non-traditional properties.
A significant programme of re-roofing work of 860 properties
has been undertaken over the last 16 years, informed by our asset
management database. This proactive programme helps ensure
the stock is energy efficient and watertight. Having a mostly aged
stock we intend to continue this programme with similar levels of
investment in coming years.
Kitchen modernisation
We are choosing to modernise kitchens by not only upgrading
older kitchen fittings but also delivering an increase in
kitchen space as well as upgrading the quality of the fittings.
We believe that a family home should have a decent kitchen
to meet the needs of the family, in terms of both the size (to
accommodate modern day appliances) and the standard to
reduce maintenance costs and improve the quality for our
tenants.
Information gathering
We have a comprehensive stock survey process with regular property
inspections to ensure our stock data is current . The data is managed
on an asset management software system. This allows us to review
our asset plans against future improvement strategies, such as energy
efficiency or communal areas and enable us to make investment
decisions in the stock ensuring we keep our stock to a high standard.
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