Sustain (UK) Ltd

97.5% of Sustain (UK) tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Sustain (UK) tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Sustain (UK)'s permission.

1,422 homes in Birmingham. Registered social landlord no. 4687. 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

Sustain (UK) Ltd owns about 1,422 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).

Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.

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£90£144
1 bed£101£133
2 bed£116£151
3 bed£129£166
4 bed£142£191

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).

G3 Governance does not meet the governance standard · Jul 2025
V3 Financial viability does not meet the viability standard · Jul 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 324 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 1st of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 97.5% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 96.9% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 96.1% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 96.6% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 98.1% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 95.3% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 91.8% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 97.2% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 94.3% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 97.4% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 78.8% better than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 85.5% 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: sustainuk.org/tenants-portal/.

Repairs, safety and complaints

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

99.6% 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%)
0% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)
100% Non-emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 82.5%
100% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
5.3 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9
100% Stage 1 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 89.9
0.6 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4
100% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 88.9
4.2 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for Sustain (UK) Ltd when we checked on 17 Oct 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "Sustain (UK) Ltd" yourself.

Swapping with a tenant of Sustain (UK)?

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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