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
NSAH (Alliance Homes) Limited (202108062)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a reported pigeon infestation and the mess this causes at the resident’s property.
Leeds and Yorkshire Housing Association Limited (202100378)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour and their partner. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202103687)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repair works to the resident’s property, including the conduct of members of the landlord’s staff, and the resident’s concerns that the landlord has not taken her vulnerability into consideration. The level of …
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202111793)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint refers to the resident’s concern about the length of time it took the landlord to update its records following the sale of her property.
Orbit Group Limited (202005473)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a blocked drain causing sewage to overflow in the property; The landlord’s handling of the resident’s subsequent complaint.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202103334)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of multiple repair issues at her property, including: a crack in the external wall of the property; a boundary wall in a state of disrepair; a roof leak. The …
Barking and Dagenham Council (201900890)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise emanating from her neighbour’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Bernicia Group (202115529)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair of the resident’s heating and hot water system, and the replacement of a part of his boiler.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202015484)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a faulty door and intercom system.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202107108)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a blocked drain and his request for compensation. The associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202016776)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord's handling of repairs to fix a leak in the property and subsequent reports of damage.
Orbit Group Limited (202004678)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of anti social behaviour (ASB). Complaints handling.
Wandle Housing Association Limited (201911000)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour. The associated complaint.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202003824)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the allocation of parking spaces.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202010278)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a flood at the resident’s property.
Leicester City Council (202010537)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for repairs to her toilet, and to her living room and bedroom doors.
Westminster City Council (202106768)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s warm air unit in his property.
Network Homes Limited (202013273)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s management of, and communication around, cyclical works and associated maintenance and repair. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Great Places Housing Association (202010282)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s storage heaters, immersion heater, and electricity meter. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202109904)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns with reports of noise nuisance emanating from her property.
Haringey Council (202101167)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Bournville Village Trust (202014113)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's application of payments made by the resident for a purpose she did not intend.
Midland Heart Limited (202015754)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in 2020.
Peabody Trust (202016983)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the reports of a leak within the resident’s property which subsequently resulted in a ceiling collapse. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202015534)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s Right to Buy application.
Optivo (202100001)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to sell her share in the property.
Phoenix Community Housing Association (Bellingham and Downham) Limited (202101157)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident's request that it dispense with the requirement to repay the Right to Buy (RTB) discount.
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works required at the property, specifically, the resident is dissatisfied with delay to carrying out works regarding a kitchen fan and the landlord’s communication around this. The complaint is also about the …
Watford Community Housing Trust (201914487)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s kitchen.
North Tyneside Council (202009313)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the resident’s Gas Safety inspection on 2 April 2020.
Notting Hill Genesis (202013052)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a broken door.
One Housing Group Limited (202100246)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a repair to the communal bike store door.
Birmingham City Council (202013786)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to her property.
Hexagon Housing Association Limited (202101844)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a water leak from the property above.
Notting Hill Genesis (202101988)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance, and her concerns about the flooring in the upstairs property. The associated complaint.
Calico Homes Limited (202009798)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the rent arrears that accrued whilst in occupation at the property.
Camden Council (202016028)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of planned works. The cost of the planned works.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202107827)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s decant, return to his property, and request to be reimbursed for his lost items and costs from being decanted as a result of a leak.
Network Homes Limited (202010498)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident complains about how the landlord handled her reports of repairs needed to the communal hallway outside the property (from December 2019 onwards).
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202103219)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord erroneously changing the locks at the property and its subsequent investigation of the error. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (201911304)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to issue a notice to the resident to remove items that he had stored in the communal cupboard when he previously had been permitted to use this, and its enforcement of this policy …
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202105218)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp. The associated complaint handling.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202015874)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports of ASB, in particular with regards to the use of cannabis by other residents on the block.
Tendring District Council (202101347)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint and its record keeping.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202017220)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to her bathroom.
Notting Hill Genesis (202014951)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint that it delayed in completing repairs to her wet room.
Vivid Housing Limited (202010013)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about how the landlord responded to her reports of damp and mould in the property.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202009095)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to investigate and resolve the resident’s reports of: Dog fouling by tenant A. Threats to kill by tenant B. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Birmingham City Council (202010756)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage caused to: The hot tub at the property whilst the landlord was undertaking adaptation repair works. The Astro turf at the property whilst the landlord was undertaking …
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202012607)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord’s response to window repairs and snagging reports. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.