Camden Council is set to spend £60 million on repairs and refurbishment works to voids
over the next seven years, aiming to minimise turnaround times and maximise rental income.
The Cabinet approved the procurement strategy for these essential works, which will be split into two contracts: one for the north of the borough and one for the south. The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, July 6, 2026, aims to ensure the council can efficiently bring empty homes back into use.
As of April 2026, Camden Council had 357 active voids (1.49% of its stock) and 123 held properties. The median turnaround times for routine and minor voids were approximately 42 days for repairs and approximately 18 days for lettings. This initiative aims to significantly minimise void turnaround times
.
The estimated aggregate value of the contracts is £59.8 million over a potential seven-year term. Councillor Anna Wright, Cabinet Member for Better Homes and Homelessness Prevention, highlighted the importance of this initiative in ensuring the council's housing stock is maintained to a high standard and made available to residents promptly.
The strategy includes a 60/40 price/quality split in the tender evaluation. The quality assessment will consider factors such as turnaround times, quality of works, cost control, customer satisfaction, and compliance, ensuring both value for money and a high standard of work.
This move is expected to benefit those on the housing waiting list, including homeless individuals, low-income households, refugees, asylum seekers, parents, single-parent households, and social housing tenants, by increasing the availability of lettable homes.
Further details of the council's decisions can be found in the Decisions 06th-Jul-2026 19.00 Cabinet report.
