Rugby Borough Council

76.3% of Rugby Borough Council tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Rugby Borough Council tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Rugby Borough Council's permission.

3,536 homes in Rugby. Registered social landlord no. 44UD. 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

Rugby Borough Council owns about 3,536 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
1 bed£103-
2 bed£117£164
3 bed£128£195
4 bed£140£303

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 · Feb 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 1,100 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 125th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 76.3% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 83.7% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 79.1% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 79% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 83.8% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 66.2% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 70.8% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 80.1% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 44.7% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 71.7% 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 51.6% 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: rugby.gov.uk/w/tenant-satisfaction-measures-2023/24?p_l_back_url=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dtenant%2Bsatisfaction&p_l_back_url_title=Search.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

98.2% Gas safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 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%)
100% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
1.6% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%
61% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
58.6% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%
29 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
78.6% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
5.3 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4
88.9% Stage 2 complaints answered on time about the sector median (88.9%)
43.6 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

The Housing Ombudsman has published 3 decisions about Rugby Borough Council in its searchable archive.

2maladministration
  • Managing Relations (202319694) Maladministration Aug 2024

    REPORT COMPLAINT 202319694 Rugby Borough Council 23 August 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman\u2019s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the case. This is set out i

  • Managing Relations (202227307) Maladministration May 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports of repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s complaint.

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202100293)

    The complaint is about the level of compensation offered for items removed from the resident\u2019s shed

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

Swapping with a tenant of Rugby 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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