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

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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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Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system. Complaints handling.
Case 202113369 · 26 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202103084 · 26 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202100502 · 22 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling og: Roof repairs to the resident’s property. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202012972 · 21 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202017178 · 21 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202007668 · 21 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202121360 · 21 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202106183 · 21 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202108749 · 19 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202112089 · 16 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202101685 · 15 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202102205 · 14 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202110107 · 14 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202104181 · 13 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202115414 · 13 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202109066 · 12 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202110462 · 10 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her: Transfer request. Associated complaint.
Case 202114719 · 8 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202017193 · 8 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202108482 · 8 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202108718 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to an ongoing leak from a porch roof.
Case 202100271 · 7 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202111500 · 6 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to:
Case 202115012 · 6 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202113308 · 5 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202002691 · 4 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202009687 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202011461 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202105638 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202110758 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202005837 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202104301 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of racist hate crime. Complaint handling.
Case 202016195 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for the repair works following the end of the tenancy.
Case 202100646 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202001714 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s rent arrears recovery action.
Case 202014057 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202016229 · 31 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202107651 · 30 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202112662 · 30 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202101525 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202014714 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 201909362 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202102181 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202017037 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202109861 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202016254 · 29 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202114715 · 28 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202007622 · 28 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202119090 · 28 Mar 2022
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.
Case 202106201 · 25 Mar 2022