Community Gateway Association Limited

86.2% of Community Gateway Association tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Community Gateway Association tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Community Gateway Association's permission.

7,021 homes across 6 council areas, mostly in Preston, South Ribble and Blackpool. Registered social landlord no. L4457. 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

Community Gateway Association Limited owns about 7,021 social homes across 6 council areas (2025/26).

Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.

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£77-
1 bed£86£108
2 bed£100£136
3 bed£111£154
4 bed£125£175

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).

C1 Consumer standards meets the consumer standards · Aug 2026
G1 Governance well governed · Jul 2025
V1 Financial viability financially strong · Jul 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 700 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 15th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 86.2% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 84.3% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 79% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 84.3% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 88.5% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 76.3% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 86.7% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 87.6% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 50% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 84.2% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 80.1% better than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 62.3% better 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: communitygateway.co.uk/how-we-are-performing.

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%)
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%)
0% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
79.5% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
98.9% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
24 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
98.2% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
4.5 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
32.4 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Community Gateway Association Limited had 6 complaint determinations. 40% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

40%maladministration rate
better than the sector average of 60%
13orders made
£2,525compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 12 decisions about Community Gateway Association Limited in its searchable archive.

5partial maladministration
6no maladministration
  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202336257) Partial Maladministration Dec 2025

    Decision Case ID 202336257 Decision type Investigation Landlord Community Gateway Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 11 December 2025 Background The resident is a tenant of the landlord. He

  • Managing Relations (202300470) No Maladministration Nov 2025

    Decision Case ID 202300470 Decision type Investigation Landlord Community Gateway Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat. He wa

  • Housing Association (202325167) Partial Maladministration Oct 2025

      Decision Case ID 202325167 Decision type Investigation Landlord Community Gateway Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom house unde

  • Managing Relations (202335999) No Maladministration Oct 2024

    The complaint is about: The landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s request to move to a new property. The landlord handling of reports about staff conduct.

  • Financial (202209378) Reasonable Redress Jan 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s: Decision to increase the property\u2019s rent. The landlord\u2019s communications with the resident.

  • Estate Management (202127389) No Maladministration Sep 2022

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s response to the resident\u2019s request to install a boundary fence around her garden.

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 16 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Community Gateway Association Limited". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

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