First Garden Cities Homes Limited

2,357 homes across 6 council areas, mostly in North Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield. Registered social landlord no. 5090. 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.

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Size, areas and typical rents

First Garden Cities Homes Limited owns about 2,357 social homes across 6 council areas (2024/25).

marks a place guide in that council area: what it's like to live there, rents and homes to swap.

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	£98	£189
1 bed	£111	£158
2 bed	£133	£205
3 bed	£145	£241
4 bed	£166	£214

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 · Jun 2025

G2 Governance governed adequately, some improvements needed · Dec 2025

V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Dec 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 534 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Satisfied with the overall service 64% worse than the sector median of 71.8%

Satisfied with repairs 76.3% better than the sector median of 73.6%

Satisfied with time taken for repairs 70% about the sector median (69.5%)

Home is well maintained 65.9% worse than the sector median of 71.9%

Home is safe 75.1% worse than the sector median of 77.6%

Landlord listens and acts 54.1% worse than the sector median of 61.6%

Kept informed 62.9% worse than the sector median of 72.0%

Treated fairly and with respect 72.1% worse than the sector median of 77.9%

Satisfied with complaints handling 35.7% about the sector median (35.5%)

Communal areas clean and well maintained 60.7% worse than the sector median of 66.7%

Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 50.5% worse than the sector median of 64.6%

Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 46.1% 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: fgch.co.uk/resident-satisfaction.

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%)

93.6% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%

98.6% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%

55.3 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9

62.8% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9

12.8 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

21.1 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 28 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, First Garden Cities Homes Limited had 2 complaint determinations. 0% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

0%maladministration rate
better than the sector average of 60%

0orders made

You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "First Garden Cities Homes Limited" to see published complaints about this landlord.

Swapping with a tenant of First Garden Cities Homes?

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.

Can I swap? How a swap works Complaints and support

Page last updated: 26 September 2026

Sources

Registration details: Regulator of Social Housing, register of providers of social housing.
Grades: Regulator of Social Housing, regulatory judgements and notices, published 17 December 2025.
Homes owned by council area and average rents: Regulator of Social Housing, Statistical Data Return 2024/25 (Open Government Licence).
Complaint performance: Housing Ombudsman, annual complaints review landlord tables 2025-26.
Tenant satisfaction, repairs, safety and complaints figures: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, full data set. Sector medians are calculated across all landlords in that data set.