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"
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201913880)
Maladministration
Complaint: Leaseholder
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: report of a leak into his property; associated formal complaint.
Lambeth Council (201900571)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Leicester City Council (202006987)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance caused by the neighbour’s dogs.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202005271)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to his: Reports of issues with his water supply. Reports of a roof leak; and The associated complaint regarding these issues.
Greenwich Council (201910844)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the leaseholder’s: reports of a leak into the property and consequent damage; associated formal complaint
The Riverside Group Limited (201909268)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident has complained about the landlord’s: response to her reports of damp and mould in her property; handling of a leak through her bedroom ceiling.
Bristol City Council (201914973)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: the level of redress offered by the landlord in respect of its acknowledged failings in carrying out works at the property, the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation in respect of the damaged carpet …
Leeds City Council (202003569)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of other residents leaving items in the communal areas of the building.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202000590)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs required at the property; in particular, delay to inspection/repair of an airbrick in the bedroom and associated damp and mould inspection and treatment.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202000305)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Charges categories
The complaint is about the lack of rent abatement for the period that the resident was temporarily decanted from her home.
Optivo (202005182)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of mould in her property.
Axiom Housing Association Limited (202002115)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the time taken by the landlord to activate the gas supply in the resident’s property at the beginning of the tenancy.
Westminster City Council (202002702)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a leak at the property and its subsequent compensation offer.
Catalyst Housing Limited (201807134)
Maladministration
The resident has complained about the administration of his rent account, specifically the handling of a housing benefit payment and the resulting rent arrears.
ForHousing Limited (202006822)
Maladministration
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of roof repairs. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaints handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201915053)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the condition of the shared garden.
Newham Council (201913856)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in the bathroom causing mould, damp, and damage to the flooring.
Newham Council (201908648)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about a rodent infestation in the loft above her property; complaints handling.
One Housing Group (201911422)
Maladministration
Complaint: Leaseholder
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a summary of the costs incurred in relation to the service charges for the period 2018 to 2019. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (201912989)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s responses to the resident’s enquiries about the refurbishment of his building.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202003911)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property.
Brentwood Borough Council (201915056)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled a boundary issue relating to the resident’s property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (201904482)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her concerns that it had not replaced her kitchen.
Notting Hill Housing Trust (202004323)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident complains about a number of errors in his service charge account and lack of information on how cleaning and gardening contracts were quoted and awarded.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202000055)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of water ingress into his property and the consequential repairs which were required; associated complaint and claim for compensation.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202004084)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the standard of cleaning in the communal area.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (201915214)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s right to acquire the property, in particular, its failure to provide him reasons for the delay and also about its subsequent handling of the complaint.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (201914464)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of sound proofing in the resident’s building.
Catalyst Housing Limited (201914610)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for certification demonstrating compliance with Government guidance on fire safety in relation to the building which he owns a property in. Complaint handling.
Futures Homescape Limited (202000161)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of excess water charges following a leak at the property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (201915906)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of uneven floors at the property, complaints handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201809309)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to reports of problems with the boiler; and complaint handling.
Lambeth Council (202003014)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an ongoing leak to the roof of the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information for his insurance claim.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (201905797)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).
Newham Council (201915965)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for updates about repairs needed to the estate.
Orbit Group Limited (201908727)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord to the resident, following repair delays.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (201904703)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to her reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).