Fareham Borough Council manage around 2,400 properties in and around Fareham. They were looking to appoint a consultant to:
- Carry out a sample condition survey to approximately 20% of the dwellings within the housing stock
- Survey 100% of external and communal areas of blocks
- Survey 100% of garage sites
- Report on future financial liabilities
- Carry out an assessment of compliance against the Decent Homes Standard and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System
- Report on levels of energy efficiency
This project represented a significant change of approach for the client, and as such there was a need for high quality, robust information. Rand Associates were appointed following a competitive tendering exercise.
Throughout the project, close contact was maintained with the client, including in relation to:
- Setting up the survey design to reflect the needs and aspirations of Fareham Borough Council
- Sampling of the stock to ensure this is representative of the housing stock
- Carrying out a pilot survey and reviewing the resulting data prior to commencing the main survey
- Agreeing an approach for accessing properties, and working with the client on ad-hoc queries
- Passing through records of more urgent works required to the properties
- Reviewing the report and recommendations with the client
Data on site was gathered using Rand Associates eSurveys app, which incorporates a number of quality control measures. The resulting data was then loaded into Keystone for further quality control analysis followed by reporting and analysis. All data gathered is to be provided to Fareham BC for their on-going use in business and investment planning. Following survey completion, Rand Associates were asked to present their findings to the Fareham BC Housing Board.
