Housing Ombudsman Decisions
Formal casework decisions from the Housing Ombudsman Service on complaints against social landlords in England. Decisions include maladministration findings, reasonable redress, and cases outside jurisdiction.
16,227
Total Decisions
11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
Severe Cases
Decisions by Year
Top Landlords by Volume
Clarion Housing Association Limited
817
Peabody Trust
522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
517
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
360
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
313
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Common Topics (last 2 years)
Top Landlords
Clarion Housing Association Limited (817)
Peabody Trust (522)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (517)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (360)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (313)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (309)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (299)
Southern Housing (273)
Southwark Council (266)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (239)
Notting Hill Genesis (229)
Showing 5,437 of 16,227 decisions matching "about"
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202113369)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system. Complaints handling.
Network Homes Limited (202103084)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp at her property. The landlord’s handling of repairs required to the drainage system.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202100502)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of: a number of repairs in her property, and; her formal complaints. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Birmingham City Council (202012972)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling og: Roof repairs to the resident’s property. The associated formal complaint.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202017178)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of a leak through her living room ceiling; concerns raised by the resident about estate services.
Southwark Council (202007668)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A tenancy panel hearing and the resident’s concern that he had been placed on an introductory tenancy rather than a secure tenancy. The associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202121360)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faulty internal doors in his property.
Westminster City Council (202106183)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faults to a new front door installed in 2019 and two windows in the living room and bedroom.
Birmingham City Council (202108749)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s concerns about his heating and hot water system. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202112089)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a burst water pipe, and the subsequent repairs.
Southwark Council (202101685)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak from the roof.
Leeds City Council (202102205)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of brickwork repairs to the resident’s property.
One Housing Group Limited (202110107)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s property and her subsequent complaints.
Lambeth Council (202104181)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202115414)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for his toilet seat to be repaired. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202109066)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to a leaking roof and the damage this caused to the inside of the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202110462)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information and documentation relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202114719)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her: Transfer request. Associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202017193)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Longhurst Group Limited (202108482)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for documentation, specifically, the Insurance-Backed Guarantee (IBG), following a window installation at his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Great Places Housing Association (202108718)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to and the replacement of the resident’s back door. The associated complaint.
Onward Homes Limited (202100271)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to an ongoing leak from a porch roof.
ForHousing Limited (202111500)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works to replace external doors and to remedy damp and mould in the resident’s property.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202115012)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to:
Magenta Living (202113308)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to her dividing fence.
MHS Homes Ltd (202002691)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the level of compensation the landlord has offered in response to the resident’s complaint about the delay in carrying out repairs to her bathroom. the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202009687)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report about the standard of cleaning and maintenance in the communal areas, including the bin store.
Birmingham City Council (202011461)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s requests to replace her garden fence. Handling of the resident’s complaint.
Brent Council (202105638)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cooking smells entering her property from a neighbouring property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Bristol City Council (202110758)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports about the conduct of the residents in relation to work at the property from: The contractor. A surveyor.
Ealing Council (202005837)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair causing maggots to appear in his bathroom. The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the subsequent complaint.
Hackney Council (202104301)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a fault with the boiler in the resident’s property.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202016195)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of racist hate crime. Complaint handling.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202100646)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for the repair works following the end of the tenancy.
Notting Hill Genesis (202001714)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) from Neighbour A The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of noise related ASB from Neighbour B The landlord’s response to the related complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (202014057)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s rent arrears recovery action.
Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202016229)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaints are about the landlord’s: response to concerns that were raised about by the resident about how she had been described within her tenancy file. complaint handling. decision not to remove entries from the resident’s tenancy file.
Places for People Group Limited (202107651)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to reports about its staff member’s conduct towards the resident. The landlord’s complaint handling.
South Tyneside Council (202112662)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident’s request for replacement windows at his property. The associated complaint.
Leeds City Council (202101525)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding the structural integrity of his property.
One Housing Group Limited (202014714)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s request for information relating to the service charge accounts. communication regarding the service charge accounts, and its handling of the formal complaint.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (201909362)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of her reports of damp and mould within her property and the subsequent damage it has caused. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Peabody Trust (202102181)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the capping of the resident’s gas meter.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202017037)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by a neighbour.
Southwark Council (202109861)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s decision not to carry out previously agreed repairs to paintwork in the block’s communal areas on cost grounds; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Wealden District Council (202016254)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request about gutter cleaning at his property. The complaint handling.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202114715)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the response to the resident’s reports of blockages to her sinks and bath. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Harrow Council (202007622)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of: Concerns about safety issues at the property due to subsidence; rehousing, and; the formal complaints.
Swindon Borough Council (202119090)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in response to the resident’s complaint about the length of time it took to carry out adaptations at her property.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202106201)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Refurbishment works to the resident’s kitchen and alterations to the bathroom. The associated complaint.