Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2025
How your voice is helping us improve homes, services, and neighbourhoods
Each year, we check how we’re doing and how satisfied you are with our services through the Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs). This year we’ve heard lots of feedback on these measures, with nearly 2100 customers telling us their views.
There are 22 measures in total:
- 12 based on what you tell us through surveys
- 10 based on performance data we report
These cover the things that matter most, like keeping homes in good condition, making sure buildings are safe, being easy to deal with, listening and communicating clearly, managing neighbourhoods well, and handling complaints effectively.
We share these results with the Regulator of Social Housing, and most importantly, we use them to guide real improvements, shaped by your experiences.
This report covers our performance across key areas, using customer feedback from April 2024 to March 2025.
Here’s a look at how we’ve done over the past year, what we’ve changed based on your feedback, and what we’re working on next to keep making things better for you.
Overall satisfaction
Overall Satisfaction
It’s great to report that overall, you’re telling us we’re making good progress with 11 out of 12 customer perception measures improving this year. That’s a strong sign we’re heading in the right direction, with your feedback helping to shape the way forward.
We’re really pleased to see that overall satisfaction has gone up by 2.1% since last year. That puts us above the national average for social housing and it’s a sign that the changes we’re making are starting to make a difference.
We saw plenty of improvement over last year, with particular positives in areas such as communal areas being clean and well maintained (rising by over 4%), our approach to handling ASB. We also saw over 77% of customers being satisfied that their home is safe and nearly 77% reporting that they feel we treat them fairly and with respect.
Most of your comments focused on repairs and maintenance, which we know are key to how you experience our service.
Customers told us they’d like to see further improvements around delays, unresolved issues and how complaints were handled. We’ve taken that feedback seriously and used it to guide improvements across all our services.
Overall we’re clearly making progress, with improvements seen right across the organisation.
What we did in 2024/25
Here’s what we focused on to improve your experience:
- We increased resources and reduced patch sizes through our new Neighbourhood Model, visiting over 9900 homes. These visits helped us make big differences to our customers, from 1207 referrals into our Thrive fund providing £446k of support to reporting an average of 2.2 repairs per visit, which may have gone unreported
- We continued to improve our repairs service which we’ll explain more about in the Keeping homes in good condition section below
- We launched our inclusive access strategy to ensure reasonable adjustments are tailored to meet individual needs
What we're doing in 2025/26
We’ve got more improvements planned for the year ahead.
- Implementing our new way of working with our repairs service, which has been developed with our Customer Scrutiny Panel and will be compliant with Awaab's Law.
- Launching our Service Style project to improve how we communicate with you



Keeping homes in good condition
Satisfaction with repairs
Satisfaction with the time taken to complete most recent repair
Satisfaction that the home is well maintained
Homes that don't meet the decent homes standard
Non-emergency repairs completed within target timescale
Emergency repairs completed within target timescales
Overall you’ve told us we’re improving when it comes to your homes, with 6 out of 7 measures showing higher customer satisfaction or performance improvement.
We’ve made good progress on non-emergency repairs, hitting 95.7% on-time completion in March, which shows the improvements we’re already making to the repairs service are working.
99.7% of emergency repairs were completed on time which is significantly above the national average.
What we did in 2024/25
Here’s what we focused on last year:
- We are reducing follow on work and all follow on work is appointed within 24 hours
- All new jobs are appointed to diaries within 24 hours.
- We trained our operatives to be multi-skilled, so more repairs can be completed in one visit. This has helped us offer earlier appointments and fix issues faster
What we're doing in 2025/26
We’re committed to making homes safer and improving how we respond. Here’s what’s next:
- We’re continuing investment in homes with nearly £30 million investment for this year, focusing on things such as sustainability, safety and replacement kitchens and bathrooms
- We’re co-creating a new Repairs policy with customers, which will help us implement a new repairs model and comply with Awaab's Law by 1 October 2025



