Bassetlaw District Council is investing more than 94 million pounds in its tenants’ homes over the next five years to make sure they are well maintained, safe and energy efficient.
Councillors approved a five-year plan for the Housing Capital Programme for 2026/27 to 2030/31 at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday 5th February 2026. The report will now be sent to Budget Council on 26th February for approval.
Cllr Lynne Schuller, Cabinet Member for Housing and Estates said: “We continue to invest in our tenants’ homes to make sure they meet the decent home standards and are well maintained, safe and energy efficient.
“We are also improving our wider estates and our independent living centres, purchasing new or existing family homes to increase the number of council homes available to help meet the demand for this type of accommodation, and making improvements to the quality and performance of our tenants’ homes.”
Under the plan £40.8 million pounds will directly be invested in tenant homes this includes improvements such as new kitchens, bathrooms and windows, alongside boiler replacements and renewable heating to target damp and condensation.
£6.1 million pounds is also planned for refurbishment works including improving the council’s independent living centres at Conway Gardens in Retford and Swallow Court in Misterton over the next two years.
Meanwhile there is a commitment to improve estates with £11.4million over the next five years for works such as those already started on the Carlton Wimpey Estate including roads, parking and garage sites.
To help meet a growing demand in disability adaptions, £3million has been allocated over the next five years while a further £1.12m will support the warden call upgrade.
This work is funded through the Housing Revenue Account in which income from tenants is used solely to deliver services and investment in tenants’ homes.
Cabinet members have approved the HRA budget for the coming financial year which will now go to the Budget Council meeting on 26th February which includes £12million funding to deliver responsive repairs for the year ahead, including the introduction of Awaab’s Law targeting damp and mould and £28.2million for planned and capital maintenance.
Last Updated on Monday, February 9, 2026