Customer Annual Review 2015/16 | Page 2

Customer Annual Review 2016 1 Introduction by Christine Anthony, Tenant Board Member With thanks to customers for their guidance on the Customer Annual Review: Jane, Penny, Paula, Sandra, Yordanos, Sandie and Eileen. Front cover from left: Customers Arthur, Sally, Christine, Fozia & Zohair, Jessica & Daniel, Peter, Julie and Yordanos. Contents Our focus in the last year 2 Your home 4 Creating great communities 6 Your tenancy 8 Our social purpose 10 Customer service 12 Case study 13 Your voice 14 “I believe in honest two way communication. We have a new direction and a sense of what we need to do; I know that we will only get it right if we encourage more resident feedback and put customers first.” Gavin Cansfield, CEO It’s fair to say that in the past, little had changed at North Hertfordshire Homes. For me as a Tenant Board Member, the new chief executive Gavin Cansfield signalled a big change of pace. North Hertfordshire Homes needed to stop spending money on things that only benefited some customers and do more for those struggling to find a house and live a settled life. We also need to listen more to customers and better use the information they give us. That means a number of big changes. The panel of customers who have advised North Hertfordshire Homes on how to write this review were clear that they wanted honest, straightforward answers on what’s happened, why and what’s going to happen in the future. We are happy that this has been achieved and we’d like your feedback on this review. Christine Anthony Tenant Board Member