Rising repairs costs highlight the need for a more preventative approach to housing maintenance
16/03/2026
Jenny Danson
New research from Healthy Homes Hub member Sureserve suggests the social housing sector may be facing a much larger damp and mould challenge than official data currently indicates, while repair costs continue to climb at an unsustainable pace.
The report, Back in Control: A bolder vision for tackling social housing repairs and maintenance, draws on sector data and a survey of social landlords across the UK to examine how housing providers are responding to increasing compliance expectations, ageing housing stock and growing repair demand.
Taken together, the findings highlight a sector that recognises the need to move towards prevention but is still largely operating within a reactive maintenance model.
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