Cornwall’s Carrick Housing has been adjudged by the Audit Commission to provide “excellent” housing services, with “promising prospects for improvement”.

The company responsible for a proportion of Carrick District Council’s tenants was awarded three stars out of a possible three by Britain’s independent public services watchdog.

Services provided by Carrick Housing were found to be innovative, involving and consumer-focused, with high standards of delivery.

“Since our last inspection, Carrick Housing Limited has been able to do what many organisations find difficult,” said Kieran Colgan, leading housing inspector for the south-west at the Audit Commission.

“It has continued to deliver high-quality day-to-day services to tenants while also delivering continuous improvements by being innovative and by taking opportunities to develop services for the future.

“It is this approach that others should try to copy,” he added.

Elsewhere, the Audit Commission recognised the vast improvements made by South Liverpool Housing Group since its last inspection in mid-2004 and the “good” strategic housing services proffered by Stratford-on-Avon District Council.

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