Golding Homes Limited

68.6% of Golding Homes tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Golding Homes tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Golding Homes' permission.

7,902 homes across 7 council areas, mostly in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling and Medway. Registered social landlord no. LH4402. 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

Golding Homes Limited owns about 7,902 social homes across 7 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£87£106
1 bed£108£162
2 bed£122£198
3 bed£137£233
4 bed£153£286

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 · Mar 2026
G1 Governance well governed · Mar 2026
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Mar 2026

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 1,342 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 210th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 68.6% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 71% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 63.8% worse than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 66.6% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 73.8% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 59.2% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 72.4% about the sector median (72.0%)
Treated fairly and with respect 77% about the sector median (77.9%)
Satisfied with complaints handling 35.6% about the sector median (35.5%)
Communal areas clean and well maintained 62.8% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 58.5% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 56.4% 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: goldinghomes.org.uk/tenant-satisfaction-measures.

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%)
0.1% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
62.3% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
92.2% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
64.8 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9
100% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
7 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
30.4 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, Golding Homes Limited had 14 complaint determinations. 72% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

72%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%
51orders made
£8,330compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 30 decisions about Golding Homes Limited in its searchable archive (showing the most recent 30).

10maladministration
12partial maladministration
1no maladministration
  • Housing Association (202335250) Reasonable Redress Jun 2026

      Decision Case ID 202335250 Decision type Investigation Landlord Golding Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 18 June 2026 Background The resident and her husband reported no heating and hot water

  • Housing Association (202231449) Partial Maladministration May 2026

      Decision Case ID 202231449 Decision type Investigation Landlord Golding Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 May 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. In 2023, the resident raised compl

  • Housing Association (202342459) Maladministration Mar 2026

      Decision Case ID 202342459 Decision type Investigation Landlord Golding Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 March 2026 Background The resident reported a leak affecting her bathroom around Jan

  • Housing Association (202434945) Maladministration Dec 2025

      Decision Case ID 202434945 Decision type Investigation Landlord Golding Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a first-floor property. They complained a

  • Housing Association (202317058) Partial Maladministration Sep 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of: Extractor fans not working in the kitchen and bathroom. A leak in the ceiling in the property. Mould in the property. Issues with electrics at the proper

  • Managing Relations (202333825) Maladministration Jul 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of: Pest issues in the resident\u2019s property. The complaint. The landlord operates a 2 stage complaints process. Its policy says it will provide a stage 1 response within 10 working da

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

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