Watford Community Housing Trust: how does this landlord perform?
Watford Community Housing Trust owns 6,512 social homes in 8 English local authority areas (31 March 2026), most of them in Watford (4,927). In 2024/25, 71.6% of its tenants were satisfied with the overall service (England median 71.8%), up from 71.2% in 2023/24; 0.2% of homes did not meet the Decent Homes Standard; 58.8% of routine repairs were done within its target. The regulator has not yet given it a consumer grade. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures: 2023/24 and 2024/25
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England median 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 71.6% | 71.2% | 71.8% |
| Satisfied with repairs (TP02) | 68.1% | 71.6% | 73.6% |
| Satisfied with time taken for the last repair (TP03) | 61.2% | 65.0% | 69.5% |
| Home is well maintained (TP04) | 70.1% | 71.0% | 71.9% |
| Home is safe (TP05) | 76.7% | 75.5% | 77.6% |
| Landlord listens and acts (TP06) | 59.7% | 61.5% | 61.6% |
| Satisfied with complaints handling (TP09) | 37.8% | 35.7% | 35.5% |
| Satisfied with anti-social behaviour handling (TP12) | 62.3% | 63.2% | 59.5% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 58.8% | 66.8% | 82.5% |
| Emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 95.4% | 98.9% | 94.9% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 24.9 | 25.9 | 53.9 |
| Stage one complaints answered in time (CH02) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 89.9% |
| Gas safety checks done (BS01) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Fire risk assessments done (BS02) | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes (NM01) | 14.9 | 20.6 | 36.0 |
Satisfaction measures come from the landlord's own tenant survey (619 responses in 2024/25); management measures from its own records. Median across the 353 landlords that reported.
Regulator's grades
| Consumer standards (C1–C4) | not graded yet |
|---|---|
| Governance (G1–G4) | G1, 26 August 2026 |
| Financial viability (V1–V4) | V2, 26 August 2026 |
| Latest engagement | Responsive Engagement (26 August 2026) |
C1 = the landlord meets the consumer standards; C2 = some weaknesses; C3 = serious failings; C4 = very serious failings. Governance and viability apply to housing associations only. An asterisk (C1*) marks a grade given in an inspection within a group. Source: regulatory judgements table, 28 October 2026.
Where it owns homes
| Area | Homes | Share of the area's social homes | Failing Decent Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 4,927 | 62% | 17 |
| Three Rivers | 585 | 10% | 1 |
| Dacorum | 443 | 3% | 12 |
| St Albans | 203 | 3% | 0 |
| Hertsmere | 171 | 2% | 0 |
| Barnet | 141 | 1% | 6 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 37 | 0% | 1 |
| Ealing | 5 | 0% | 0 |
Housing association homes by local authority, 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return).
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.