COUNCIL house tenants in Richmondshire are increasingly satisfied with their housing service according to a new survey.

Members of the authority’s corporate board heard this week that all the council’s housing tenants were surveyed during September and October 2017 - to gauge satisfaction with a range of landlord services.

The figures were compared with results from a similar survey carried out in 2014.

Satisfaction with the council as a landlord increased from 78 per cent to 86 per cent, with similar results for the quality of tenants’ homes, up by eight per cent, and having friendly and approachable staff, up by two per cent.

Deputy leader of the council Councillor Ian Threlfall said: “The survey results are very encouraging and show that we continue to be a good landlord.”