Round Table Review 11 BUILDING
INSIGHTS LIVE
Decent Flooring for
Decent Homes In association with Beaufl or
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he new Decent Homes Standard emerged earlier this year, as a set of legal minimum standards for social housing, which is also being rolled out to the Private Rented Sector under the Renters’ Rights Act. As
well as complying with statutory minimums on Category 1 HHSRS standards such as severe damp, the Decent Homes Standard requires landlords to keep properties in a “reasonable state of repair,” with “modern facilities and services” in bathrooms and kitchens, providing a minimum level of comfort. However, there is a major element missing; any explicit focus on the
importance of a decent standard of fl ooring and fl oorcovering for properties. While fl ooring has been ignored by the new standard, there are 1.2 million people living with no fl oorcovering at all in their home, and 66% of them are believed to be in social housing properties. Despite these shocking statistics, it remains leſt to enlightened property
teams and their suppliers to provide tenants with a decent standard of fi nish beneath their feet, to bridge this gap in regulation for social housing. Beaufl or is a supplier of vinyl fl ooring products to the sector who have pinpointed this
missing link in the provision of decent new build or refurbished homes – a glaring omission when fl ooring clearly constitutes a fundamental part of comfort as well as safety.
ROUND TABLE ATTENDEES • Chair: Matt Baird, Associate Consultant, Learning Curve Group • Andrew Cameron-Smith, Communications Director, Healthy Homes Hub
• Chinyere Onyeka-Joseph, Property Services Manager, Peabody • Charlene Nevins, Regional Property Services Manager, Peabody • Fayann Simpson OBE, Chair of Resident Services Board, L&Q • Chris Roberts, National Key Account Manager, Beaufl or • Steven Mcauliff e, Regional Sales Manager, Beaufl or
Housing Management & Maintenance Autumn 2026
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