Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund
32 homes, mostly in Rugby and Northumberland. Registered social landlord no. LH3766. On this page: how many homes they own and where, typical rents, how to swap your home and how to check their reputation.
Size, areas and typical rents
Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund owns about 32 social homes across 2 council areas (2024/25).
Typical weekly rents
Average housing association rents in the areas this landlord works in, weighted by where its homes are, 2024/25. Your own rent depends on the exact home.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £79 | £113 |
| 1 bed | £95 | £118 |
| 2 bed | £113 | £144 |
| 3 bed | £124 | £168 |
| 4 bed | £144 | £224 |
Homes to swap from Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund tenants
No Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund tenants have listed a home yet. Are you one? List your home and it will appear here.
Housing Ombudsman decisions
You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund" to see published complaints about this landlord.
How to check Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund's reputation
There are no published tenant satisfaction scores for Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund. Landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes must still measure tenant satisfaction and share the results with their own tenants, but they don't have to send them to the regulator, so no national figures exist. With about 32 homes, Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund is in that group.
You can still get a good picture before you swap into one of their homes:
- Ask for their tenant satisfaction results and complaints report. Every social landlord must publish its complaints policy and a yearly report on the complaints it has handled, usually on its website or on request.
- Search the Housing Ombudsman's decisions for "Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund" in the decisions archive. No results is common for small landlords and usually a good sign.
- Check the regulator's judgements. The Regulator of Social Housing lists any regulatory judgements and notices it has published about a landlord.
- Ask the tenant you're swapping with. How quickly are repairs done? How easy is it to get hold of someone? Is there a tenants' group? A current tenant's answer is often the best guide.
- Look at the area too. Most of their homes are in Rugby.
Swapping with a tenant of Ben-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund?
Both landlords have to approve a mutual exchange, and both have 42 days to decide. They can only refuse on the grounds set out in the Housing Act 1985. Get the application in early, keep your rent account clear, and ask for the decision in writing.