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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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 6,396 of 16,227 decisions
Haringey London Borough Council (202124402)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. Response to the resident’s reports of mould in the property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202200806)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has considered the landlord's handling of this complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord's record keeping.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202103794)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s responses to: Repairs in the property. Reports of intermittent heating and hot water.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202104715)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This is about the landlord’s handling of the residents request for an explanation of the difference between the estimated and actual charges for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (201914143)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a management transfer from October 2019; Complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202126008)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of condensation to the windows resulting in mould and rotten frames; Handling of the subsequent complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202127272)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s complaint about a neighbour’s building works. the associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202207761)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to several leaks, mould and condensation; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Peabody Trust (202202611)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about a phone call made to her by the landlord. Complaint handling.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202207214)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (202004616)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and outstanding repairs at her property. Complaint handling.
Teign Housing (202121147)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202208917)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of wet room repairs, and the associated amount of compensation offered.
Lambeth Council (202109436)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour. The associated formal complaint.
London Borough of Enfield (202122495)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak to the resident’s property, its lack of maintenance to the building's pipework and the compensation amount offered. The landlord’s handling of the associated insurance claim.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202126520)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the residents reports of leaks into their property, the resulting repairs and compensation amount offered.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202203772)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained about being placed on the landlord’s restrictions list and its handling of communications on the issue.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202205737)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of:
Southern Housing Group Limited (202211508)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about parking arrangements at her property and issues with her parking permit. The associated complaint.
Stonewater Limited (202125506)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to reports of damp, mould and leaks. The related complaint.
Trent & Dove Housing Limited (202211211)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a shared ownership application.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202123575)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's decision to charge the resident following the termination of a previous tenancy, and its subsequent decision to offset compensation against this outstanding balance.
Kirklees Council (202113785)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the resident’s reports about the actions of a contractor whilst carrying out a property inspection.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202122562)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident's reports of damp and mould at the property. Complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202212263)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. the landlord’s complaint handling.
One Housing Group Limited (202115156)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of issues with the communal aerial. Concerns about the administration of her service charge account. Concerns that it had offset a compensation payment against arrears. Reports about the lift …
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202007310)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports that the property is cold and draughty and its handling of repairs to rectify the problem. The associated complaint.
The Riverside Group Limited (202012317)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the reinstatement of the resident’s flat number sign to its original location, and the level of compensation offered for this.
Derwent Housing Association Limited (202211282)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation awarded for acknowledged service failures in the landlord’s response to reports of problems with drainage at the property.
Haringey London Borough Council (202114445)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling in respect to fire safety, including delays in identified works to replace the front doors at the resident’s block.
Haringey London Borough Council (202118032)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of allegations which it said led it to decide not to carry out redecoration at the resident’s property.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202128560)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s formal complaint about service charge administration.
London Borough of Brent (202203555)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property.
Optivo (now Southern Housing) (201810151)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of her reports of Anti Social Behaviour (“ASB”) by a neighbour.
Woking Borough Council (202104548)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of her kitchen. Complaint handling.
East Devon District Council (202119257)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The installation of a new water tank serving the resident’s property. The removal of the polystyrene tiles from the living room ceiling. The associated complaint.
Islington Council (202203097)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202203097 Islington Council 27 March 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the case. This […]
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202210442)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of broken glass in her garden.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202007666)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A flood in the communal car park serving the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202216706)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to his kitchen door in light of his disability.
Tower Hamlets Homes (202209869)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the building following the resident’s reports of blocked guttering and water leaking into his property.
West Kent Housing Association (202127861)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of asbestos in the resident’s property, including: The information provided at tenancy sign up; and The removal of asbestos from the property.
Birmingham City Council (202208106)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks to his property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint.
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202113283)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of defects and repairs. Handling of her requests for adaptations. Complaint handling. Record keeping.
Islington Council (202121287)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports concerning repair issues related to damp and mould including the condition of the property. the refurbishment of the kitchen. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the …
Newcastle City Council (202128122)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about pests, damp, subsidence and noise in her former property.
Southend-on-Sea City Council (202127516)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when she moved in, and the landlord’s handling of the subsequent repairs.
Southwark Council (202210731)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for a copy of the final service charge account bill including complete list of works, for major works completed in 2018/2019 on his property. The associated complaint.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202126013)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs required to the bathroom floor of the property. Handling of the resident’s associated formal complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.