Brunelcare

85.5% of Brunelcare tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Brunelcare tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Brunelcare's permission.

1,128 homes, mostly in Bristol, City of and North Somerset. Registered social landlord no. LH0269. 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

Brunelcare owns about 1,128 social homes across 2 council areas (2025/26).

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Typical weekly rents

Average housing association rents in the areas this landlord works in, weighted by where its homes are, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

SizeSocial rentAffordable rent
Bedsit£92£137
1 bed£107£165
2 bed£126£192
3 bed£139£219
4 bed£157£256

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).

G1 Governance well governed · Nov 2025
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Nov 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 22nd of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 85.5% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 90.4% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 87.6% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 86.1% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 90.5% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 68.9% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 78.6% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 86.1% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 56.6% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 87.1% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 63.6% about the sector median (64.6%)
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 67% better than the sector median of 59.5%

The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set.

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%)
100% Fire risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
97.2% Asbestos surveys completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
100% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
100% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
0% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
85.6% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%
81.7% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
54.3 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes about the sector median (53.9%)
88.3% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
6.3 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4
100% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 88.9
33.7 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 14 4

Housing Ombudsman decisions

The Housing Ombudsman has published 1 decision about Brunelcare in its searchable archive.

1no maladministration
  • Estate Management (202230790) No Maladministration Oct 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of its decision to remove wall mounted air fresheners from communal areas in the property, and its refusal to reinstate them.

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 17 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Brunelcare". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

Swapping with a tenant of Brunelcare?

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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