Your neighbourhood

We want all of our residents to live in neighbourhoods which are safe, clean and well maintained and where children can play.

Our commitment:

  • We will publish our grounds maintenance and cleaning contracts and inform you of contractor performance every quarter in Somer Times.
  • We will ask you to feedback on the quality of our grounds maintenance.
  • We will inspect communal areas weekly to ensure they are clean and tidy. You can also ask us to inspect an area where you have concerns.
  • We will contact the appropriate agency to remove untaxed or abandoned vehicles within 3 days of being reported.
  • We will remove fly tipped rubbish within 5 working days of being reported.
  • We will remove graffiti within 10 working days; any offensive graffiti will be removed within 1 working day of being reported.
  • We will work with tenants to ensure they maintain their gardens and offer help if they need assistance.
  • We will invite you to take part in Neighbourhood walkabouts and become Tenant Inspectors.
  • We will agree with you a Neighbourhood Plan that reflects your priorities for your neighbourhood.
  • We will carry out Neighbourhood surveys every 2 years to understand the changing priorities of tenants and use them to plan our work.
Measure Target Method
Average and predictable time to report cars / remove flytips / remove graffiti from when first reported Published timescales in Local Offer Quantitative analysis (capability chart showing end to end time)
Customer satisfaction with their neighbourhood 85% Customer satisfaction survey, complaints/feedback, STATUS and bi-annual neighbourhood surveys
Customer Satisfaction with grounds maintenance 85% Customer satisfaction survey
Customer satisfaction with communal cleaning 85% Customer satisfaction survey
Meeting the TSA standards for:
Neighbourhood and community
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