External home improvements are repairs or refurbishments done to the outside of a council home or block. This will include but is not limited to: 

• new windows and doors 

• installing new roofs 

• repairing concrete and timber walkways 

• building new gutters and communal outdoor spaces 

• lift replacements 

• cavity and external wall insulation 

• external decoration work: painting, brickwork repair etc. 

• communal heating system improvements 

• CCTV upgrades 

 

Below is a summary of some of the completed external works:  
 
In the 2023 to 2024 financial year, we: 

• installed 2 air source heat pumps 

• installed 6 communal heating systems  

• installed 43 photovoltaic (solar) panels 

• replaced 322 windows 

• replaced 682 individual front doors 

• replaced 23 individual back doors 

In the 2022 to 2023 financial year we: 

• installed 8 air source heat pumps 

• installed 9 communal heating systems 

• replaced 347 individual front doors 

• replaced 25 individual back doors