Octavia Housing

51.5% of Octavia Housing tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Octavia Housing tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Octavia Housing's permission.

Registered social landlord no. L0717. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints and how to swap your home.

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 528 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 339th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 51.5% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 52.1% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 50.9% worse than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 57.5% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 65.6% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 44.5% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 61.8% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 63.4% worse than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 19.2% worse than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 65.2% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 54.5% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 54.7% 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: octaviahousing.org.uk/for-tenants/feedback-and-general-information/tenant-satisfaction-measures.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

92.2% Gas safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
97.5% Fire risk assessments completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
87.1% Asbestos surveys completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
99.9% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
80.5% Lift safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
0.4% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
137.6 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9
19% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
23.8 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 8.4
17% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9
110.3 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 90 144

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Octavia Housing had 31 complaint determinations. 65% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

65%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%
129orders made
£36,925compensation ordered

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

10maladministration
12partial maladministration
3no maladministration
  • Housing Association (202533112) No Maladministration Apr 2026

    Decision Case ID 202533112 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident lives at the property which is a first-floor flat in a re

  • Housing Association (202518189) Partial Maladministration Feb 2026

      Decision Case ID 202518189 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 February 2026 Background The resident lives in the basement flat of a converted property. H

  • Housing Association (202409875) Maladministration Jan 2026

      Decision Case ID 202409875 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom third floor flat. He reported da

  • Housing Association (202417526) Partial Maladministration Jan 2026

      Decision Case ID 202417526 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident decided to sell the property in 2020. While preparing the

  • Managing Relations (202512700) Maladministration Dec 2025

    Decision Case ID 202512700 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The property is a 3-bedroom maisonette on the ground and first floo

  • Housing Association (202441046) Partial Maladministration Dec 2025

      Decision Case ID 202441046 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident and her 2 children (aged 12 and 18) lived in a 2 bed

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 18 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Octavia Housing". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

Swapping with a tenant of Octavia Housing?

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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