Repairs and maintenance across the Midlands
Responsive repairs and planned maintenance for social housing
Alect is a multi-trade repairs and maintenance contractor. We look after homes for housing associations, facilities management companies and almshouse charities, with a team that treats every resident's home with respect.
What we do
Services built around housing repairs
From a dripping tap to a full empty-home refurbishment, we cover the work that keeps homes safe, warm and in good repair.
Responsive repairs
Day-to-day repairs to occupied homes, from leaking taps and faulty doors to out-of-hours emergencies, carried out by a multi-trade team.
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Void property works
Getting empty homes safe, clean and ready to let again quickly, from minor voids to major works between tenancies.
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Planned maintenance
Programmes of work that keep homes in good condition, including kitchen and bathroom replacements, flooring, doors and windows.
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Damp and mould
Inspection, treatment and repair of damp and mould in residents' homes, dealing with the cause as well as the symptoms.
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Electrical and plumbing
Electrical repairs and plumbing work by qualified tradespeople, from faults and leaks to safety checks.
Find out moreAbout Alect
A contractor that started in social housing
Alect is a repairs and maintenance contractor. From the start our work has centred on social housing: fixing what residents report, getting empty homes ready to let again and keeping properties safe.
We are deliberately focused. We are not a main contractor building new estates; we are the team you call to keep the homes you already have in good order, week in and week out.
Residents first
We treat every home as if it were our own
Most of our work happens in people's homes. We agree a time, explain what we are doing, protect floors and furniture, and leave everything tidy. It is a simple standard, and residents notice.
Who we work with
Trusted by organisations that house people
Housing associations
A dependable repairs and maintenance partner for housing associations, focused on residents, timescales and accurate reporting.
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Facilities management companies
A reliable local subcontractor for FM providers who need multi-trade repairs and maintenance delivered across the Midlands.
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Almshouse charities
Friendly, practical repairs and maintenance for almshouse charities, caring for older buildings and the residents who live in them.
Find out moreHow a repair works with us
Simple, predictable and kept in touch from start to finish.
- 1
Order received
Through your repairs system, by email or by phone, whichever suits you.
- 2
Appointment agreed
We contact the resident to agree a time and let them know who is coming.
- 3
Repair completed
We aim to finish first time. If parts are needed, we say when we will be back.
- 4
Job closed
Completion details come back to you so the order can be closed and any follow-on work raised.
Recent work by our team
Real photos from real jobs: bathrooms, empty-home works and everyday repairs.
One of the best tradespeople I have ever had. On time, respected my property and my beliefs, and cleaned up after themselves. Highly recommended, great value for money. I would 100% use them again.
What residents say
The company was very professional, starting from the admin team who were very polite, to the engineer who was very efficient. I would totally recommend. Couldn't ask for a better overall service!
Very happy with the engineer that came. He was very thorough and made very little mess, which he did clean up.
The engineer was very professional, nice and polite. Really happy the door now works properly.
The engineer explained what he was doing and kept everything tidy.
The engineer was very tidy, very cheerful and generally a very nice person.
A really pleasant chap. He did a very good job and made the effort to get it right.
Talk to us about your repairs and maintenance
Tell us what you need and we will come back to you promptly.