Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

64.0% of Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames' permission.

4,493 homes in Kingston Upon Thames. Registered social landlord no. 00AX. 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

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames owns about 4,493 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).

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Typical weekly rents

Average council rents in this council's area, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

SizeSocial rentAffordable rent
Bedsit£109-
1 bed£126£201
2 bed£142£231
3 bed£162£283
4 bed£179£419

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 · Oct 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 793 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 270th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 64% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 67% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 69.1% about the sector median (69.5%)
Home is well maintained 61% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 69.7% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 50.1% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 73.9% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 69.4% worse than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 28.1% worse than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 56.4% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 62.1% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 53.5% worse than the sector median of 59.5%

The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

96.3% Gas safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
100% Fire risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
74% Asbestos surveys completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%
100% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)
100% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
14% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%
95.1% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%
93.8% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
48.1 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
55.9% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
10.8 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 8.4
58.3% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9
13.9 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames had 12 complaint determinations. 75% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

75%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%
38orders made
£6,021compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 11 decisions about Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in its searchable archive.

5maladministration
4partial maladministration
  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202525255) Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202525255 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident lives at the property with her partner

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202346967) Maladministration Mar 2026

      Decision Case ID 202346967 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 March 2026 Background The resident had reported damp and mo

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202524778) Maladministration Feb 2026

      Decision Case ID 202524778 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident moved into the property with h

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202448694) Partial Maladministration Dec 2025

      Decision Case ID 202448694 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident complained to the landlord that the

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202433471) Partial Maladministration Oct 2025

      Decision Case ID 202433471 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat in a p

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202342629) Outside Jurisdiction Oct 2025

      Decision Case ID 202342629 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident has a non-secure tenancy with th

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

Swapping with a tenant of Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames?

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