Retrofit by DesignServices
Stock and property assessment
For housing associations, councils and landlords planning to upgrade the homes they already own. We look at every home before anything is specified, so each one gets a plan based on what is wrong with it.


01Every home, not a sample
Packages applied to a whole estate from a desk are how budgets and walls get damaged. Two houses on one street can need different things. We look at each home: what it is built from, its condition, damp and ventilation, and how the residents use it, with thermal imaging and measured surveys where they are needed.
02The retrofit assessment
On PAS 2035 programmes, the contractor's team carries out the retrofit assessment under our direction. That way the design is specified against what is wrong with each building, and the people who will do the work have seen it first. Where the funding asks for a PAS 2035 assessment, it is done to that standard.
03What you get from it
Each home ends up with a plan covering its construction, its condition, the risks it carries and the measures it needs. The survey findings and photographs go onto the property record, so they stay with you after the programme closes. That plan is the starting point for the retrofit design and for the fixed scope of works.
04Before you start
Bring us the stock list and access to the homes. Tell us how many homes there are, what they are built from and what is going wrong, and we will tell you where to start.
Ask about stock and property assessment
Tell us a little about the project. We reply within one working day.
Or call 0151 708 6121, or email info@by-design.group.
More from Retrofit
- 01Retrofit designMeasures chosen with the contractor who will fit them.
- 02Employer's agent and contract adminFixed-scope costs agreed up front, then run on site.
- 03Value scoring and cost benchmarkingEvery option scored on outcome per pound, open book.
- 04Programme data portalCosts, photos and sign-offs for every property in one place.
Something else to talk through?
If the project needs more than one of these, tell us about it and we will put the right people on it.



