Who Runs It

Brighter Places in Bristol

Brighter Places owns 2,659 social homes in Bristol (31 March 2026) — 6% of the district's 42,656, the 2nd largest of 48 landlords here. 23 of its homes here failed the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 60.5% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 8 of 8 other bigger landlords in Bristol scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.

Data: housing association homes 31 March 2026, council homes 31 March 2025, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, regulator grades 28 October 2026 · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

2,659homes in Bristol
6%of the district's social homes
60.5%tenants satisfied overall (whole landlord)
C2regulator consumer grade

Its homes in Bristol

General needs (rented)2,374
Supported housing119
Housing for older people38
Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership128
Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here)23

How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)

Measure (all of Brighter Places's homes, not only Bristol)Brighter PlacesEngland median
Satisfied with the overall service (TP01)60.5%71.8%
Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01)2.8%0.5%
Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02)49.4%82.5%
Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01)145.253.9

All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Brighter Places, 2023/24 and 2024/25

Other bigger landlords in Bristol

LandlordHomes hereSatisfied overall
LiveWest Homes2,49785.9%
Brunelcare1,12485.5%
Abri Group49674.5%
Curo Group (Albion)1,20870.3%
The Guinness Partnership84167.7%
Bristol City Council26,89864.5%
Places for People Group2,54664.3%
Sovereign Network Group1,53263.1%

Where else Brighter Places owns homes

6 other areas, 3,312 social homes in total. Largest:

All landlords in Bristol · Brighter Places: all measures, 2023/24 and 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) are reported by each landlord for its whole stock (or its group), not for one area; survey methods differ and the regulator warns against direct comparison. Figures are for 2024/25, the latest published when this site was built.