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Low-rise blocks of flats

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

Low-rise blocks of flats in Nottingham

• Cinderhill Walk, Bulwell
• Colston Road, Bulwell
• Holwood Court, Bulwell
• Springhead Court, Bulwell
• St Albans Road, Bulwell
• Austin Street, Bulwell
• Quarry Avenue, Bulwell
• Bromley Close, Bulwell
• Clayfield Close, Bulwell
• Argyle Court, Hyson Green
• Holden Court, Hyson Green
• Pleasant Court, Hyson Green
• Woodgate Court, Hyson Green
• Holbrook Court, Clifton
• Lanthwaite Close, Clifton
• Rochester Walk, Clifton
• Penn Avenue, Lenton
• Arkwright Walk, The Meadows
• Beardsley Garden, The Meadows
• Blackston Walk, The Meadows
• Bosworth Walk, The Meadows
• Bridgeway Centre, The Meadows
• Manifold Gardens, The Meadows
• Middle Furlong Gardens, The Meadows
• Riverway Gardens, The Meadows
• Saffron Gardens, The Meadows
• Tarbert Close. The Meadows
• Waldron Close, The Meadows
• Byron Court, St Anns
• Haywood Court, St Anns
• Keswick Close, St Anns
• Morley Close, St Anns
• Newark Crescent, St Anns
• Kendal Court, St Anns
• Kingsthorpe Close, St Anns
• Capitol Court, Wollaton

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

• 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
• Landings swept and mopped
• Chute rooms swept, mopped or vacuumed where appropriate
• 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
• 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 low-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.