John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses
John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses' permission.
16 homes in Folkestone and Hythe. Registered social landlord no. A0513. On this page: how many homes they own and where, typical rents, how to swap your home and how to check their reputation.
Size, areas and typical rents
John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses owns about 16 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).
Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.
- Folkestone and Hythe16 Folkestone · Hythe
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.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £98 | £147 |
| 2 bed | £120 | £160 |
| 3 bed | £134 | £183 |
| 4 bed | £147 | £227 |
Homes to swap from John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses tenants
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Housing Ombudsman decisions
No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses when we checked on 25 Oct 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses" yourself.
How to check John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses' reputation
There are no published tenant satisfaction scores for John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses. Landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes must still measure tenant satisfaction and share the results with their own tenants, but they don't have to send them to the regulator, so no national figures exist. With about 16 homes, John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses is in that group.
You can still get a good picture before you swap into one of their homes:
- Ask for their tenant satisfaction results and complaints report. Every social landlord must publish its complaints policy and a yearly report on the complaints it has handled, usually on its website or on request.
- Search the Housing Ombudsman's decisions for "John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses" in the decisions archive. No results is common for small landlords and usually a good sign.
- Check the regulator's judgements. The Regulator of Social Housing lists any regulatory judgements and notices it has published about a landlord.
- Ask the tenant you're swapping with. How quickly are repairs done? How easy is it to get hold of someone? Is there a tenants' group? A current tenant's answer is often the best guide.
- Look at the area too. Most of their homes are in Folkestone and Hythe: see our Folkestone guide for what it's like to live there.
Swapping with a tenant of John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses?
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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