Your Partner in Service Improvement

Proven experience delivering comprehensive complaints reviews across the UK. Housemark’s Complaints Service Review offer provides an independent, data‑driven assessment of how social landlords manage customer complaints. The service helps organisations understand what’s driving their current performance, strengthen their policies and processes, and align with sector best practice and regulatory expectations.

1. Independent Assurance of Complaints Quality & Compliance

   A rigorous review of policies, processes, case files and evidence provides objective validation that your complaints service meets regulatory expectations and Ombudsman best practice; giving Boards, executives and residents full confidence in your approach.

2. Clear, Actionable Pathway to Service Improvement

   Our in-depth insights translate into practical recommendations that help address inconsistencies, strengthen response times, improve case handling, and enhance the overall customer experience.

3. Enhanced Consistency, Culture & Capability

   By assessing skills, culture and how teams apply the complaints framework, the review highlights strengths and development needs—supporting better decision‑making, more empathetic communication, and improved frontline practice.

Gain assurance and manage risk with a comprehensive review against refreshed Consumer Standards, giving your Board confidence ahead of inspections and data returns. Housemark’s Consumer Standards Assessment is a consultancy solution designed to help social landlords understand, evidence, and improve compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing’s Consumer Standards. It provides independent assurance, clear performance insight, and actionable improvement plans to support organisations ahead of inspections.

1. Independent Assurance of Compliance Readiness

   A structured assessment across all four Consumer Standards gives you confidence that your organisation meets regulatory expectations by identifying gaps, risks, and strengths before inspection—helping to reduce the risk of non‑compliance.

2. Evidence‑Based Insight to Support Strategic Decision‑Making

   Detailed analysis of policies, data, documentation, staff practice and tenant perspectives gives leaders a clear, objective view of current performance; enabling informed decisions grounded in robust evidence rather than assumptions.

3. Prioritised Improvement Plan Aligned to Regulatory Outcomes

   A clear set of recommendations and a practical improvement roadmap help focus resources on the areas that matter most, ensuring improvement activity is targeted, achievable, and directly aligned to Consumer Standards outcomes.

4. Stronger Governance, Engagement & Tenant Confidence

   Engagement with staff and tenants ensures the assessment reflects real experiences, strengthens governance oversight, and builds resident trust by demonstrating transparency, accountability and commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality homes and services.

Ensure your performance data tells the full story. We assess your reporting and processes so you can make decisions based on a complete, accurate picture. Housemark’s Performance Reporting Framework (PRF) Review helps social landlords strengthen how they measure, report and communicate organisational performance. With reporting expectations rising, especially around damp and mould, complaints and new regulatory metrics, this consultancy review service provides independent expertise to simplify reporting, sharpen KPIs, and build a framework that enables confident, evidence‑based decision‑making.

1. Clearer, More Intelligent Performance Reporting

   Our PRF review simplifies and strengthens your reporting framework, ensuring KPIs, narratives and visuals are easier to understand, more meaningful, and aligned to what leaders need to see, building confidence in decision‑making at every level.

2. Stronger Alignment Between KPIs and Strategic Goals

   By assessing KPI selection, definitions and targets, the review ensures your measures genuinely reflect organisational priorities and regulatory expectations—helping leaders monitor their core/key metrics and track progress more effectively.

3. Improved Accuracy, Efficiency & Consistency

   Our end‑to‑end analysis of your reporting processes uncovers duplication, inefficiencies, and risk areas. We provide clear recommendations to streamline how your performance data is collected, validated, and shared—improving quality and reducing operational friction.

4. A Modern, Future‑Ready Reporting Framework

   Housemark PRF reviews provide a clear roadmap for enhancing reporting maturity, backed by benchmarks, best-practice insight, and stakeholder feedback—strengthening governance, driving cultural buy-in, and embedding a continuous improvement mindset across your organisation.

Our Awaab’s Law Assessment & Assurance Service gives landlords clear, independent insight into their compliance with new legal duties. Delivered by John Wickenden, Housemark’s sector expert with 20+ years’ experience and direct engagement with the MHCLG team behind Awaab’s Law, it provides authoritative assurance and practical actions to strengthen safety and service delivery.

1. Expert Leadership

   Guidance and assurance delivered by John Wickenden, informed by direct dialogue with the civil servants implementing Awaab’s Law.

2. Whole‑Journey Assessment

   A full review of policies, processes, data, and real‑world case handling from report to resolution.

3. Clear Compliance Assurance

   RAG‑rated findings, key risks, and Board‑ready reporting to support confident decision‑making.

4. Actionable Improvement

   Practical, prioritised recommendations that help embed safe, consistent practice across teams.