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 (L&Q) (202102186)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about: The level of a service charge, following the time taken to set up a service charge account. The redress offered to the resident, following a complaint about the time taken to set up the service charge …
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202005639)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to withdraw its discretionary offer to the resident of a management transfer to another property.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202014430)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint concerns: The landlord's response about the standard of cleaning and ground maintenance in the communal areas. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Tuntum Housing Association Limited (202005850)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of: Anti-social behaviour (ASB) including noise and nuisance and harassment. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Newlon Housing Trust (202016860)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about: The landlord’s handling of repair works to the property, standard of the service provided in relation to this, and level of compensation offered. The lack of reimbursement for the costs incurred. The Ombudsman has also considered …
Peabody Trust (202105141)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to his balcony door.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202012638)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of defects at his new build property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202106187)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to repairs in the resident’s property, in particular who is responsible for progressing an insurance claim.
Westminster City Council (202106311)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a fire door in the basement of the resident’s building, and the level of compensation offered by it to him for delaying this.
Peabody Trust (202101975)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Tower Hamlets Homes (202011685)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the replacement of the resident’s front door. Specifically, in regard to: the security grilles. a glass panel. the type of lock. associated complaint handling.
Tower Hamlets Council (202102736)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to ask the resident to remove CCTV.
Lewisham Council (202105873)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about her boiler. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202102353)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of redecoration work to the resident’s hallway.
Leeds City Council (202007388)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for repairs at the property.
Onward Homes Limited (201915422)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the leaseholder’s reports of water ingress from the roof of his two properties; complaints handling.
Torus62 Limited (202015133)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord erroneously sending letters of tenancy breach and demand for payment in respect of water charges, and its handling of enquiries about these letters and the subsequent complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202011553)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports request for reimbursement of costs for repairs to the rear door at the property. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
Thrive Homes Limited (202102346)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the location of the bin storage area, the standard of cleaning in the communal areas at his property and consequent request for a refund of his service charge. …
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202106885)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of soundproofing to the resident’s home.
Southwark Council (202017488)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to ongoing mould and damp issues at the property.
Westminster City Council (201914122)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of an unknown smell in her home.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202015115)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to her front garden brick wall. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202012991)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the level of compensation which the landlord offered for its acknowledged service failure in its response to the resident’s report of repairs in the kitchen. The complaint is about the complaint handling.
Sheffield City Council (201903587)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to multiple repair issues reported by the resident. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (201903124)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a leak into the property. Complaint handling.
Midland Heart Limited (202002627)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about the landlord’s: Handling of his stay in its supported living accommodation. Response to his complaint and request for compensation.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202015630)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s specialist disabled toilet. Complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202109562)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about the landlord’s staff. the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Stonewater Limited (202000534)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Yorkshire Housing Limited (202016536)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s service charge enquiries. Complaints handling.
Crawley Borough Council (202006821)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about how the landlord handled arrears on the resident’s rent account.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202012846)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The landlord's response to the resident’s reports about the condition of his porch roof.
Stafford & Rural Homes (202009884)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to reports of repairs required at the property and a bedbug infestation. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaint handling.
Havering Council (202101048)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about redecoration and refurbishment works in communal areas of his building. The landlord’s handling of …
Bassetlaw District Council (202011591)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaints are about: The landlord’s handling of repairs at the property following a loss of electricity. The landlord’s response to concerns raised by the resident in relation to: The conduct of its operatives and Covid-19 safety. Damage to goods …
Whitefriars Housing Group Limited (202004594)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. the resident’s concerns about anti-social behaviour, the information she was given about the property before moving in, staff conduct and asbestos in …
Torus62 Limited (202105491)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about a proposed decant and repairs to her property.
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202102166)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of plumbing noise, and the level of redress it offered in response.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (201912638)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a roof leak, causing damage to his ceilings. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Abri Group Limited (202003525)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord has handled repairs to the drainage at the resident’s property.
Lambeth Council (201907737)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to reports of cracks and structural issues at the property, and its handling of his formal complaints about the matter.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202002452)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a reimbursement of inaccurate service charges she paid in 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202012954)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of cracks and structural issues at the property, and its response to her subsequent formal complaints.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202002423)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding service charges applied to her account. Complaint handling.
Birmingham City Council (202105351)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs to the resident's gas fire.
Citizen Housing (202017420)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered to the resident for repair delays and lack of communication.
Ealing Council (201910837)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about:
Plus Dane Housing Limited (202102052)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to reports about the condition of the property including: Boiler. Windows. Kitchen. External doors. Bathroom.
St Basil’s (202009400)
Maladministration
Complaint: Abbeyfield
This complaint is about the level of redress the landlord offered following the resident’s complaint that it granted unauthorised access to his flat.