Fareham Borough Council
72.8% of Fareham Borough Council tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Fareham Borough Council tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Fareham Borough Council's permission.
2,422 homes in Fareham. Registered social landlord no. 24UE. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.
Size, areas and typical rents
Fareham Borough Council owns about 2,422 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).
Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.
- Fareham2,422 Fareham · Portchester
Typical weekly rents
Average council rents in this council's area, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £86 | - |
| 1 bed | £100 | £142 |
| 2 bed | £113 | £181 |
| 3 bed | £137 | £195 |
| 4 bed | £147 | £214 |
Homes to swap from Fareham Borough Council tenants
No Fareham Borough Council tenants have listed a home yet. Are you one? List your home and it will appear here.
Tenant Ratings On Mutual Home Exchange
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What tenants say
From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 668 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.
Ranked 168th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure
The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set. The landlord's own TSM report: fareham.gov.uk/housing/my_council_tenancy/tenant_engagement/tsmresults.aspx.
Repairs, safety and complaints
From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.
Repair targets: 183 24
Housing Ombudsman decisions
The Housing Ombudsman has published 2 decisions about Fareham Borough Council in its searchable archive.
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Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202417935)
Partial Maladministration Jan 2026
Decision Case ID 202417935 Decision type Investigation Landlord Fareham Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The property is a mid-terraced house. The landlord described th
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Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202016061)
No Maladministration Sep 2021
This complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of overgrown hedges from a neighbouring property.
Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 11 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Fareham Borough Council". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.
Swapping with a tenant of Fareham 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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