Housing disrepair works in West Devon

Who owns the social homes in West Devon?

Most social homes in West Devon are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. West Devon Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in West Devon?

• Works to an agreed schedule from your surveyor or a joint expert
• Damp, mould and leak remediation, including the causes
• Heating, hot water and ventilation defects
• Temporary measures where works cannot start at once
• Completion report with photographs, dates and sign-off

How do we deliver it?

We work through the schedule item by item, and our completion report mirrors its numbering, so your legal team can match every line to evidence without a cross-referencing exercise.

Which rules apply in West Devon?

In England, housing conditions claims follow the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims: the landlord responds to a letter of claim within 20 working days with a schedule of works, and any expert inspection follows within 20 working days of that response. The Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code has been statutory since April 2024.

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What do housing disrepair works cost in West Devon?

Our guide range for a disrepair schedule of works in West Devon is £1,550–£8,150 per case. That is the UK range of £1,500–£8,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

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