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Analysis of tenant satisfaction in the social housing sector published by RSH

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today (4 November 2025) published its analysis of large social landlords’ Tenant Satisfaction Measure (TSM) results.

°Õ³ó±šā€Æ TSMs help tenantsĀ hold their landlord to account on key issues such asĀ the condition of their home, the repairs service and how complaints are handled.Ģż

TheyĀ alsoĀ giveĀ usefulĀ insightsĀ for landlords, which they should use to improve their services to tenants and shared owners, as well as providing an importantĀ source of information for RSH’s ongoing regulation of the sector.Ģż

Nearly halfĀ a million tenants were surveyed by landlords for this year’s analysis, reporting how satisfied they were with their landlord across a range of issues, such as whether their home was safe and well-maintained, and whether their landlord listens to and acts on their views.  

Landlords must alsoĀ submitĀ management information about health and safety checks, as well as complaints, repairs, anti-socialĀ behaviourĀ and the number of homes meeting the Decent Homes Standard.   

The key findings are:Ā 

  • Seven in ten tenants inĀ low costĀ rental accommodation (LCRA) surveyed are satisfied with the overall service from their landlord.ĢżAlmost one in five tenants surveyed (18%) are dissatisfied.Ģż

  • Tenants in LCRA report the highest levels of satisfaction with overall repairs services (74%), that their home is safe (78%), and that their landlord treats them with fairness and respect (78%).Ģż

  • Satisfaction with landlord complaint handlingĀ remainsĀ low atĀ 36%.Ģż

  • Shared ownersĀ remainĀ less satisfied overall than otherĀ social housing tenantsĀ (48%).Ģż

  • Most landlords report full compliance on each building safety measureĀ according toĀ management information.ĢżThe vast majority ofĀ homes owned by large landlordsĀ hadĀ completedĀ required gas (99.7%), fire (98.7%), asbestos (97.9%), water (97.9%)Ā and lift safety checks (97.8%).   

  • 79% of the 11Ā million non-emergency responsive repairs were completed within target timescalesĀ over the year.  

This is the second year of TSM collection and publication, with the resultsĀ indicatingĀ modestĀ changesĀ between years,Ā including improvementsĀ on reported health and safety performanceĀ inĀ management information,Ā particularly forĀ checks onĀ asbestos,Ā waterĀ and lifts.Ģż

Overall satisfaction inĀ rental tenantĀ surveys collected by telephone – theĀ majorĀ collection method used by most landlords - hasĀ remainedĀ at the same level.ĢżĀ Ā 

RSH is following up with landlords whose TSM resultsĀ indicateĀ they are outliers – including on health and safety indicators. RSH is also engaging with landlords where it has concerns about the quality of their data.Ģż

RSH uses a range of tools to assess whether a landlord is meeting the outcomes of its consumer standards. This includes inspections, responsive investigations, and scrutinising landlord information – such as the TSMs.Ģż

Fiona MacGregor, Chief Executive at RSH, said: ā€œT³ó±š TSMs give useful insightsĀ forĀ tenantsĀ andĀ landlordsĀ ,Ā which should lead to better strategic decisions andĀ strongerĀ engagementĀ with residents.Ģż

ā€œTSM dataĀ providesĀ anĀ importantĀ source of intelligenceĀ for our regulation. Ā Although weĀ don’tĀ look atĀ themĀ in isolation,Ā it’sĀ positive to see some early signs of improvement on last year.Ģż

ā€œT³ó±š TSMs are oneĀ part of our work toĀ supportĀ transparency and accountabilityĀ in the sectorĀ and landlords should reflect on their results to see how they can make services to tenants better. We continue to use a range of tools, including our inspections, to drive landlords toĀ improve social housingĀ long-term.ā€Ā 

Notes to editorsĀ 

  1. Landlords owning 1,000 homes or more need toĀ submitĀ their results to RSH annually. This is a requirement of RSH’s Transparency, Influence and Accountability s³Ł²¹²Ō»å²¹°ł»å. RSH’s analysis of the TSM results is based on the returns from these large landlords.Ģż

  2. There are 22 TSMs. 12 are ā€˜tenant perception’ questions that landlords must ask tenants. 10 are ā€˜management information’ questions that landlords complete themselves, relating to repairs,Ā complaintsĀ and anti-social behaviour.Ģż

  3. The full suite of  TSM i²Ō“ړǰł³¾²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō is published on RSH’s website.Ģż

  4. Landlords typically use more than one collection method to survey a range of tenants and remove barriers to participation (e.g. telephone, face-to-face,Ā onlineĀ and postal). AsĀ anticipated, collection methods canĀ impactĀ on TSM scores, so RSH has published the TSM data for individual landlords grouped according to their main survey collection method.ĢżIt has also published a breakdown of each landlord’sĀ overallĀ satisfactionĀ broken down byĀ theĀ collection methodsĀ they have used.ĢżThis will make it easier to take collection method into account when comparing different landlords. The published data also includes information on other contextual factors that can influence landlords’ performance, to help landlords and tenants interpret the figures.Ģż

  5. RSH promotesĀ a viable,Ā efficientĀ and well-governed social housing sector able to deliver more and better social homes. It does this by setting standards and carrying out robust regulation focusing on driving improvement in social landlords, including local authorities, and ensuring that housing associations are well-governed, financiallyĀ viableĀ and offer value for money. It takesĀ appropriate actionĀ if the outcomes of the standards are not being delivered.

  6. For general enquiries, emailĀ enquiries@rsh.gov.uk. For media enquiries please see ourĀ media enquiriesĢż±č²¹²µ±š.

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Published 4 November 2025