Westmorland and Furness Council

2,559 homes in Westmorland and Furness. Registered social landlord no. 5177. 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.

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Size, areas and typical rents

Westmorland and Furness Council owns about 2,559 social homes across 1 council area (2024/25).

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Typical weekly rents

Average council rents in this council's area, 2024/25. Your own rent depends on the exact home.

Size	Social rent	Affordable rent
1 bed	£74	-
2 bed	£85	£108
3 bed	£97	£131
4 bed	£106	-

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).

C2 Consumer standards meets the standards but has some weaknesses to fix · 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.

Homes to swap from Westmorland and Furness Council tenants

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 514 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Satisfied with the overall service 79.6% better than the sector median of 71.8%

Satisfied with repairs 81.6% better than the sector median of 73.6%

Satisfied with time taken for repairs 79.6% better than the sector median of 69.5%

Home is well maintained 73.8% better than the sector median of 71.9%

Home is safe 79.3% better than the sector median of 77.6%

Landlord listens and acts 67.8% better than the sector median of 61.6%

Kept informed 70.7% worse than the sector median of 72.0%

Treated fairly and with respect 81.4% better than the sector median of 77.9%

Satisfied with complaints handling 60.9% better than the sector median of 35.5%

Communal areas clean and well maintained 67.8% better than the sector median of 66.7%

Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 62.8% worse than the sector median of 64.6%

Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 62.3% 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: barrowbc.gov.uk/residents/council-housing/about-us/performance-and-standards.

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%)

88.9% Legionella risk assessments completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%

0% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)

82% Non-emergency repairs done on time about the sector median (82.5%)

90.1% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%

7 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9

88.9% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9

1.2 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4

66.7% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9

163.7 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 30 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for Westmorland and Furness Council when we checked on 10 Oct 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "Westmorland and Furness Council" yourself.

Swapping with a tenant of Westmorland and Furness 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.

Can I swap? How a swap works Complaints and support

Page last updated: 10 October 2026

Sources

Registration details: Regulator of Social Housing, register of providers of social housing.
Grades: Regulator of Social Housing, regulatory judgements and notices, published 25 February 2026.
Homes owned by council area and average rents: Regulator of Social Housing, Statistical Data Return 2024/25 (Open Government Licence).
Tenant satisfaction, repairs, safety and complaints figures: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, full data set. Sector medians are calculated across all landlords in that data set.
Complaint decisions: Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 10 October 2026.