Merlin Housing Society Limited
Merlin Housing Society tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Merlin Housing Society's permission.
12,751 homes across 12 council areas, mostly in South Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury and Gloucester. Registered social landlord no. L4485. On this page: the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.
Size, areas and typical rents
Merlin Housing Society Limited owns about 12,751 social homes across 12 council areas (2025/26).
The 10 areas with the most homes:
Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.
- South Gloucestershire8,597 Bradley Stoke · Chipping Sodbury · Filton · Thornbury · Yate · Kingswood
- Tewkesbury3,045 Tewkesbury
- Gloucester306 Gloucester
- Bristol, City of301 Bristol
- Bath and North East Somerset210 Bath · Keynsham · Midsomer Norton · Radstock
- Stroud102 Stroud · Dursley · Stonehouse
- Cotswold61 Cirencester
- Wiltshire52 Salisbury · Amesbury · Bradford-on-Avon · Calne · Chippenham · Corsham · Devizes · Marlborough · Melksham · Trowbridge · Warminster · Westbury
- Forest of Dean33 Cinderford · Lydney
- North Somerset29 Clevedon · Nailsea · Portishead · Weston-super-Mare
All 12 council areas (2 more)
- Wychavon10 Droitwich Spa · Evesham
- Cheltenham5 Cheltenham
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £87 | £137 |
| 1 bed | £108 | £147 |
| 2 bed | £128 | £182 |
| 3 bed | £141 | £211 |
| 4 bed | £177 | £272 |
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). Merlin Housing Society Limited is covered by the judgement on Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited.
Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.
Homes to swap from Merlin Housing Society Limited tenants
No Merlin Housing Society Limited tenants have listed a home yet. Are you one? List your home and it will appear here.
Tenant Ratings On Mutual Home Exchange
No tenant ratings yet.
Housing Ombudsman decisions
No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for Merlin Housing Society Limited when we checked on 1 Nov 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "Merlin Housing Society Limited" yourself.
How to check Merlin Housing Society's reputation
Merlin Housing Society doesn't appear in the regulator's latest published tenant satisfaction figures, so there are no national scores to show here.
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 "Merlin Housing Society Limited" 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 South Gloucestershire: see our Bradley Stoke guide for what it's like to live there.
Swapping with a tenant of Merlin Housing Society?
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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