Landlord

Richmondshire District Council

Type not given by the OmbudsmanData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 22 August 2022

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: 1; August 2022 to August 2022
Maladministration found: 1 of 1; ruling with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration: 0; the Ombudsman’s most serious finding

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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Now part of North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council · local government reorganisation · 1 April 2023 · source: legislation.gov.uk

Rulings published under Richmondshire District Council stay listed under that name. Rulings under the current name are on North Yorkshire Council’s page (4 rulings).

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
Outcome	Rulings
Partial maladministration	1

“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.

Rulings by order or recommendation tag
Tag	Rulings
Apology	1
Compensation	1
Take Specific Action (non-repair)	1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
Category	Rulings	Maladministration found	Bar chart
Repairs (includes damp and mould)	1	1

A ruling can have more than one category tag.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
Year	Rulings	Maladministration found	Bar chart
2022	1	1

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

No Ombudsman 2025-26 report is published under this name. The Ombudsman reports on this landlord under its successor, North Yorkshire Council. Read that report (PDF)

The Regulator of Social Housing’s 2024/25 complaint figures are not matched to this name in our data.

Latest rulings

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The single most recent of 1 published ruling. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

22 August 2022Case 202104410 · Assured Tenancy
Partial maladministration
What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)
“This complaint is about: Whether the resident was given the opportunity to postpone the works to her bathroom in January 2021. A discrepancy between the Risk Assessment and Method Statement for those works. Rubbish being left in the resident’s property…”
Repairs (includes damp and mould)
Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Take Specific Action (non-repair)
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What you can do next

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Free advice: Shelter: damp and mould in social housing · Citizens Advice: repairs if you rent from a council or housing association.

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