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
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202119196)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs needed to the resident’s window due to damp and mould. Repairs to the lighting within the communal car park. The resident’s concerns regarding a missing communal bin. The associated complaint.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202014330)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for air conditioning during major works. The complaint handling delay.
Nottingham City Homes Registered Provider Limited (202126630)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of communal roof repairs and pests. The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its customer service.
Reading Borough Council (202108870)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of adaptations to the property.
Ashford Borough Council (202112658)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s windows. The landlord’s decision to issue the resident with a Notice Seeking Possession (NOSP) following a visit to his property by a contractor, on 5 February 2021.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202115651)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of major works to the windows and the redecoration of the communal areas at the resident’s building. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Leeds City Council (202105184)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of leaks from the roof of the property.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202120865)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of the resident’s concerns about rear access to their garden, and; the landlords handling of the resident’s complaint through its internal complaints process.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202114639)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) noise nuisance from her neighbour; response to the resident’s reports of noise caused by the building vibrating; complaint handling.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202125458)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of his faulty boiler.
Westminster City Council (202116473)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of a leak and damage to the resident’s kitchen cupboard and flooring. The landlord’s record keeping.
Cross Keys Homes Limited (202015692)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise and other anti-social behaviour from an upstairs neighbour in a previous property. The arrangements for moving and the administration of the resident’s rent account following a decant …
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202114238)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s damaged laminate flooring in her hallway.
Network Homes Limited (202127020)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the communal intercom camera to be repaired.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202122191)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord for its response to the resident's reports of mould, damp and condensation from the windows of his former property.
Connect Housing Association Limited (202003899)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202107142)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak. The Ombudsman has also identified that the landlord’s complaints handling requires investigation.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202127040)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak into her property and the remedial works required. The remedial works to the resident’s bedroom from 12 November 2021 to date. The associated complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (201909932)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202109210)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries regarding the building safety inspection at their property and their request for an ESW1 form.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202200206)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the resident’s receipt of arrears letters from the landlord, regarding payments to his service charge accounts.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202114528)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s floorboards and the level of compensation offered. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Muir Group Housing Association Limited (202127673)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the gas safety check at the resident’s property.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202123950)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to pavement slabs in a communal area outside the resident’s property.
Brentwood Borough Council (202122844)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s contractor renewing a section of the property’s concrete path in error.
Portsmouth City Council (202120896)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about items left in a communal garden.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202127126)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The associated complaint.
City of Doncaster Council (202005368)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to ask the resident to remove or reduce the height of their fence.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202114767)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202105951)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Communication concerning fire safety issues in relation to the resident’s property. Complaints handling.
Your Housing Limited (202116023)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of stalking and noise nuisance. Complaint handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202009785)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to resolve damp and mould in his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling. The Ombudsman has further considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Yorkshire Housing Limited (202117183)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak and the subsequent repairs. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint and record keeping.
Birmingham City Council (202101431)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair at her property.
Bromford Housing Association Limited (202014045)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to the boiler and associated decorative repairs.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202109138)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord has offered for the delays in completing repair works to the resident’s property.
Housing For Women (202015827)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of plumbing repairs and a leak into her hallway; the related complaint.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202112164)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of defects in the property. Concerns that the boundary to the site has allowed access to the property, and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Longhurst Group Limited (202111150)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise and antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (202011089)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the managing agent’s handling of the resident’s concerns, following alterations undertaken at his neighbour’s property, and the landlord’s response on bringing this matter to its attention.
Southwark Council (202114064)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Handling of the resident’s reports of no heating or hot water in the property between 1 January 2021 and 14 January 2021. Complaint handling.
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202105560)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a fire safety check of her doors in her property and her concerns that the doors in her property were not fire-rated. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s fire safety communication and its response to the resident’s request to reimburse costs for an unsuccessful re-mortgage.
Haringey Council (202118411)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s handling of the application of contact restrictions.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202101470)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs at the property from May 2020 onwards, and an associated offer of compensation. Handling of heating system repairs prior to May 2020. Handling of a management move. The Ombudsman has also …
Abri Group Limited (202121616)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s front door.
Guinness Housing Association Limited (202121926)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rent and service charge payments. The associated complaint.
Places for People Homes Limited (202103709)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202126910)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of, and record keeping and compensation for the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to his bathroom radiator .
Barnet Council (202010010)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.