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"
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (201906786)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
East Devon District Council (202008910)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cigarette smoke infiltrating into her property from a neighbouring property.
Notting Hill Home Ownership Limited (202001957)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of a leak from his roof; associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202004554)
Maladministration
Complaint: Leaseholder
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks from the water tanks and the damage caused to the building façade. The complaint.
Southwark Council (202005132)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to have a television aerial socket installed in her property.
Jigsaw Homes Group Limited (202007735)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202000800)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of noise transference from a neighbouring property.
Optivo (202007038)
Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (201905377)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of damp and mould in the property; associated formal complaint;
Kingston upon Thames Council (202000973)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of items being left in the communal area.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (201817108)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s complaint handling, specifically, its offer of compensation in recognition of its delay in attending the property following the report of a potential gas and carbon monoxide leak, and its communication.
Midland Heart Limited (201916075)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about brick dust left at the property following work to the fire alarm in the communal area.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202003383)
Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of his windows.
Birmingham City Council (201915233)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of repairs required to the gas fire following on from a gas safety check, and the landlord’s handling of the subsequent formal complaint.
Newlon Housing Trust (202009745)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: the landlord not communicating the outcome of a survey at the property to the resident and its handling of repairs, remedial works and communal issues. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Notting Hill Genesis (201912129)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s:
English Rural Housing Association Limited (202006486)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system in the resident’s property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201912335)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s report of a leak complaint handling.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202003643)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Repair to plaster to the walls and ceilings in her living room and bedrooms. Repair to her bathroom. The growth of mould in her living room.
Gentoo Group Limited (201813223)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s request for the resident to carry out repair works to the property within two days, before she could move to a different property.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202003737)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The Complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports concerning: The maintenance and cleaning of communal areas and associated costs. Anti-social behavior (ASB) at the property. Complaint handling and record keeping.
Southwark Council (201913530)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for repairs to a wall in her garden.
Southwark Council (201915518)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: reports of a loss of heating and hot water the alleged conduct of an operative repeated reports of a blocked and leaking toilet the associated formal complaint.
Waltham Forest Council (202009252)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a request for information about tenancy succession and its subsequent handling of the complaint.
Westminster City Council (202004695)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to have the remaining windows at the property replaced with double glazing.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202007934)
Maladministration
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the consequences of local power surges to the building affecting: The water pumps; Emergency lighting; and The security of the doors and garages. This Service will also consider the landlord’s complaint …
Bernicia Group Limited (201905757)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of Antisocial Behaviour (ASB), in particular, noise nuisance and sound transference and its subsequent complaint handling.
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202005674)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident complained about the landlord’s response:
London & Quadrant H T (202003178)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to the heating system.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202006083)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to terminate her tenancy and her subsequent request for her tenancy to be reinstated.
Mid Devon District Council (202007057)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for repair costs following works on her boiler.
Grand Union Housing Group Limited (201913972)
Maladministration
Complaint: Case Review
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of disrepair in the property, primarily: The dormer windows not fitted correctly, allowing water ingress into his flat when open; The water leak into his flat; The front and …
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201906262)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s delay in resolving a leak into the property, and its subsequent offer of compensation for this.
One Housing Group Limited (202000092)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about the cladding on the building she resides in, to enable her to complete the sale of her shared-ownership home.
London & Quadrant H T (201912975)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and other behaviour by a neighbour.
Notting Hill Genesis (201911186)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the resident’s windows and doors; complaints about intermittent hot water at the property; the associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202008684)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a backflow surge of water into the property and its response to the complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202001461)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information to enable her to complete the sale of her shared-ownership home, including information about the cladding on the building she resides in.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202001296)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Health and Safety categories
The complaint is about how the landlord dealt with arrangements to carry out an annual gas safety inspection at the resident’s property.
The Riverside Group Limited (202001482)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks into his property, including the conduct of its staff and damage to the property and his appliances; and the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaints.
Birmingham City Council (202006450)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Newlon Housing Trust (201912566)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to Government guidance on cladding in relation to the building the resident owns a property in. Response to the resident’s request to reimburse the costs which she had incurred in attempting to sell …
St Mungo Community Housing Association (201910473)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord failing to carry out void works prior to the resident moving into the property; the length of time it took the landlord to carry out repairs; the landlord’s communication, including complaint handling and staff …
Newlon Housing Trust (202001604)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to reimburse the resident for water costs she says she incurred as a result of its delaying in repairing the toilet water flush mechanism and then later paying compensation into her rent …
Kingston upon Thames Council (202002004)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and noise nuisance, and complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202001937)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Orbit Group Limited (201905931)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of works to the resident’s fence and gate. the landlord’s complaints handling.
Tower Hamlets Council (201915515)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to: reimburse the resident £180 that he paid to have a repair carried out to the communal water tank in the building; offer compensation for the inconvenience caused.
East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202001018)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in the property.
Newham Council (201907602)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s handling of: reports of a repair at his property, and; the subsequent formal complaint.