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North Devon Homes
Name shown exactly as the Ombudsman publishes it. If this landlord has merged or changed its name, older rulings may be listed under a former name.
Key figures
- Rulings published
- 6
- January 2021 to January 2026
- Maladministration found
- 3 of 6
- rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
- Severe maladministration
- 0
- rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 0 severe maladministration findings (it counts findings, not rulings).
All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334). With fewer than 10 rulings we show counts, not a percentage: one new ruling can change the picture a lot.
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What the Ombudsman decided
| Outcome | Rulings |
|---|---|
| Maladministration | 3 |
| No maladministration | 3 |
“Maladministration found” on this site means the first three outcomes: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration. What these words mean.
Orders or recommendations
Number of rulings with each tag. The Ombudsman’s archive uses one tag for both orders and recommendations, and one ruling can have several. Where the outcome was reasonable redress or no maladministration, they are recommendations.
| Tag | Rulings |
|---|---|
| Compensation | 3 |
| Apology | 2 |
| Take Specific Action (non-repair) | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Policy Review | 1 |
| Staff Training | 1 |
What the complaints were about
| Category | Rulings | Maladministration found | Bar chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Relations | 4 | 1 | |
| Estate Management | 1 | 0 | |
| Financial | 1 | 0 | |
| Information and data management | 1 | 1 | |
| Repairs (includes damp and mould) | 1 | 1 |
A ruling can have more than one category tag. 1 ruling has no category tag in the Ombudsman’s archive.
Rulings by year
| Year | Rulings | Maladministration found | Bar chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.
Size and complaint rates
Why the home counts differ: the Ombudsman counts homes owned or managed under its jurisdiction, including leasehold homes. The Regulator counts social homes owned.
Housing Ombudsman, 2025-26
Figures from the Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report on this landlord.
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Counted by finding, not by ruling.
3,441 homes owned or managed under the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction, 31 March 2026
These per-1,000 figures are the Ombudsman’s own, for 2025-26. “Cases” counts all the cases the Ombudsman dealt with about this landlord, not only the determinations below.
- Determinations (cases decided)
- 3
- Findings
- 6
- Maladministration findings
- 2
- Maladministration rate (share of findings)
- 33%
- Severe maladministration findings
- 0
- Compensation ordered
- £460
Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25
Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.
3,350 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025
- Stage 1 answered on time
- 97%
- Stage 2 answered on time
- 92%
“On time” means within the Complaint Handling Code timescales. Medians from the Regulator’s 2024/25 headline report. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The landlord’s own satisfaction results page (may now show 2025/26 figures)
Latest rulings
See and filter all 6The 6 most recent of 6 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.
- 27 January 2026Case 202315979 · LeaseholderMaladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) “The landlord’s response to the leaseholder’s reports to damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.”
Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation
- 26 November 2025Case 202332031 · Assured TenancyNo maladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) “The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”
- 19 November 2025Case 202432929 · Assured TenancyNo maladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a designated disabled parking space. We have also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.”
Recommendations: Other
- 30 January 2025Case 202227951 · Assured Shorthold TenancyNo maladministration
- 28 March 2024Case 202233401 · Assured TenancyMaladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports that the resident had assaulted her neighbour. The Service has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.”
Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Policy Review, Take Specific Action (non-repair)
- 22 January 2021Case 202001535 · Assured TenancyMaladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) “The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of remedial works at the property for mould and damp.”
Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Staff Training, Take Specific Action (non-repair)
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