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High-rise blocks of flats

This term refers to a block of flats that has more than five storeys to it, including the ground floor. We provide a specific service to all our tenants who live in these blocks of flats.

High-rise blocks of flats in Nottingham

• Southchurch Court, Clifton
• Clifford Court, Hyson Green
• Bentinck Court, Hyson Green
• Abbey Court, Lenton
• Digby Court, Lenton
• Lenton Court, Lenton
• Newgate Court, Lenton
• Willoughby Court, Lenton
• Highcross Court, Radford
• Highhurst Court, Radford
• Ash View, The Woodlands, Radford
• Elm View, The Woodlands, Radford
• Oak View, The Woodlands, Radford
• Pine View, The Woodlands, Radford
• Willow View, The Woodlands, Radford
• Winchester Court, Sherwood
• Woodthorpe Court, Sherwood
• Kingston Court, Sneinton
• Manvers Court, Sneinton
• Colwick Woods Court, St Anns

Daily duties (every weekday between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday)

• Foyer and ground floor corridors swept, mopped and vacuumed where appropriate
• Foyer windows spot wiped
• Lifts swept and mopped
• All chute rooms checked and chutes unblocked
• All floors and stairways checked, litter removed, spillages spot mopped and any stains wiped away
• Bulk rubbish removed or made safe
• All waste bins emptied
• All bins rotated
• Any repair issues checked for and reported
• Offensive graffiti removed within 24 hours, all other graffiti removed within five working days.

Weekly duties

• Stairs, railings and banisters swept and washed
• Notice boards and pictures in foyer areas dusted
• Scuff marks removed from walls in stairwells
• Clean walls, doors and switches, wash mirrors in lifts
• Corridors mopped and swept
• Chute rooms swept, mopped and cleaned
• Window ledges and sills wiped
• Light fittings wiped
• Internal glazing and ledges wiped.

Twice weekly

• Parking areas swept and litter picked
• Grassed and shrub areas litter picked and refuse removed.

Other duties

• All internal windows cleaned every 8 weeks
• All light fittings washed every 8 weeks
• Lift doors, door panels and frames washed every 8 weeks
• Corridor walls washed down every six months
• All floors stripped and re-covered annually
• Carpets and mats shampood (where appropriate) annually
• Assistance with fire risk assessments annually.

Print off the cleaning schedule for high-rise blocks of flats.

If you have any compliments, comments or complaints, please contact the Estates and Caretaker Services Team on 0115 915 1865 or e-mail estateservices@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk or visit or call your local housing office.