Element-by-element condition and lifecycle data across your whole portfolio, scored consistently and delivered in the format your systems already use — the evidence base behind maintenance budgets, planned investment and Decent Homes assessment.
What it is
A stock condition survey records, home by home, the condition and estimated remaining life of every major element: roof coverings, windows and external doors, kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems, electrical installations, and communal and external areas. Because every surveyor works to the same element list and the same scoring definitions, the results are comparable across the portfolio — which is what turns a pile of inspections into a dataset.
That dataset does real work. Remaining-life figures feed component replacement forecasts and long-term investment plans; condition scores identify the homes and estates that need attention first; and the same visit gathers the evidence needed for Decent Homes assessment, so you know which properties fail, on which criterion, and what it would take to fix them.
The regulatory context has changed. In the era of Awaab's Law and the strengthened consumer standards, landlords are expected to genuinely know the condition of the homes they own — including damp and mould — rather than infer it from old records. Accurate, recent stock condition data is the foundation of that assurance.
Delivery
How a programme runs
We agree the element list, scoring definitions, sample or full-stock coverage, and the exact data structure your systems need.
Visits are batched geographically and residents are notified, with access arrangements handled so your housing team isn't chasing keys.
Each home is inspected element by element to the agreed definitions, with photographs, damp and mould observations and hazard flags recorded on site.
You receive the cleaned dataset in your format, plus a summary of headline findings — and anything urgent will already have been reported.
Stock condition work also pairs naturally with the certificate programmes many portfolios run on the same cycle — electrical installation condition reports, gas safety records and fire risk assessments can be coordinated with the same access visits, which tenants notice and appreciate. See the full surveys range, or tell us about your stock and we'll scope a programme around it.
Common questions
It depends on the number of homes, how geographically dispersed they are, and the depth of data you want collected at each one. Send us the size and rough location of the stock and the data you need via the quote form or WhatsApp, and we'll reply with a fixed programme quote.
The condition and estimated remaining life of each major element — roofs, windows and doors, kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems, electrics and external areas — scored consistently across the whole stock, plus compliance observations such as damp and mould, potential HHSRS hazards and energy performance data.
Either, depending on your stock and your regulator's expectations. Sampling by archetype used to be common, but the direction of travel is firmly towards data based on actual inspection of each home rather than records cloned from similar ones. We'll scope the programme honestly around what your stock and reporting obligations require.
By planning around the tenants rather than the surveyors. Appointments are notified in advance, batched by area, offered at times residents can actually make, and followed up politely where the first visit fails. No-access outcomes are logged and reported so you can evidence your attempts.
Yes — we agree the data structure before the first survey, matching your element codes, condition scales and lifecycle fields, and deliver in spreadsheet form or formatted for import into your asset management software. The point of the programme is data you can load and use, not PDFs you have to re-key.
Tell us the property type and postcode — we'll come back with a fixed quote and the earliest available date.