The aim of the Home Improvement Service is to give financial assistance and help with the practicalities of employing contractors and ensuring work is carried out to a good standard.

The type of works available through the Home Improvement Service include:

• Replacing windows and doors
• Roof repairs
• Renewing old kitchens and bathrooms
• Electrical rewiring
• ealing with damp or rot
• Renewing defective gas or electrical installations
• Remedying structural instability
• Providing bathroom facilities for the first time.

The Home Improvement Service can offer a free survey of your property, and offer an advisory service regarding any problems you may be experiencing.

The Home Improvement Service offers free help and advice with:

• Surveying your home and preparing a specification of suitable works
• Advising on choice of suitable contractors
• Putting the works out to tender to approved contractors
• Filling out paperwork including assisting with applying for Building Regulation approval if necessary
• Checking work is carried out to a good standard
• Ensuring any safety checks are carried out by the contractor and appropriate certificates / guarantees are provided.