Selwood Housing Society Limited

86.8% of Selwood Housing Society tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Selwood Housing Society tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Selwood Housing Society's permission.

7,196 homes, mostly in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset. Registered social landlord no. LH4097. 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

Selwood Housing Society Limited owns about 7,196 social homes across 3 council areas (2025/26).

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Typical weekly rents

Average housing association rents in the areas this landlord works in, weighted by where its homes are, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

SizeSocial rentAffordable rent
Bedsit£85£107
1 bed£105£139
2 bed£123£168
3 bed£138£201
4 bed£154£243

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).

G1 Governance well governed · Nov 2025
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Nov 2025

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 630 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 12th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 86.8% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 84.4% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 82.2% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 85.3% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 90.5% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 75.1% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 90.2% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 89.9% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 55.3% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 79.6% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 83.8% better than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 70% 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: selwoodhousing.com/about-us/how-were-doing/tenant-satisfaction-measures/.

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%)
98.9% 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%)
0.9% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
85.2% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%
99.6% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
56.2 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9
98.7% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
8 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes about the sector median (8.4%)
98.1% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better 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: 43 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Selwood Housing Society Limited had 5 complaint determinations. 43% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

43%maladministration rate
better than the sector average of 60%
4orders made
£950compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 7 decisions about Selwood Housing Society Limited in its searchable archive.

2maladministration
3partial maladministration
  • Housing Association (202338152) Partial Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202338152 Decision type Investigation Landlord Selwood Housing Society Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 17 April 2026   Background The resident reported a leak from the roof and iss

  • Managing Relations (202432833) Partial Maladministration Dec 2025

    Decision Case ID 202432833 Decision type Investigation Landlord Selwood Housing Society Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The landlord visited the resident\u2019s neighbour

  • Housing Association (202449545) Reasonable Redress Aug 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident\u2019s reports of damp and mould.

  • Housing Association (202414890) Reasonable Redress Jul 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the resident\u2019s reports about pests and weeds, subsidence, repairs at his home, and his concerns about roof safety.

  • Managing Relations (202220136) Partial Maladministration Jan 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of the applicant\u2019s application for a shared ownership property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord\u2019s complaint handling.

  • Managing Relations (202121603) Maladministration Jun 2023

    REPORT COMPLAINT 202121603 Selwood Housing Society Limited 26 June 2023 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 s

Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 10 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "Selwood Housing Society Limited". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.

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