Complaints and compliments updates

In our latest Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report, we shared our promise to be open and transparent about our complaints performance and are committed to providing regular updates.

Complaints and compliments guide

Quarter one 2025

All complaints received into our complaints process this quarter:

Stage 1 Complaints Received (including leaseholders and shared owners): 237

Stage 2 Complaints Received (including leaseholders and shared owners): 22

an orange pie chart displaying 99 percentStage 1 complaints responded to in time
99%
(within Ombudsman timescales)
an orange pie chart displaying 92.9 percentStage 2 complaints responded to in time
92.9%
(within Ombudsman timescales)

The Housing Ombudsman share their decisions on our cases which they have reviewed. They anonymise the resident information and publish these three months after the final decision date. We are open to sharing our determinations received in this section once the ombudsman have approved and published the reports.

No determinations to share for quarter one.

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Some of our key learnings and improvements for this quarter are:

  • Reviewed the Housing Ombudsman’s Spotlight Report on Repairs and Maintenance – Repairing Trust (May 2025)
    We attended the Ombudsman’s webinar, discussed key findings in team meetings, and are taking forward recommended actions.
  • Updated guidance for non-Bernicia customers making complaints
    After reviewing a case, we found that signposting to the Housing Ombudsman was not relevant for the non-Bernicia customer. New guidance is being created to better support colleagues and customers in these situations.
  • Improved our complaints customer experience survey
    The updated survey helps us pinpoint areas for service improvement. This will be used regularly to ensure we’re delivering the best possible experience.

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Compliments raised regarding our services – 645

What our tenants have said about our Service:

“Can’t thank you enough for all your help. We are so grateful for everything you’ve done for our family.”
– Mrs S from Gateshead

What our tenants have said about our People:

“How happy I was with the engineer, he cleaned up after himself, he was very polite even my dog liked him!”
– Mrs B from Newbiggin By The Sea

What our tenants have said about our Quality of Work:

“Pass on many thanks to whoever cut the grass… It was looking like an eyesore and now it looks fantastic.”
– Mrs F from Ashington