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
Harrow Council (202007622)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of: Concerns about safety issues at the property due to subsidence; rehousing, and; the formal complaints.
Swindon Borough Council (202119090)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in response to the resident’s complaint about the length of time it took to carry out adaptations at her property.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202106201)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Refurbishment works to the resident’s kitchen and alterations to the bathroom. The associated complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202106713)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair work to address a mouse infestation in the resident’s property.
Gateway Housing Association Limited (202114470)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Anchor Hanover Group (202114698)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a potential pest infestation issue within the loft area of the property.
Leeds City Council (202013938)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould in her property.
Leicester City Council (202106737)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports about the frequency of the communal cleaning. Handling of the accusations made about the resident’s behaviour towards the cleaning staff. Complaint handling.
Longhurst Group Limited (202105677)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of its acknowledged failings in responding to the resident’s reports of a leak at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Longhurst Group Limited (202112155)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a pest infestation, and the repairs required to resolve the issue.
Brockley Tenants Co-operative Limited (202102834)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202102834 Brockley Tenants Co-operative Limited 21 March 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 […]
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202104254)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey Council (201909345)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports concerning a water leak from the property above. the associated complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202011501)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a request for a replacement kitchen. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202107243)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that a communal pipe was leaking into her bathroom. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202105446)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about his service charges, and its handling of his subsequent complaint.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202012334)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: the level of redress the landlord offered in respect of its acknowledged delays and failures while handling repairs to a gate controlling access to the rear of the property; the landlord’s handling of the resident’s subsequent …
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202009265)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for an EWS1 form.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202105781)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns surrounding the inspection and replacement of an extractor fan and associated issues.
Birmingham City Council (202109631)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about an external water leak. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202110558)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour. The landlord's complaint handling.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202011600)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a flea infestation inside her property and in the surrounding communal areas.
Birmingham City Council (202117144)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s query about window cleaning.
Salix Homes Limited (202109487)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the conduct of an operative who had attended her home to carry out a repair.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202008950)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to: The resident’s immersion heater. The mixer taps to the resident’s bath.
Lambeth Council (202101047)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint it about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports. The associated record keeping.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202111792)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak in the property, and his subsequent compensation request.
Onward Homes Limited (202102755)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a wide range of repairs to the resident’s home.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202115088)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks coming from skylight windows into her home.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202105708)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak at the property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Progress Housing Association Limited (202112857)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s revocation of permission to extend the garden at the property.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202006610)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to run a business from her property.
East Devon District Council (202114420)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the replacement of the resident’s kitchen prior to her occupation of the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (202015689)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of roof repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Plus Dane Housing Limited (202105871)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and noise disturbance by a neighbour.
Optivo (202104585)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to reports of rubbish left in the communal areas, which caused an infestation of flies.
Haringey Council (202102332)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repairs reports about a bathroom ‘pod’ extension to the property.
Islington Council (202104771)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of damp and mould in her property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202004153)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of window disrepair.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202012435)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about Plymouth Community Homes and Guinness’ communication with the residents about their tenancy status both prior to, and after, a mutual exchange.
Onward Homes Limited (202107041)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in the property and its handling of the repairs required.
Onward Homes Limited (202011993)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The residents have complained about the landlord’s handling of defects they have reported. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Aspire Housing Limited (202101155)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents report of a roof leak. The report will also address the landlord’s handling of the related complaint.
Homes Plus Limited (202116484)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of pests in her loft.
Leeds City Council (202111771)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a wide range of repairs at the resident’s property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202112708)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request that it cuts back overgrown hedges and trees. Complaint handling.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202112145)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a flood at his property.
Torus62 Limited (202017501)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s decision to remove three trees from the resident’s property.
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202110380)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak into the resident’s property.
Places for People Homes Limited (202111255)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould in his property.