We are pleased to let you know that we’re restarting our maintenance service as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

Following Government guidance, we are continually reviewing how we provide our services to ensure our key priority – the health, safety and wellbeing of residents, our colleagues and contractors is maintained.

And, after a thorough review of our planned programme of works, we are now making some changes as detailed below.

Planned Programme of Works:

External Painting and Repairs to communal areas

We are now restarting this programme of work.

Internal Painting and Repairs to communal areas

We are aiming to restart this, non-urgent maintenance work from late June 2021.

Replacement Kitchens & Bathroom

We are aiming to restart this work from mid May 2021.

Replacement Heating

Boiler replacement only. This work is now going ahead as normal where required.

Full heating system replacement will restart from mid-May 2021.

Replacement Windows & and Entrance doors

We are now restarting this programme of work.

Surveys & Inspections

Stock Condition Survey and EPC survey. We are aiming to restart this programme of work from mid-May 2021.

Maintenance inspections.  We are aiming to be able to visit you in your home to carry out inspections from the mid-May.

COVID-19 Service Update – Repairs

You can read our most recent COVID-19 update regarding repairs here. Please take a few moments to read this important information to keep up to date.

How to report an emergency repair

If you need to report an emergency repair, please contact us in the following ways.

• Previous United Communities residents please call 0117 942 4600 and press, option 1 and, then option 1 again.  If you need to contact us in the evening or at the weekend, please call our out of hours emergency number: 0800 054 2180.
• Previous Solon residents, if you have an emergency repair, click here for information on how to contact us.

Keep up to date

We’ll be keeping our website, Twitter and Facebook page updated with any further changes to our services, so please check them regularly.

How to contact us

Our office remains closed to residents and visitors, and our staff continue to work remotely. If you would like to contact us, please email info@brighterplaces.co.uk  Or call us on the telephone numbers below.

• For previous United Communities residents please call 0117 942 4600
• For previous Solon residents please call 0117 924 4071.