Stock condition surveys

Consistent, element-by-element condition data across your homes — recorded once, checked, and delivered in the format your asset management system needs.

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A terrace of Victorian houses in London, typical of social housing stock surveyed

What it is

In plain English

In 2025 we completed over 2,600 stock condition surveys for L&Q across London, recording asset data, repair information and HHSRS hazards including damp and mould.

Each survey records the condition and remaining life of the main components — roofs, windows, walls, heating, electrical and mechanical installations — so you can build an investment plan you can defend.

For blocks and hard-to-reach elements we use drone inspections. For conservation areas we tailor the survey to heritage constraints, as we did for Westminster City Council’s heritage window surveys at Kilburn Park.

Who it’s for

Housing associations

Stock-wide or sample surveys to refresh your asset data and investment plan.

Local authorities

Condition surveys of council homes and blocks, including communal areas.

Asset & compliance teams

HHSRS hazards, damp and mould and repair needs flagged for action as the survey is done.

Deliverables

Deliverable	What you receive	When
Survey programme	Scope, sample, access arrangements and resident communication agreed	Mobilisation
Stock condition data	Element condition and remaining life in your template or system format	Weekly batches
HHSRS hazards	Category 1 and 2 hazards flagged, including damp and mould	As found
Urgent repairs	Reported to you on the day	Same day
Summary report	Findings, costs and priorities across the stock	Programme end

Typical timescale

How it runs

Step 01
Mobilise
Scope, template and access plan.
Step 02
Survey
Surveyors in homes and blocks.
Step 03
Check
Data quality-checked before issue.
Step 04
Report
Data and summary delivered.

Sample

See what you get

Download an anonymised extract of one of our condition surveys to see how we record, rate and prioritise.

Common questions

Common questions about stock condition surveys

Not answered here? Call 01245 460222 and speak to a surveyor.

What standard do you survey to?

The Decent Homes Standard and HHSRS, using your element list and lifecycle assumptions or ours. We capture component condition, remaining life and repair need in the format your asset management system needs.

How do you handle access?

We book appointments, send letters and texts in your name, offer early, late and weekend slots, and re-attempt no-access properties on a tracked cycle. You get a live access report throughout.

What format does the data come in?

Whatever your system imports — Excel or CSV mapped to your template, with photographs referenced to each element. Data is validated before it is uploaded so it lands clean.

How is quality checked?

A sample of completed surveys is re-inspected by a senior surveyor, and every batch goes through desktop validation for consistency between surveyors before release.

Do you assess damp and mould?

Yes. Every survey records HHSRS hazards, and damp and mould are flagged for immediate escalation so you can act within the timescales expected under Awaab’s Law.

Can you survey a sample rather than every home?

Yes. We can design a statistically representative sample and clone results across archetypes, or survey 100% of the stock. We will advise which gives you the confidence you need for the budget.

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