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
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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Leaseholder
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: report of a leak into his property; associated formal complaint.
Case 201913880 · 27 Jan 2021
Lambeth Council (201900571) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 201900571 · 27 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202006987 · 27 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202005271 · 27 Jan 2021
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
Case 201910844 · 26 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201909268 · 25 Jan 2021
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 …
Case 201914973 · 21 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202003569 · 21 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202000590 · 20 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202000305 · 20 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202005182 · 15 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202002115 · 14 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202002702 · 14 Jan 2021
The resident has complained about the administration of his rent account, specifically the handling of a housing benefit payment and the resulting rent arrears.
Case 201807134 · 13 Jan 2021
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.
Case 202006822 · 13 Jan 2021
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the condition of the shared garden.
Case 201915053 · 12 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201913856 · 12 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201908648 · 11 Jan 2021
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.
Case 201911422 · 7 Jan 2021
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s responses to the resident’s enquiries about the refurbishment of his building.
Case 201912989 · 23 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202003911 · 22 Dec 2020
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled a boundary issue relating to the resident’s property.
Case 201915056 · 22 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her concerns that it had not replaced her kitchen.
Case 201904482 · 22 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202004323 · 21 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202000055 · 21 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202004084 · 21 Dec 2020
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.
Case 201915214 · 21 Dec 2020
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of sound proofing in the resident’s building.
Case 201914464 · 18 Dec 2020
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.
Case 201914610 · 17 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202000161 · 17 Dec 2020
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.
Case 201915906 · 17 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to reports of problems with the boiler; and complaint handling.
Case 201809309 · 9 Dec 2020
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.
Case 202003014 · 9 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).
Case 201905797 · 4 Dec 2020
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.
Case 201915965 · 4 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord to the resident, following repair delays.
Case 201908727 · 3 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to her reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 201904703 · 1 Dec 2020