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 6,396 of 16,227 decisions
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202127405)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of boiler repair issues.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202109537)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports that the communal area of her property was in need of refurbishment. Complaint handling.
Optivo (202202109)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a defective underfloor heating system within the property. The handling of the associated complaint
Tower Hamlets Homes (202127767)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the loss of the cold water supply and heating to the resident’s property .
Tower Hamlets Homes (202204027)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about a leak affecting the property.
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202125063)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202125063 Walsall Housing Group Limited 26 September 2022 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 […]
Onward Homes Limited (202120809)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s Right to Buy (RTB) application. The associated complaint.
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request for CCTV footage, following damage to his vehicle, and his subsequent request for compensation. Complaint handling.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202003454)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports; the related complaint.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202013653)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request about a driveway adaptation. The handling of the complaint at stage two.
Lambeth Council (202012031)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of anti-social behaviour.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202112107)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the exterior cladding on the property. Response to the resident’s concerns about fallen cladding at the property. Complaint handling.
Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited (202126574)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal fire panel.
Southwark Council (202111047)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning damp and mould. The related complaint.
Basildon Borough Council (202125438)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s flooring following a flood. The associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202111638)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to install motorised blinds to the outside of the property.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202001603)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the issues with rubbish disposal on the estate.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202110442)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs. The associated complaint.
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202126969)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak, and the subsequent repairs.
London Borough of Hounslow (202201697)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp in his living room.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202015494)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s noise nuisance reports.
Wandsworth Council (202118003)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: request to access the resident’s property due to a leak in her neighbour’s property; response to the resident’s reports that the windows in her property required renewal.
Anchor Hanover Group (202202623)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the lock to be reinstated on the back gate of the property.
Great Places Housing Association (202204457)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp in the property, and the length of time taken for remedial work to be completed.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202128621)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s repairs to a leaking boiler within the property, and the associated damage to the flooring. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202105372)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the repair to the resident’s boiler and subsequent offer of compensation. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202128440)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports that the property did not meet the landlord’s lettable standard when he moved in; complaints handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202201032)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the loss of his heating and hot water.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202112293)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s kitchen replacement following a major leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202124361)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of its agreement to replace the resident’s shower doors.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202127034)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
Magenta Living (202113362)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of missing bricks in the roof-space wall.
Manningham Housing Association Limited (202118694)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about the condition of the property, including her concerns about pests and repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Nottingham City Homes Registered Provider Limited (202200729)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s roof tiles. The associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202009093)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of ASB (noise nuisance) by her upstairs neighbour. Complaint handling.
Colchester Borough Council (202119755)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defective guttering causing a leak into her property.
Home Group Limited (202015188)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response the resident’s reports of various repairs to the property; Complaint handling.
Chelmer Housing Partnership Limited (202113954)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The complaint is also about the associated complaints handling.
Westminster City Council (202102498)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour.
Lewes District Council (202110510)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of adaptations to the bathroom at the property and related repairs. Complaint handling.
Westminster City Council (202126442)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a water leak into the resident’s property.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202126092)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of outstanding repairs works due to damp issues within the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (202104867)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: void property repairs to plasterwork, pipework and flooring that the resident reported at the beginning of her tenancy; the related complaint.
Salix Homes Limited (202119049)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to replace the fencing at her property.
Waverley Borough Council (202119471)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about being recharged for damaged internal doors and clearance at the end of her tenancy.
Lambeth Council (202105690)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202105690 Lambeth Council 1 September 2022 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 […]
Barking and Dagenham Council (202005996)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty boiler and request to be transferred to another property due to safety concerns. The related complaint.
Basildon Borough Council (202107854)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: taps not being fitted correctly. roof and gutter leaks and holes related to a rat infestation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202005287)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of various repairs in the property. reports about a boundary dispute with a neighbour.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202103910)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp in her living room and kitchen; the related complaint.