Improving the Quality and Reliability of Housing Data
Data validation is the process of checking, testing and verifying housing asset data to ensure it is accurate, complete and fit for decision-making. For local authorities and social housing providers, reliable data underpins effective asset management, regulatory compliance and long-term business planning.
We provide independent data validation services to help organisations understand the quality of their existing stock information, identify gaps and inconsistencies, and improve confidence in the data used to plan investment, manage risk and demonstrate compliance.
Why Data Validation Matters for Social Housing
Housing providers rely on multiple data sources, often collected over many years and through different surveys. Without validation, this data can contain errors, outdated assumptions or inconsistencies that lead to poor investment decisions and increased regulatory risk.
Validated data supports accurate forecasting, ensures compliance reporting is robust, and provides assurance to senior leadership, auditors and regulators that decisions are evidence-based.
What Data We Validate
We validate a wide range of social housing asset and compliance data, including stock condition information, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), retrofit assessments, housing quality standards and statutory compliance records.
This includes alignment with:
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS)
- Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS)
- Building safety, fire safety, gas, electrical and asbestos compliance data
Our approach ensures consistency across datasets and clarity on how standards are applied.
Our Data Validation Approach
We begin with a structured review of your existing datasets, asset registers and survey information. This includes testing data logic, component lifecycles, condition ratings and replacement assumptions, as well as checking for missing, duplicated or contradictory records.
Where appropriate, we benchmark data against industry norms and regulatory expectations, and assess how well it supports current and future strategic requirements such as business planning, retrofit programmes and compliance reporting.
Validation findings are clearly documented, highlighting confidence levels, limitations and priority actions.
Supporting EPC, Retrofit and Net Zero Programmes
Reliable energy and retrofit data is critical to delivering effective decarbonisation programmes. We validate EPC ratings, RdSAP data and retrofit assessments to ensure they accurately reflect property construction, heating systems and fabric performance.
This helps organisations develop realistic retrofit strategies, avoid mis-targeted investment and meet emerging net zero and funding requirements with confidence.
Outputs You Can Rely On
Our data validation service provides clear, actionable outputs, including a summary of data quality, identified risks and recommended improvements. We also provide guidance on how data should be updated, re-surveyed or re-structured to support asset management systems and reporting requirements.
All outputs are written in plain English and designed to support governance, audit and regulatory scrutiny.
Why Choose Us?
We have extensive experience working with councils and social housing providers, combining technical knowledge of housing standards with a practical understanding of asset management systems and regulatory expectations. Our independent approach provides objective assurance and helps organisations move from uncertain data to confident decision-making.