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
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11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
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161
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Peabody Trust 522
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Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s concerns about proposed changes to the alert systems at their property.
Case 202123016 · 22 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a job to replace the resident’s blind. This Service has also made a separate finding regarding the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202203488 · 20 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports about her fence.
Case 202208873 · 20 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202109579 Hammersmith and Fulham Council 16 January 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to […]
Case 202109579 · 19 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s succession to her late mother’s tenancy. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202117164 · 19 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report that his toilet was not flushing. The associated complaint.
Case 202209969 · 18 Jan 2023
Peabody Trust (202208073) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for access to scaffolding to be relocated. Handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202208073 · 18 Jan 2023
Camden Council (202112376) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202112376 Camden Council 17 January 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 is set […]
Case 202112376 · 17 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled works to rectify damp and mould in the resident's property.
Case 202205995 · 17 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of a draught impacting his property; complaints handling.
Case 202204443 · 17 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that its contractor damaged her kitchen flooring.
Case 202204475 · 17 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s:: Report of a kitchen window leak. Report of a kitchen roof leak. associated complaint.
Case 202206648 · 16 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of contractors entering the resident’s premises without permission.
Case 202120419 · 16 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the gable end of the resident’s property.
Case 202210893 · 16 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of a leak from the property above. Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202203203 · 14 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for flooring disability adaptations to her property and to be reimbursed for the cost of these to her.
Case 202208247 · 13 Jan 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a leak from the loft hatch in the communal area and the associated damage. The associated complaint.
Case 202202262 · 13 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom and the level of compensation offered.
Case 202118688 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about damp and mould at her property.
Case 202016525 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The associated formal complaint of this matter.
Case 202206018 · 12 Jan 2023
Leeds City Council (202205740) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a back-garden fence to be erected. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of foxholes in the back-garden.
Case 202205740 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The level of redress offered by the landlord for its acknowledged failures in its response to the resident’s reports of loss of heating for a significant period of time. The landlord’s complaint handling. The landlord’s record …
Case 202117594 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water systems and the level of compensation offered. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202208101 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and hot water in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202206100 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the kitchen patio doors. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the front and back windows.
Case 202209156 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs to her roof and associated remedial work. The related complaint.
Case 202121643 · 11 Jan 2023
Optivo (202113230) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a roof leak. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202113230 · 11 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about his heating and hot water system.
Case 202205233 · 10 Jan 2023
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the complainant’s concerns regarding fire safety works at her property and communal building; complaints handling.
Case 202202708 · 10 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to her fence.
Case 202210235 · 10 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of heating and hot water issues in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202121056 · 10 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for replacement of the windows and external doors at her property.
Case 202200139 · 9 Jan 2023
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: a. the resident’s request for an inspection of her heating system; b. the associated complaint.
Case 202111768 · 6 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202109503 Orbit Group Limited 6 January 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 is […]
Case 202109503 · 6 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding his door, and his subsequent request to be reimbursed for the cost of additional energy usage due to the resulting draughts.
Case 202207613 · 3 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s bathroom floor. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202113825 · 23 Dec 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s requests for it to replace her flooring, and the quality of its associated works and communication. The associated complaint.
Case 202201886 · 23 Dec 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about:
Case 202014828 · 22 Dec 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a water leak at his property. The resident's temporary decant. The resident’s complaint, including his claim for compensation.
Case 202200791 · 21 Dec 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202121986 Birmingham City Council 6 June 2023 Our approach […]
Case 202121986 · 20 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202121983 East Midlands Housing Group Limited 13 June 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. […]
Case 202121983 · 20 Dec 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property relating to damp. This report also examines the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202125791 · 20 Dec 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s request for aerial spikes; complaints handling.
Case 202208063 · 20 Dec 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of water ingress through their ceiling; Complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202013332 · 19 Dec 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of poor communal cleaning. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202204257 · 19 Dec 2022
Lambeth Council (202208360) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of lighting and electrical concerns.
Case 202208360 · 16 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord’s handling of the residents’ reports of ongoing water ingress from their bedroom window.
Case 202202700 · 15 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s hot water system and the subsequent offer of compensation; Customer service.
Case 202122002 · 15 Dec 2022
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. Response to the resident’s reports about rodents in the property. Response to the resident’s request for compensation for the damage caused to …
Case 202123521 · 14 Dec 2022
Housing For Women (202008719) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of her reports of leaks, damp and mould at the property.
Case 202008719 · 14 Dec 2022