Livv Housing Group

69.3% of Livv Housing Group tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Livv Housing Group tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Livv Housing Group's permission.

13,290 homes across 6 council areas, mostly in Knowsley, Sefton and West Lancashire. Registered social landlord no. LH4343. 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

Livv Housing Group owns about 13,290 social homes across 6 council areas (2025/26).

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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£79-
1 bed£89£116
2 bed£103£135
3 bed£114£150
4 bed£121£173

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 · Jun 2026
G2 Governance governed adequately, some improvements needed · Jun 2026
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Jun 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 1,116 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 204th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 69.3% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 72.6% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 72.3% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 68.1% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 75% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 59.8% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 66.1% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 77.2% about the sector median (77.9%)
Satisfied with complaints handling 34.7% about the sector median (35.5%)
Communal areas clean and well maintained 63.7% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 61.1% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 55.7% 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: livvhousinggroup.com/about-us/tenant-satisfaction-measures/.

Repairs, safety and complaints

From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.

99% Gas safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 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%)
82.7% Non-emergency repairs done on time about the sector median (82.5%)
90.1% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
37.2 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
96.4% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
9 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes about the sector median (8.4%)
96.5% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 88.9
45.2 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 40 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Livv Housing Group had 14 complaint determinations. 33% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

33%maladministration rate
better than the sector average of 60%
24orders made
£3,300compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 30 decisions about Livv Housing Group in its searchable archive (showing the most recent 30).

8maladministration
7partial maladministration
9no maladministration
  • Housing Association (202504367) Maladministration Jun 2026

      Decision Case ID 202504367 Decision type Investigation Landlord Livv Housing Group Landlord type Housing association Occupancy Assured renancy Date 26 June 2026 Background The resident made a right to acquire (RTA) application to buy her

  • Managing Relations (202410415) Partial Maladministration May 2026

    Decision Case ID 202410415 Decision type Investigation Landlord Livv Housing Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 18 May 2026 Background The property is a 2-bedroom house. The landlord has it recorded that

  • Housing Association (202504238) No Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202504238 Decision type Investigation Landlord Livv Housing Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 20 April 2026 Background During March 2025 the resident experienced a leak from her boiler

  • Housing Association (202315932) No Maladministration Sep 2025

    The complaint is about landlord\u2019s response to the resident\u2019s: Concerns about a contact arrangement for repairs. Requests and queries about who attends repair appointments.

  • Estate Management (202502090) Partial Maladministration Sep 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s concerns about mobility scooter storage, and her request for reasonable adjustments. We have also considered the landlord\u2019s complaint handling.

  • Housing Association (202328127) Maladministration Jun 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s: Decision to issue a formal warning to the resident for alleged antisocial behaviour. Complaint handling.

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 14 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Livv Housing Group". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

Swapping with a tenant of Livv Housing Group?

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