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Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25

Since April 2023 The Regulator of Social Housing has required all landlords to measure and publish performance measures, with a focus on tenant satisfaction and safety. This information is key in understanding how we are performing as a landlord and helps our tenants to provide feedback and hold us to account.

The Tenant Satisfaction Measures, or TSMs, are 12 satisfaction perception measures and 10 performance measures, introduced as part of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 to collect social housing tenants’ views and help them assess the performance of their registered provider.

The Regulator’s website provides more information on the TSMs and explains how the data is being gathered and the requirements we have met to produce these figures. The Regulator will soon outline how you can compare performance between landlords. Details of the survey questions can be found here.

Our surveyor

Our independent surveyor, TPTracker, spoke to tenants from June 2024 to March 2025 and completed surveys across our tenant base to gauge satisfaction, following the requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing. TPTracker also conduct our monthly satisfaction surveys, and have great insight into our tenants and how Red Kite works. Our independent surveyor works with a number of other registered providers on their TSMs, and provided support in collecting, generating, and validating our reported perception measures.

Surveying method

TPTracker spoke to 568 tenants over the phone within the year. Previously, we trialled several methods of surveying in pilot surveys, ultimately choosing phone calls for our official submissions. Housemark, the leading housing and data insight company, report that the majority of landlords conduct surveys via phone, referring to this as the 'middle ground' between in-person and online methods. This method was confirmed as most common in the final report published by the Regulator.

We collected our responses on a rolling basis, completing 142 surveys on a quarterly basis. This has allowed us to learn from the feedback provided and address areas of poor performance. This was a random sample of all eligible tenants, with none excluded, split proportionally across our tenure types, a census approach which meant that no weighting of the results was necessary when calculating the final figures. No incentives were offered to encourage completion of surveys.

Reference Measure 2024/25 performance
TP01 Overall satisfaction with landlord 75.4%
Keeping properties in good repair
TP02 Satisfaction with repairs 70.0%
TP03 Satisfaction with time taken to complete repairs 68.3%
TP04 Satisfaction that the home is well maintained 73.2%
RP01 Homes that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard 0.0%
RP02 Percentage of repairs completed within target timescales - Emergency 89.0%
Percentage of repairs completed within target timescales – Non-Emergency 81.2%
Maintaining building safety
TP05 Satisfaction that home is safe 83.7%
BS01 Percentage of gas safety checks completed 99.9%
BS02 Percentage of fire safety checks completed 100%
BS03 Percentage of asbestos safety checks completed 100%
BSO4 Percentage of water safety checks completed 100%
BSO5 Percentage of lift safety checks completed 100%
Respectful and helpful engagement
TP06 Satisfaction that the landlord listens to tenant views and acts upon them 57.9%
TP07 Satisfaction that the landlord keeps tenants informed 67.0%
TP08 Agreement that the landlord treats tenants fairly and with respect 77.6%
Effective handling of complaints
TP09 Satisfaction with the landlord’s approach to handling complaints 31.6%
CH01 Count of complaints logged per 1,000 homes owned – Stage 1 Investigations 48.9
Count of complaints logged per 1,000 homes owned – Stage 2 Appeals 9.0
CH02 Complaints responded to within Complaint Handling Code timescales – Stage 1 Investigations 95.8%
Complaints responded to within Complaint Handling Code timescales – Stage 2 Appeals 91.7%
Responsible neighbourhood management
TP10 Satisfaction that the landlord keeps communal areas clean and well maintained 73.4%
TP11 Satisfaction that the landlord makes a positive contribution to neighbourhoods 70.9%
TP12 Satisfaction with the landlord’s approach to handling antisocial behaviour 58.0%
NM01 Count of antisocial behaviour cases logged per 1,000 homes owned – All cases 60.8
Count of antisocial behaviour cases logged per 1,000 homes owned – Cases that involve hate incidents 0.8

 

Sample

The Regulator outlines the appropriate sample size for surveys to be completed, as outlined in this table. Using a 95% confidence level and a 4% margin of error, we completed 568 surveys, with 5,356 homes in the relevant stock types. This slightly exceeds the sample size requirements to ensure we met the minimum requirements whilst we looked to increase our number of homes through our development programme.

We selected a random sample of all eligible tenants, with none excluded, split proportionally across our tenure types and key characteristics such as gender, age, ethnicity and vulnerability. Due to the sample achieved, detailed below, there were no significant areas of under-representation, meaning we did not need to weigh the responses received.

Following the calculation of our satisfaction and performance measures, we also undertook a validation process with an external, qualified third-party partner. This provides further assurance that the measures we have submitted are accurate and meet the requirements outlined in the Technical Requirements.

