West Dunbartonshire Council

Correspondence address

John Kerr
West Dunbartonshire Council
16 Church Street
G82 1QL

Email address

john.kerr@west-dunbarton.gov.uk

Phone number

07793717981

Website

https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk

Assurance statement 2023/2024

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Homes and rents

At 31 March 2023 this landlord owned 10,422 homes.

The total rent due to this landlord for the year was £42,577,124.

The landlord increased its weekly rent on average by 5.0% from the previous year.

Average weekly rents

Size of home Number of homes owned This landlord Scottish average Difference from Scottish average
1 apartment - - £78.26 N/A
2 apartment 2,743 £81.07 £83.46 -2.9%
3 apartment 4,703 £83.37 £86.28 -3.4%
4 apartment 2,619 £88.63 £93.96 -5.7%
5 apartment 357 £97.66 £103.72 -5.8%

Tenant satisfaction

Of the tenants who responded to this landlord's most recent satisfaction survey:

Overall service

61.3% said they were satisfied with the overall service it provided, compared to the Scottish average of 86.7%.

Keeping tenants informed

75.8% felt that this landlord was good at keeping them informed about its services and outcomes compared to the Scottish average of 89.7%.

Opportunities to participate

69.2% of tenants were satisfied with the opportunities to participate in this landlord's decision making, compared to the Scottish average of 85.9%.

Quality and maintenance of homes

Scottish Housing Quality Standard

32.2% of this landlord's homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard compared to the Scottish average of 79.0%.

Emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete emergency repairs was 4.5 hours, compared to the Scottish average of 4.2 hours.

Non-emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete non-emergency repairs was 9.3 days, compared to the Scottish average of 8.7 days.

Reactive repairs 'right first time'

This landlord completed 85.7% of reactive repairs 'right first time' compared to the Scottish average of 87.8%.

Repair or maintenance satisfaction

83.7% of tenants who had repairs or maintenance carried out were satisfied with the service they received, compared to the Scottish average of 88.0%.

Neighbourhoods

Percentage of anti-social behaviour cases resolved

97.1% of anti-social behaviour cases relating to this landlord were resolved, compared to the national average of 94.2%.

Value for money

Total rent collected

The amount of money this landlord collected for current and past rent was equal to 98.5% of the total rent it was due in the year, compared to the Scottish average of 99.0%.

Rent not collected: empty homes

It did not collect 1.3% of rent due because homes were empty, compared to the Scottish average of 1.4%.

Re-let homes

It took an average of 33.6 days to re-let homes, compared to the Scottish average of 55.6 days.

Landlord details

RSL Registration Number
1028
Landlord Name
West Dunbartonshire Council
Senior Officer
Mr John Kerr
Date Registered
1 Apr 1996
Landlord type
Local authority
Clients
Mixed
Settlement
Urban
Asset Owning
Yes
Statutory Intervention
No
Correspondence address
John Kerr, West Dunbartonshire Council, 16 Church Street, G82 1QL

Housing stock

Housing stock (as at 31 March 2023)

Local authority area Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
West Dunbartonshire 10,422 0 0
Total 10,422 0 0
Type of provision Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
General 10,214 0 0
Sheltered 208 0 0
Very Sheltered 0 0 0
Sheltered Wheelchair 0 0 0
Amenity Housing 0 0 0
Community Alarm 0 0 0
Wheelchair 0 0 0
Ambulant Disabled 0 0 0
Other Specially Adapted 0 0 0
Total 10,422 0 0

Engagement Plan

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Assurance Statement

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Local Scrutiny Plan

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