Places for People Group Limited

64.3% of Places for People Group tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Places for People Group tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Places for People Group's permission.

Registered social landlord no. L4236. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, the regulator's grades and how to swap your home.

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 2025
G1 Governance well governed · Jan 2026
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Jan 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 2,459 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 266th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 64.3% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 63.8% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 54.6% worse than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 61.9% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 70.7% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 61.5% about the sector median (61.6%)
Kept informed 63.1% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 73.6% worse than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 27.5% worse than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 68.1% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 56.7% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 55.8% 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: placesforpeople.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/tenant-satisfaction-measures-report/.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

99.5% 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%)
97.7% Lift safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
0.1% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
47.1% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
81.3% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
29.2 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
60.4% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
7.3 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4
61.9% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9
48.9 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 28 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Places for People Group Limited had 118 complaint determinations. 70% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

70%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%
419orders made
£108,536compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 6 decisions about Places for People Group Limited in its searchable archive.

1severe maladministration
4maladministration
1partial maladministration
  • Managing Relations (202337962) Maladministration Nov 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of: The resident\u2019s reports of leaks, damp and mould and associated repairs at the property. The resident\u2019s reports of her property being underheated. The landlord\u2019s complai

  • Health and Safety (inc. building safety) (202212799) Maladministration Feb 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of reports of damage to the building, paving, and the management company\u2019s response. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord\u2019s complaint handling.

  • Information and data management (202206081) Maladministration Dec 2023

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of domestic abuse and her request for an urgent management transfer to flee the abuse. This investigation also considered the landlord\u2019s handling of the

  • Managing Relations (202127097) Severe Maladministration Dec 2023

    The complaint is about: The landlords response to the residents concerns about the damp and mould in her property. The landlords handling of the residents complaint.

  • Health and Safety (inc. building safety) (202201611) Partial Maladministration Nov 2023

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s: Handling and management of repairs to reinstate heating and hot water in the property. Response to the resident\u2019s reports of outstanding repairs within the property. Response to the resident

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202014269) Maladministration May 2023

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of tenancy breaches by her neighbour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord\u2019s complaint handling.

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 12 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Places for People Group Limited". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

Swapping with a tenant of Places for People Group?

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