Slough Borough Council

45.1% of Slough Borough Council tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Slough Borough Council tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Slough Borough Council's permission.

5,882 homes in Slough. Registered social landlord no. 00MD. 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

Slough Borough Council owns about 5,882 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£99-
1 bed£113£183
2 bed£135£243
3 bed£149£274
4 bed£165£275

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 · Jun 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 714 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 347th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 45.1% worse than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 52.6% worse than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 44.9% worse than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 49.5% worse than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 58.7% worse than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 37.4% worse than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 42.3% worse than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 53.3% worse than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 19.8% worse than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 53.1% worse than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 42% worse than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 40% 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: slough.gov.uk/performance-spending/performance-reporting/2.

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%)
100% Lift safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)
4.3% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%
80.3% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
99.7% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
55.9 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9
30% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
8.7 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes about the sector median (8.4%)
32.7% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9
14.3 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 28 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Slough Borough Council had 3 complaint determinations. 100% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

100%maladministration rate
worse than the sector average of 60%
16orders made
£8,744compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 19 decisions about Slough Borough Council in its searchable archive.

8maladministration
7partial maladministration
3no maladministration
  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202442642) Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202442642 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 April 2026 Background The resident experienced damp and mould in the prope

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202318429) Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202318429 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 April 2026 Background The resident has severely impaired sight and suffers

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202500054) Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202500054 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 April 2026 Background During 2023 the landlord carried out repairs to the

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202409298) Partial Maladministration Apr 2026

      Decision Case ID 202409298 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 April 2026 Background The resident lives with his children. He was worried

  • Managing Relations (202442937) Partial Maladministration Nov 2025

    Decision Case ID 202442937 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a house. The ground floor has

  • Local Authority / ALMO or TMO (202217555) Maladministration Sep 2025

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s response to service charge queries. We have also assessed the landlord\u2019s complaint handling.

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

Swapping with a tenant of Slough 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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