Consumer Standards

The Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards set out how social landlords must protect residents and improve their services.
 

PFH work hard to achieve these standards at all times and regularly assess performance against these standards internally.

Consumer Standards explained

This standard focuses on ensuring that landlords understand the condition of all of their homes and make use of that data to provide safe, quality homes. Landlords are required to deliver repairs, maintenance and planned improvements in an effective, efficient and timely manner, and must be clear on their health and safety responsibilities.

This standard ensures landlords are transparent with residents, treat them fairly and respectfully so they can access services. Residents must be able to voice concerns where necessary, influence decisions, and hold the landlord accountable.

This standard ensures Landlords engage with relevant parties to ensure tenants live in secure, well-maintained neighbourhoods and feel safe in their homes. We are committed to managing anti-social behaviour, working to prevent hate crime, make common and shared spaces safe, protect those experiencing domestic abuse and work with other agencies.

This standard outlines fair allocation and letting of homes, as well as requirements for managing tenancies by landlords.

The Regulator of Social Housing introduced a separate Competence and Conduct standard in October 2026, with transition periods for some requirements. It requires relevant housing staff to have the skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours needed to deliver high-quality, professional services to residents. Senior housing managers and executives must hold, or be working towards, a housing management qualification in line with the transition arrangements.