Who owns the social housing in Exeter?
Exeter has 10,533 social homes owned by 30 landlords: the council owns 4,728 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 5,805 (31 March 2026). The largest is Exeter City Council with 4,728 (45%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Exeter) ranges from 63.1% (Sovereign Network Group) to 86.7% (Cornerstone Housing); the council: 75.6%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Exeter
| Landlord | Homes here | Failing Decent Homes here* | Satisfied overall (TP01) | Not decent, whole stock (RP01) | Repairs on time (RP02) | Complaints per 1,000 (CH01) | Consumer grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter City Council council | 4,728 (45%) | — | 75.6% | 4.5% | 88.5% | 42.2 | not graded |
| Cornerstone Housing | 1,206 (11%) | 11 | 86.7% | 0.9% | 92.6% | 62.6 | not graded |
| LiveWest Homes | 1,205 (11%) | 0 | 85.9% | 0.0% | 77.1% | 47.8 | not graded |
| Sovereign Network Group | 1,074 (10%) | 1 | 63.1% | 2.1% | 68.6% | 97.2 | C2 |
| The Guinness Partnership | 670 (6%) | 14 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| Aster Group | 335 (3%) | 0 | 79.1% | 0.1% | 84.0% | 48.2 | C1 |
| Westward Housing Group | 224 (2%) | 0 | 79.6% | 3.8% | 83.2% | 69.6 | not graded |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 217 (2%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 155 (1%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Exeter Homes Trust | 141 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Places for People Group | 87 (1%) | 1 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| City of Exeter YMCA | 85 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Bournemouth Churches Housing Association | 83 (1%) | 0 | 75.0% | 0.8% | 85.5% | 51.6 | C2 |
| Teign Housing | 80 (1%) | 0 | 76.3% | 4.4% | 94.4% | 61.1 | C2 |
| Stonewater | 40 (0%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
6 more landlords
| Home Group | 37 (0%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| ReSI Homes | 34 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C2* |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 30 (0%) | 0 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 87.4% | 13.0 | not graded |
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 27 (0%) | 0 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
| Julian House | 18 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Progress Housing Group | 18 (0%) | 0 | 76.3% | 0.1% | 84.0% | 71.2 | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Exeter (31 March 2026); councils report Decent Homes for their whole stock (RP01). Other columns cover each landlord's whole stock (TSM 2024/25). England medians: satisfied 71.8%, not decent 0.5%, repairs on time 82.5%, complaints 53.9 per 1,000. “—” means the landlord did not report this measure (landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes do not have to).
9 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (39 homes)
The Feoffees of the Parish Lands of Highweek, Magna Housing, MTD Housing, Golden Lane Housing, First Priority Housing Association, Falcon Housing Association C.I.C, Advance Housing and Support, Moat Homes, London & Quadrant Housing Trust
What the grades mean
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on consumer standards (safety, repairs, complaints, tenant voice) from C1 (best) to C4 (serious failings). Grading started in April 2024, so many landlords have not been graded yet. 97% of the social homes in Exeter belong to a landlord that reported Tenant Satisfaction Measures for 2024/25.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) are reported by each landlord for its whole stock (or its group), not for one area; survey methods differ and the regulator warns against direct comparison. Figures are for 2024/25, the latest published when this site was built.
Housing association homes are counted on 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return), council homes on 31 March 2025 (Live Table 116); the totals mix the two dates. Other areas in South West.