Recharges

This page provides information about the potential recharges you may be responsible for when leaving your council home.

Recharging tenants

Any repairs that are considered your responsibility, but are carried out by Reading Borough Council, will be recharged to you for payment.

We will identify and recharge any outstanding repairs, cleaning invoices, clearing out of gardens or outhouses/sheds, removal of rubbish, removal of flooring, storage or costs associated.

Photos, housing specifications, inventories and other supporting information will be provided in line with the chargeable repairs policy with a breakdown of the charges.

You will usually be contacted within three months of moving out of your home regarding any charges, however, in some cases this may take longer as we await further information from contractors.

Potential charges when moving out of your home

If you leave any parts of your property in disrepair and we have to carry out work when you leave, you will be charged. The list below outlines the recharge cost associated with some repairs we carry out. Please note these charges are subject to change.

Description	Cost	Additional information
Renew/replace external front door	Max. £513.82	Per door
Renew/replace internal door	£100	Per door
Renew/replace kitchen worktops	£77.41	Per linear meter
Renew/replace kitchen sink	Max. £348.91	Per sink
Renew/replace UPVC windowboard & reseal	£68.52	Per linear meter
Renew/replace double socket	£16.01	Per socket
Renew/replace light fitting	£22.45	Per light fitting
Renew/replace bath	£712.80	Per bath
Renew/replace bathroom wash hand basin	Max. £392.16	Per basin
Renew/replace toilet	Max. £482.25	Per toilet
Renew/replace bathroom tiles	£79.93	Per square metre
Garden tiles	Max. £1000	Dependent on size of the garden. This does include removal of sheds or fencing.
Removal of sheds	£107.03	Per shed
Replace storage heater	£995.82	Per heater
Plaster repair	£41.80	Per square meter

Clean and clearance charges

Description	Cost
One bedroom clean	£295.85 – £752.14
Two bedroom clean	£376.87 – £914.17
Three bedroom clean	£400.51 – £1052.55
Four bedroom clean	£424.16 – £1183.77
One van load clearance	£258.15
Pest treatment	£133.38 – £342.86