We value feedback from our tenants and leaseholders, and will take every opportunity to improve our services.
Your feedback can and does change how we deliver our services; we make changes based on feedback you give us. You can give us your feedback in many ways, including:
- through surveys
- customer complaints
- direct contact with our tenants and leaseholders
- focus group meetings
When we need a customer's point of view, we can also approach our Tenant Scrutiny Panel, who meet every month.
We welcome your suggestions to improve services. Complete our tenant and leaseholder feedback eform:
Tenant and leaseholder feedback form
You can also contact our Housing Equalities and Engagement Facilitator to make suggestions.
You said, we did
We'll share examples of changes we have made as a result of what you have told us on this page, sharing examples of what you said and what we did in response.
Reporting repairs
You said...
You told us it was taking too long to answer the phone when you were trying to report a repair. In May 2024 it was taking an average of 15 minutes to answer the phone.
We did...
We've made some changes and we now answer the phone in an average of just over 2 minutes. We're still working on this as we would like you to be able to report your repair as quickly as possible
Leasehold clinics
You said...
Leaseholders have told us that they're having long waiting times when trying to contact us, due to high demand following service charge bills.
We did...
We're starting to hold Leasehold Clinics. These are monthly and leaseholders can book a 10 minute appointment to discuss any issues they have. From service charge queries to repair concerns, the Leasehold Team will investigate and help.
Our Housing Charter
You said...
You told us a good housing service:
- is a non-judgemental service that listens to tenants and has their best interest at the centre of all they do
- works in partnership with other services
- has services that are easy to access
- delivers and sets the standard for safe, secure and efficient council homes
- has the capacity to meet demand
- has professional, well trained and compassionate staff with the right skills and attitude
We did...
We produced our Housing Charter which is the first step in improving the way we work with you and making clear what you can expect from the housing service. We'll be reviewing this charter in winter 2023, please use the feedback form if you would like to give us your thoughts.
Our Contractor Code of Conduct
You said...
We recently sent a survey to over 1,000 tenants asking about our draft Contractor Code of Conduct.
Through the survey, the following feedback was gathered:
- contractors should be respectful
- they should tell you what they need to do and what you should expect - for example, how much disruption there will be
- parking and keeping appointments is important
We did...
With the feedback we received we produced a new Contractor Code of Conduct, which will be shared with all contractors working with us.
The Contractor Code of Conduct states that contractors should:
- show their identification card
- confirm the work they need to do with the tenant, explaining the extent of the disruption and telling them how long it will take
- undertake work with courtesy, consideration and respect
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