Tenant Satisfaction Measures
The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 requires Councils to publish information every year about how it has performed.
The Regulator will use the information to assess the Council’s performance and compare it with other landlords. The Council is committed to providing good services for tenants and will be seeking ways to improve both its performance and satisfaction ratings.
We welcome any comments or feedback that tenants have about our performance returns.
| Performance Indicator | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Response Repair Delivered in Target Times | |
| 28 days | 83% |
| Emergencies/24 hours | 90% |
| Number of properties which do not meet the Decent Hoes Standard | 40 |
| Asbestos safety checks | All complete |
| Gas safety checks | 100% of annual services completed |
| Water safety checks | All complete |
| Fire Risk Assessments | All complete |
| Complaints relative to the size of the landlord | 37 received over the year |
| Complaints responded to within Ombudsman code timescales | 32 |
| Tenant Satisfaction Survey Question | Satisfaction Outcome |
|---|---|
| Overall satisfaction with the housing service | 79% |
| Satisfaction with repairs service | 84% |
| Satisfaction with the time taken for the most recent repair | 80% |
| Satisfied that the home is well-maintained | 79% |
| Satisfaction that the home is safe | 81% |
| Satisfied that the landlord listens to tenants views and acts upon them | 68% |
| Satisfaction that the landlord keeps tenants informed about things that matter to them | 71% |
| Agreement that the landlord treats tenants fairly and with respect | 77% |
| Satisfaction with the landlord's approach to handling complaints | 40% |
| Satisfaction that the landlord keeps communal areas clean and well maintained | 74% |
| Satisfaction that the landlord makes a positive contribution to the neighbourhood | 64% |
| Satisfaction with the landlord's approach to handling anti-social behaviour | 46% |
The Council sought its satisfaction feedback from tenants using a postal survey. We have used a postal survey for many years and have found it productive in receiving the number of returned surveys we require to ensure our results are valid. We do offer an option for tenants to respond using e-mail but most return the paper form in the post.
534 tenants responded to the survey to give us their views. This represents a response rate of 25.4%.
The survey asks the questions which are required by the Regulator for Social Housing and other which help us understand tenants’ views about our service.