Maintaining building safety
Satisfaction that the home is safe
Gas Safety Checks
Lift safety checks
Fire safety checks
Water safety checks
Asbestos surveys
It’s great to see that more customers feel safe in their homes - satisfaction with safety has gone up by 3.2% this year, but we know there are still areas to improve, especially around delays with repairs, appointment scheduling, and fencing.
Improvements from 2024/2025
Here’s what we improved last year:
- We added more support to our Healthy Homes team, helping us respond faster to damp, mould, and condensation. Customers are now contacted within 48 hours of a survey to book any necessary jobs
- We now attend within 24 hours when unsafe fencing is reported. Depending on the issue, we either fix it ourselves or give it to a contractor
- We invested over £7 million on improving fire safety in your homes
Improvements we will make in 2025/2026
We’re committed to making homes safer and improving how we respond. Here’s what’s next:
- We’ve recruited four new fencing operatives and launched a £600,000 fencing replacement programme. We’re keeping a close eye on both urgent repairs and the wider programme to make sure work is done on time
- We increased resource in the fire safety team to monitor and manage fire safety
- We have introduced resource specifically for lift compliance, to help improve planning and maintenance, aiming to achieve 100% compliance this year
Respectful and helpful engagment
Landlord listens to tenant views and acts on them
Landlord keeps tenants informed about things that matter to them
Agreement that the landlord treats tenants fairly
We’ve seen significant improvement in these figures over last year, with all measures showing increased satisfaction and performance.
You’ve told us we’re doing well when it comes to keeping you informed and treating you fairly and we’re really pleased to hear that because it’s so important to us too.
Many customers let us know that our staff are friendly and respectful, which is great to hear. But we’ve also heard that we could improve how we follow up on concerns, and involve you more in shaping the services you use.
What we did in 2024/25
Here’s what we’ve done to make things better:
- We launched a Customer Voice Strategy and welcomed 128 customers onto six new engagement panels and three new customers onto our Customers and Communities Committee
- We started co-creating a new Welcome pack with customers
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As part of our Customer Experience Strategy, we:
- Made neighbourhood patches smaller so Neighbourhood Officers can build stronger local relationships
- Our Customer Scrutiny Panel did an independent review of our repair service, recommending 40 improvements of which 39 were accepted. They also finished a second review of our complaints process
- Shared regular “You Said, We Did” updates so you can see what’s changing
- Developed a new Inclusive Access Strategy to make sure everyone can use our services
What we're doing in 2025/26
This year, we’re focusing on:
- Working to make our services easier to access for everyone, using your feedback that we got from a big consultation earlier this year
- Growing the Customer Voice framework so more people can get involved
- Continue to implement recommendations of Customer Scrutiny Panel (CSP) in repairs and feedback to CSP on their complaints improvements, implementing recommendations
- Setting up new customer groups to look at complaints, performance, and service improvements
- Reaching out to under-represented groups so we hear from a wider range of voices



Effective handling of complaints
Satisfaction with the landlord's approach to handling complaints
Stage 1 complaints relative to the size of the landlord per 1000 homes
Stage 2 complaints relative to the size of the landlord per 1000 homes
Stage 1 complaints responded to within complaint handling timescales
Stage 2 complaints responded to within complaint handling timescales
Although satisfaction has reduced marginally with complaints, it remains in the higher quartile when compared to the sector and we've seen improvements across all other complaint measures.
We’ve made good progress especially in responding faster, but we know there’s still work to do. Satisfaction with how we handle complaints varies a lot, and the biggest issue is how long it takes to sort things out, even when we meet the official deadlines.
We also know that not everyone who’s unhappy makes a formal complaint, so we’re working on listening better and acting on informal feedback too.
What we did in 2024/25
- We sped up our responses within our complaint handling time scales - Stage 1 went from 76% to 97.4%, and Stage 2 from 74% to 93%
- We trained staff and updated our guidance on complaints and compensation
- From listening to complaints, we added a triage step, where a case manager calls you to understand what’s happened and what outcome you’re hoping for 89% of customers found this helpful and it’s helped us book all follow on works within 24 hours, and introduce a new fencing team.
- Continued to work with our repairs team to learn from and listen to our customers.
What we're doing in 2025/26
We’re continuing to focus on learning from complaints and improving how we respond. Here’s what we’re doing next:
- We’re holding regular learning sessions to understand what’s going wrong at the route of complaints and how to fix it
- We’re collecting feedback on the triage step and aiming to reduce how many complaints escalate to later stages
- Working with our Customer Scrutiny Panel to listen to and implement their recommendations on complaints.
Responsible neighbourhood management
Satisfaction the landlord keeps communal areas clean and well maintained
Satisfaction that the landlord makes a positive contribution to neighbourhoods
Satisfaction with the landlord's approach to handling Anti-social behaviour
Anti-social Behaviour cases relative to the size of the the landlord per 1000 homes
ASB cases that involve hate incidents, relative to the size of the landlord
This area has improved the most from last year with each measure going up between 3 to 4% which is a real positive.
You’re happier with how we’re looking after communal areas and we’re really glad to hear that. You’ve praised the cleanliness, regular visits, and the caretaker service, though some customers raised concerns about grass cutting and rubbish.
More of you feel we’re making a positive difference in your neighbourhoods, and satisfaction with how we handle ASB is also up, which is encouraging.
What we did in 2024/25
- We carried out 324 neighbourhood inspections, inviting councillors, partners, and residents to join. The feedback has been really positive
- We improved how we manage green spaces and cleaning
- We introduced a new ASB process and trained all relevant staff, which we think has helped boost satisfaction
- We became a hate crime reporting centre and now meet regularly with Greater Manchester Police and the council
- We started to develop local neighbourhood plans and launched our first plan at the end of 2024 in Fallowfield, helping us work more closely with residents to tackle local issues together
What we're doing in 2025/26
We’re continuing to improve our neighbourhood services so they work better for you and your community. Here’s what we’re focusing on this year:
- Our Community Safety and Neighbourhood Teams are joining more local meetings with the police and community groups to deal with anti-social behaviour at a neighbourhood level
- We’re updating our website so it’s quicker and simpler for you to report anti-social behaviour and get help when you need it
- We’re upgrading 13 play areas with new, accessible equipment. These upgrades are due to finish in May 2025, leading to safer, more inclusive spaces for children
- We're providing a refresh in 18 of our tower blocks to specific communal areas, and our seasonal maintenance programme is underway - this includes grass cutting and general upkeep of green spaces to keep your neighbourhood looking its best.