Follow up report: Spotlight on noise complaints – time to be heard
Published in April 2024
Report summary
This follow-up report summarises our evaluation of our Spotlight on noise complaints, time to be heard, which we published in October 2022.
We contacted landlords who had attended our initial webinar and all landlords who had featured in the report.
We also contacted an additional 5 landlords who had not featured in the report but have had an increase in their maladministration rate regarding noise or anti-social behaviour (ASB) complaints. All five of these landlords responded.
What is in the report?
We asked landlords what changes or improvements they had made, or intend to make, as a result of the Spotlight report and its recommendations. We have set out the themes identified from the evaluation and highlighted areas of practice which landlords feel have been successful. This will be explored more in our Centre for Learning resource materials.
The full report
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Further learning on noise complaints
Noise complaints key topics page
Noise complaints are a common issue that residents and landlords face in their daily lives.
Explore guidance, spotlight reports, and training options for landlords and residents to help you navigate through this key topic.
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