Council handed non-compliant consumer rating after 40% of homes not surveyed for over a decade

News24.09.25by Ella Jessel

A council on the Essex coast has been handed a non-compliant consumer rating by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) after it uncovered failings including homes that had not been surveyed for over a decade.

The civic centre in Southend where the city council office is based (picture: Alamy)

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