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
No Maladministration
161
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Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
Case 201906786 · 24 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202008910 · 23 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202001957 · 22 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202004554 · 22 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202005132 · 22 Mar 2021
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).
Case 202007735 · 19 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of noise transference from a neighbouring property.
Case 202000800 · 16 Mar 2021
Optivo (202007038) Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance.
Case 202007038 · 12 Mar 2021
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;
Case 201905377 · 11 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202000973 · 11 Mar 2021
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.
Case 201817108 · 8 Mar 2021
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.
Case 201916075 · 8 Mar 2021
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of his windows.
Case 202003383 · 5 Mar 2021
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.
Case 201915233 · 3 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202009745 · 3 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s:
Case 201912129 · 2 Mar 2021
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.
Case 202006486 · 1 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s report of a leak complaint handling.
Case 201912335 · 27 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202003643 · 27 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201813223 · 27 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202003737 · 26 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201913530 · 26 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201915518 · 26 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202009252 · 26 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202004695 · 26 Feb 2021
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 …
Case 202007934 · 25 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201905757 · 24 Feb 2021
Complaint: Financial
The resident complained about the landlord’s response:
Case 202005674 · 24 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202003178 · 23 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202006083 · 22 Feb 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for repair costs following works on her boiler.
Case 202007057 · 22 Feb 2021
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 …
Case 201913972 · 19 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201906262 · 18 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202000092 · 16 Feb 2021
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and other behaviour by a neighbour.
Case 201912975 · 12 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201911186 · 12 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202008684 · 12 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202001461 · 11 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202001296 · 10 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202001482 · 10 Feb 2021
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Case 202006450 · 8 Feb 2021
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 …
Case 201912566 · 8 Feb 2021
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 …
Case 201910473 · 8 Feb 2021
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 …
Case 202001604 · 4 Feb 2021
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.
Case 202002004 · 3 Feb 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Case 202001937 · 2 Feb 2021
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.
Case 201905931 · 29 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201915515 · 29 Jan 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202001018 · 28 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201907602 · 28 Jan 2021