Gosport Borough Council has been handed the lowest C4 consumer grading by the Regulator of Social Housing.

The grading means the local authority, which manages nearly 3,000 in Hampshire near Portsmouth, must make fundamental changes to fix ‘very serious failings’ in its delivery against the outcomes of the standards.

In its judgement, RSH found more than 900 overdue fire safety remediation actions, with some overdue since 2012. It also discovered more than 300 overdue electrical safety checks and more than 100 category 2 electrical safety remedial actions, some of which have been outstanding for up to seven years.