Tenant satisfaction measures
As part of new national standards introduced by the Regulator of Social Housing, the Council is now required to report on how well we’re performing as a social housing provider. These standards, known as Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), are designed to give tenants a stronger voice and help hold social landlords to account.
In total there are 22 TSMs divided into two parts: (1) TSMs collected from a tenant perception survey, and (2) TSMs generated from management information. Together they provide a balanced picture: the lived experience of tenants, and our operational performance as a social landlord. This helps ensure transparency, accountability and supports improvements where they're needed most.
The Council submits its TSM data to the Regulator of Social Housing every year as part of its statutory reporting requirements, with the submission window usually opening in April and closing in July.
Tenant perception survey results
This part is based on feedback directly from tenants. There are 12 TSMs which cover experiences and perceptions of services such as repairs, communication, safety and how we're handling complaints. These results come from a standardised survey, so every social landlord is measured in the same way.
The Council has already completed three tenant perception surveys, one in 2023, 2024 and one recently in 2025. For transparency, we have published each year's results below. The results are also published in the tenant newsletters.
For more infomation about how we approached the survey, please see our summaries of approach section.
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Tenant Perception Measure
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2025/26
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2024/25
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2023/24
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TP01
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied with the overall service from their landlord.
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77.4%
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77.3%
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68.0%
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TP02
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Proportion of respondents who have received a repair in the last 12 months who report that they are satisfied with the overall repairs service.
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76.9%
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78.7%
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72.8%
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TP03
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Proportion of respondents who have received a repair in the last 12 months who report that they are satisfied with the time taken to complete their most recent repair.
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73.7%
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73.1%
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68.7%
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TP04
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied that their home is well maintained.
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73.8%
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74.4%
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64.4%
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TP05
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied that their home is safe.
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77.1%
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81.0%
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70.2%
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TP06
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied that their landlord listens to tenant views and acts upon them.
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61.4%
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61.9%
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53.9%
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TP07
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied that their landlord keeps them informed about things that matter to them.
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68.2%
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66.3%
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59.5%
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TP08
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Proportion of respondents who report that they agree their landlord treats them fairly and with respect.
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77.7%
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78.7%
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71.1%
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TP09
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Proportion of respondents who report making a complaint in the last 12 months who are satisfied with their landlord’s approach to complaints handling.
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35.3%
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48.3%
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34.2%
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TP10
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Proportion of respondents with communal areas who report that they are satisfied that their landlord keeps communal areas clean and well maintained.
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63.2%
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59.6%
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55.2%
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TP11
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied that their landlord makes a positive contribution to the neighbourhood.
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58.4%
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57.6%
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51.2%
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TP12
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Proportion of respondents who report that they are satisfied with their landlord’s approach to handling anti-social behaviour.
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56.5%
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54.0%
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49.3%
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Management information results
This part uses data collected by us from our housing and property management systems to show how well key services are being delivered. There are 10 TSMs which include things like repair completion times, building safety checks, anti-social behaviour, and complaint handling. These measures are based on facts and figures, rather than opinions and perceptions.
The operational performance information for 2025/26 will begin to be collated from April 2026. Once the data has been reviewed internally and approved, and following sign-off by the Regulator of Social Housing, the results will be published.
Building safety
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Operational Performance Measure
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2025/26
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2024/25
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2023/24
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BS01
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Proportion of homes for which all required gas safety checks have been carried out.
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TBC
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99.9%
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100.0%
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BS02
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Proportion of homes for which all required fire risk assessments have been carried out.
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TBC
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94.0%
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95.4%
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BS03
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Proportion of homes for which all required asbestos management surveys or re-inspections have been carried out.
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TBC
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92.7%
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99.5%
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BS04
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Proportion of homes for which all required legionella risk assessments have been carried out.
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TBC
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100.0%
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100.0%
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BS05
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Proportion of homes for which all required communal passenger lift safety checks have been carried out.
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TBC
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100.0%
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100.0%
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Anti-social behaviour
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Operational Performance Measure
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2025/26
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2024/25
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2023/24
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NM01 (pt1)
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Number of anti-social behaviour cases opened per 1,000 homes.
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TBC
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104.3
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49.8
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NM01 (pt2)
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Number of anti-social behaviour cases that involve hate incidents opened per 1,000 homes.
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TBC
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1.4
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1.3
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Decent homes and repairs
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Operational Performance Measure
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2025/26
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2024/25
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2023/24
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RP01
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Proportion of homes that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard |
TBC
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2.5%
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3.9% |
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RP02(1)
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Proportion of non-emergency repairs complete within the landlord's target timescale
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TBC
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91.4%
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67.3%
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RP02(2)
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Proportion o emergency responsive repairs completed within the landlord's target timescale
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TBC
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100.0%
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95.3%
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Complaints
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Operational Performance Measure
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2025/26
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2024/25
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2023/24
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CH01(1)
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Number of stage one complaints received per 1,000 homes |
TBC
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34.7
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27.7 |
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CH01(2)
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Number of stage two complaints received per 1,000 homes
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TBC
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4.7
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4.1 |
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CH02(1)
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Proportion of stage one complaints responded to within the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code timescales |
TBC |
93.5% |
89.3%
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CH02(2)
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Proportion of stage two complaints responded to within the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code timescales
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TBC
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100.0%
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100.0%
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Why do we have to collect and publish TSMs?
From 1 April 2023, all social housing providers, including Dover District Council, must collect and report data on key service areas such as:
- Tenant Perception
- Repairs and maintenance
- Building safety checks
- Handling of complaints
We’ll be gathering this information through our usual performance monitoring processes, as well as through new tenant perception surveys that ask residents directly about their experiences.
The introduction of TSMs follows the government’s 2020 Social Housing White Paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, which set out a vision for safer, fairer, and more transparent housing services. The Regulator of Social Housing is responsible for overseeing compliance with these new standards.
Summaries of approach
Summaries of approach tell you how we approached and conducted each tenant survey. The summaries cover key asepcts such as how the surveys were designed, the methods of distribution and collection, when the surveys were opened and for how long, how we analyse and report on the results and from the results what actions we should take to imporve future surveys and the housing service as a whole.
Webpage last updated: 27 March 2026