Reading Borough Council

6,827 homes in Reading. Registered social landlord no. 00MC. 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.

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Size, areas and typical rents

Reading Borough Council owns about 6,827 social homes across 1 council area (2024/25).

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Typical weekly rents

Average council rents in this council's area, 2024/25. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

Size	Social rent	Affordable rent
Bedsit	£95	-
1 bed	£109	£120
2 bed	£124	£143
3 bed	£139	£169
4 bed	£158	£195

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).

C3 Consumer standards serious failings on the consumer standards; improvement needed · Apr 2025

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 Reading Borough Council tenants

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 629 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Satisfied with the overall service 71.2% about the sector median (71.8%)

Satisfied with repairs 68% worse than the sector median of 73.6%

Satisfied with time taken for repairs 65.7% worse than the sector median of 69.5%

Home is well maintained 71.9% about the sector median (71.9%)

Home is safe 80.7% better than the sector median of 77.6%

Landlord listens and acts 68.3% better than the sector median of 61.6%

Kept informed 74.1% better than the sector median of 72.0%

Treated fairly and with respect 84.1% better than the sector median of 77.9%

Satisfied with complaints handling 22.3% worse than the sector median of 35.5%

Communal areas clean and well maintained 73.5% better than the sector median of 66.7%

Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 74% better than the sector median of 64.6%

Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 64.3% better 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: reading.gov.uk/housing/council-homes/housing-performance-information/.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

100% 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%)

88.6% Lift safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%

7.8% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%

82.1% Non-emergency repairs done on time about the sector median (82.5%)

87.6% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%

67.9 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9

47.9% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9

4.5 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4

19.4% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9

30.9 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 40 3

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Reading Borough Council had 5 complaint determinations. 67% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

67%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%

14orders made

4complaint handling failure orders

£2,750compensation ordered

You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "Reading Borough Council" to see published complaints about this landlord.

Swapping with a tenant of Reading Borough Council?

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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Page last updated: 26 September 2026

Sources

Registration details: Regulator of Social Housing, register of providers of social housing.
Grades: Regulator of Social Housing, regulatory judgements and notices, published 30 April 2025.
Homes owned by council area and average rents: Regulator of Social Housing, Statistical Data Return 2024/25 (Open Government Licence).
Complaint performance: Housing Ombudsman, annual complaints review landlord tables 2025-26.
Tenant satisfaction, repairs, safety and complaints figures: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, full data set. Sector medians are calculated across all landlords in that data set.