Brentwood Borough Council

57.8% of Brentwood Borough Council tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Brentwood Borough Council tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Brentwood Borough Council's permission.

2,377 homes in Brentwood. Registered social landlord no. 22UD. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.

Size, areas and typical rents

Brentwood Borough Council owns about 2,377 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).

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Typical weekly rents

Average council rents in this council's area, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

SizeSocial rentAffordable rent
Bedsit£88-
1 bed£101£186
2 bed£117£227
3 bed£138£260
4 bed£167£252

The regulator's verdict

The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on how well they look after tenants (consumer standards, C1 best to C4 worst) and, for housing associations, on governance (G) and financial viability (V).

C2 Consumer standards meets the standards but has some weaknesses to fix · Apr 2025

Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 523 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 319th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 57.8% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 64.3% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 65.1% worse than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 59.8% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 69.8% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 47.6% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 59.2% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 65.5% worse than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 25.6% worse than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 52.8% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 54.9% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 54.3% worse than the sector median of 59.5%

The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set. The landlord's own TSM report: brentwood.gov.uk/housing-performance.

Repairs, safety and complaints

From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.

100% Gas safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
99.9% Fire risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
100% Asbestos surveys completed about the sector median (100.0%)
100% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
100% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
5.5% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%
93.1% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%
99.6% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
43.8 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
100% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
10.5 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 8.4
100% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 88.9
75.4 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 28 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

The Housing Ombudsman has published 13 decisions about Brentwood Borough Council in its searchable archive.

5maladministration
3partial maladministration
5no maladministration
  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202423316) Partial Maladministration Apr 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident\u2019s:\u00a0 Request for repairs, including exterior doors, roof fascia and guttering, and external maintenance. Concerns about asbestos.

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202315156) No Maladministration Apr 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of concerns about the neighbour\u2019s camera doorbell.

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202315073) Maladministration Jan 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of noise nuisance.

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202203731) Partial Maladministration Feb 2023

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s: Response to the resident\u2019s reports that her neighbour had removed her washing line from a communal area. Response to the resident\u2019s reports of alleged anti-social behaviour by her neighb

  • Old Property Condition migrated-2025 (202203645) Maladministration Oct 2022

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s response to the resident\u2019s request for a kitchen replacement.

  • Old Property Condition migrated-2025 (202122844) Maladministration Jul 2022

    The complaint concerns the landlord\u2019s contractor renewing a section of the property\u2019s concrete path in error.

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 18 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Brentwood Borough Council". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

Swapping with a tenant of Brentwood Borough Council?

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.

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