Our sample was split proportionally between our tenure types, with our sample representing the proportion of our homes. The table below outlines the split of tenants surveyed across each of our eligible tenure types, showing the number of responses from each tenure type is comparable the proportion of homes.

Tenure type
Tenure type Count of homes per tenure type Tenure type as % of all homes Count of tenants surveyed Tenants surveyed per tenure type as % of all surveys Difference between all tenants and surveyed tenants
General Needs 3,496 65.9% 367 64.6% -1.3%
Sheltered Housing 1,436 27.0% 155 27.3% +0.3%
AP-Non Sheltered 257 4.8% 28 4.9% +0.1%
Affordable Rent 121 2.3% 18 3.2% +0.9%
Total 5,310 100% 568 100% -

Below is a summary of tenants surveyed compared to our wider tenant base by key characteristics. The wider tenant sample is reflective of the lead, joint and occupants.

Age band
Age bracket Main and Joint Tenant Tenants surveyed Variance
  Count % Count %  
18-19 2 0.03 1 0.18 +0.15%
20-29 161 2.45 14 2.46 +0.01%
30-39 614 9.35 53 9.33 -0.02%
40-49 1,023 15.59 90 15.85 +0.26%
50-59 1,097 16.99 100 17.61 +0.62%
60-69 1,585 24.15 140 24.65 +0.50%
70-79 1,350 20.57 112 19.72 -0.85%
80-89 562 8.56 46 8.10 -0.46%
90-99 131 2.00 12 2.11 +0.12%
Over 100 21 0.32 0 0.0 -0.32%
Unknown 18 0.27 0 0.0 -0.27%
Grand Total 6,564 100.0 568 100.0 -
Gender
Gender Main and Joint Tenant Tenants surveyed Variance 
  Count % Count %  
Female 3,879 59.1 341 60.0 +0.9%
Male 2,685 40.9 227 40.0 -0.9%
Grand Total 6,564 100.0% 568 100.0% -
Vulnerability
Vulnerability flag Main and Joint Tenant Tenants surveyed Variance
  Count % Count %  
Yes 2,152 40.2 236 41.5 -1.4%
No 3,204 59.8 332 58.5 +1.4%
Grand Total 5,356 100.0% 568 100.0% -
Ethnicity
Ethnicity Main and Joint Tenant Tenants surveyed Variance
  Count % Count %  
Asian or Asian British
Bangladeshi
14 0.2 1 0.2 0.0%
Asian or Asian British Indian 15 0.2 1 0.2 -0.1%
Asian or Asian British Other 30 0.5 2 0.4 -0.1%
Asian or Asian British Pakistani 393 6.0 39 6.9 +0.9%
Black or Black British African 48 0.7 4 0.7 0.0%
Black or Black British
Caribbean
316 4.8 23 4.0 -0.8%
Black or Black British Other 25 0.4 4 0.7 +0.3%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group
Chinese
9 0.1 0 0.0 -0.1%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group
Other
9 0.1 2 0.4 +0.2%
Gypsy/Romany/Irish Traveller 1 0.0 1 0.2 +0.2%
Mixed Other 19 0.3 4 0.7 +0.4%
Mixed White & Asian 7 0.1 1 0.2 +0.1%
Mixed White & Black African 8 0.1 1 0.2 +0.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean 70 1.1 2 0.4 -0.7%
White British 2,777 42.3 238 41.9 -0.4%
White Irish 40 0.6 3 0.5 -0.1%
White Other 126 1.9 14 2.5 +0.5%
Not known or refused 2,657 40.5 228 40.1 -0.3%
Grand Total 6,564 100.0 568 100.0 -

Performance Measure Calculation

Repairs

When repairs are reported, we assign one of several repair priorities which determines the target time to complete works. These are detailed below. When calculating the percentage of repairs completed within target, we calculated using the specified priority timescale for each repair, as per the TSM Technical Guidance.

Repairs
Non-emergency repairs Emergency repairs
Priority Target time (days) Priority Target time (days)
Routine 20 8 8
Urgent 5 24 24
Recall 3 Out of Hours 24
    Emergency 24

Complaint handling

As per the Housing Ombudsman’s complaint handling code, we operate a two-stage complaint handling process. When assessing if complaints are responded to within target, our timescales align with the Complaint Handing Code, 10 working days for a Stage 1 complaint and 20 working days for a Stage 2 complaint. Where required, we also are able to agree an extension of 10 working days for Stage 1 complaints and 20 working days for Stage 2 complaints.

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