TENANTS have praised housing services in East Renfrewshire.
TENANTS have praised housing services in East Renfrewshire.
A survey has shown than satisfaction with the council's services has increased by 12% to 83%.
East Renfrewshire is performing better than the Scottish council average in six of the eight categories used by the Scottish Social Housing Charter to measure how councils are doing.
In the other two categories, the council is just one per cent below the average.
The survey was carried out by the council in the autumn and involved more than 500 tenants.
Some of the main areas highlighted for praise by tenants include the repairs service ?? ease of reporting a repair, attitude of workmen and that dirt and mess are kept to a minimum.
Tenants are also happy with the quality of their homes and satisfied with their local neighbourhoods.
Areas suggested for improvement include windows, guttering and external repairs including fencing and gardens.
In neighbourhoods they include rubbish and litter, pets and animals and noisy neighbours.
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