Worthing Homes Limited

83.8% of Worthing Homes tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. Worthing Homes tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Worthing Homes' permission.

3,884 homes across 7 council areas, mostly in Worthing, Arun and Adur. Registered social landlord no. LH4208. 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

Worthing Homes Limited owns about 3,884 social homes across 7 council areas (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£91£136
1 bed£111£155
2 bed£131£200
3 bed£146£235
4 bed£165£288

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 · Apr 2026
G2 Governance governed adequately, some improvements needed · Apr 2026
V2 Financial viability financially viable but with risks to manage · Apr 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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Tenant Ratings On Mutual Home Exchange

Tenants have started rating Worthing Homes Limited. The scores appear here once 3 tenants have rated them.

What Tenants Say About Worthing Homes

I have lived as one of their tenants for 16 years. They have got better and better and their reported performances are better than most landlords, is the honest assessment of them.
Syd L. · Worthing · Oct 2026 Recommends

Reviews are written by Worthing Homes tenants with a home listed on Mutual Home Exchange and checked by us before they appear. They are the tenants' own views (how reviews work).

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 895 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Ranked 41st of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure

Satisfied with the overall service 83.8% better than the sector median of 71.8%
Satisfied with repairs 83.9% better than the sector median of 73.6%
Satisfied with time taken for repairs 80.4% better than the sector median of 69.5%
Home is well maintained 83.4% better than the sector median of 71.9%
Home is safe 88.6% better than the sector median of 77.6%
Landlord listens and acts 75.2% better than the sector median of 61.6%
Kept informed 85% better than the sector median of 72.0%
Treated fairly and with respect 85.8% better than the sector median of 77.9%
Satisfied with complaints handling 49.6% better than the sector median of 35.5%
Communal areas clean and well maintained 76.8% better than the sector median of 66.7%
Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 79.6% better than the sector median of 64.6%
Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 70.6% 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 publishes its own TSM report on its website.

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%)
1.9% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard worse than the sector median of 0.5%
75% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%
96.4% Emergency repairs done on time better than the sector median of 94.9%
67.8 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 53.9
75.4% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9
15.3 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 8.4
66.1% Stage 2 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 88.9
82.6 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes worse than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 24

Housing Ombudsman decisions

In the Ombudsman's 2025-26 review, Worthing Homes Limited had 4 complaint determinations. 55% of findings went against the landlord (sector average 60%).

55%maladministration rate
better than the sector average of 60%
11orders made
£1,200compensation ordered

The Housing Ombudsman has published 5 decisions about Worthing Homes Limited in its searchable archive.

1maladministration
3partial maladministration
1no maladministration
  • Financial (202403697) Partial Maladministration Dec 2025

    Decision Case ID 202403697 Decision type Investigation Landlord Worthing Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a house owned by the landlord. He has

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202407292) Maladministration Nov 2025

    Decision Case ID 202407292 Decision type Investigation Landlord Worthing Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident and her husband have raised concerns about Anti

  • Managing Relations (202123822) Partial Maladministration Jan 2024

    The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s handling of: the repairs at the property; the resident\u2019s request for a shower that meets her medical needs; the associated complaint.

  • ASB/Abuse/Nuisance (202014706) No Maladministration Feb 2022

    This complaint is about how the landlord handled a dispute regarding parking on the hardstanding in front of the resident\u2019s property.

  • Housing Association (202344486) Partial Maladministration

      Decision Case ID 202344486 Decision type Investigation Landlord Worthing Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 April 2026   Background The resident is unhappy his neighbour has installed 3 concret

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

Swapping with a tenant of Worthing Homes?

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. Worthing Homes's website has their application form and rules.

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