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.

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2,212
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Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to a leak at the resident’s property. Handling of remedial works following the leak. The Ombudsman has also investigated: the landlord’s complaint handling. the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 201916023 · 2 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the condition of the property when let to the resident. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202003333 · 2 Dec 2021
Hackney Council (202005813) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs in the property.
Case 202005813 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the communal water supply pipe valves. Response to the resident’s reports of repair following an escape of water. Response to leaks within the resident’s block. The Ombudsman has also investigated …
Case 202015446 · 30 Nov 2021
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.
Case 202014307 · 30 Nov 2021
Peabody Trust 2018 (202002013) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: the landlord's response to the resident's reports of antisocial behaviour. the landlord's handling of the resident's request to be re-housed. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202002013 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to various repairs at the property.
Case 202004086 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour from a neighbour. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202006311 · 29 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord regarding acknowledged service failures relating to communal fence repairs. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
Case 202016325 · 29 Nov 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the residents’ reports of delays in the staircasing process.
Case 202011651 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202109934 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about: a. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance; b. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201914385 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of a number of repairs at the property.
Case 201909564 · 25 Nov 2021
Southwark Council (202010934) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports regarding her upstairs neighbour installing a doorbell camera at their shared entrance. The resident’s associated complaint.
Case 202010934 · 25 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained about the landlord's handling of his reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202004506 · 25 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in her bathroom, in relation to its offer of compensation. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201916149 · 25 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (201910159) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident has complained about the landlord's handling of various repair reports in particular: Repairs to her windows. Repairs to her front door. Repairs to remedy poor external drainage and a collapsed kitchen underfloor pipe. The resident has complained about …
Case 201910159 · 24 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (202006404) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident complains about: The landlord's handling of the kitchen renewal work at the property, and; its response to her subsequent formal complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202006404 · 24 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (202007286) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident complains about the landlord’s: Response to her reports of repairs at the property. Response to her reports of a pest control issue. Handling of the complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202007286 · 24 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (202104783) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s handling of his application for consent to carry out alterations to the property.
Case 202104783 · 24 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (202107314) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complaints about the landlord’s handling of: the installation of a shower head and water pump, and; boiler repairs. He also complains about handling of the formal complaint and the level of compensation offered by the landlord. The Ombudsman …
Case 202107314 · 24 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance from the property above. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202000770 · 24 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about: How the landlord handled repairs to the windows in a leasehold property from 2020 onwards. How the landlord handled her formal complaint.
Case 202100742 · 23 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: excessive noise coming from his neighbour’s property; excessive noise from the communal door to the building; cigarette smoke entering his property from outside the building.
Case 202002651 · 23 Nov 2021
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about: The level of a service charge, following the time taken to set up a service charge account. The redress offered to the resident, following a complaint about the time taken to set up the service charge …
Case 202102186 · 22 Nov 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to withdraw its discretionary offer to the resident of a management transfer to another property.
Case 202005639 · 19 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint concerns: The landlord's response about the standard of cleaning and ground maintenance in the communal areas. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202014430 · 19 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of: Anti-social behaviour (ASB) including noise and nuisance and harassment. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202005850 · 19 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about: The landlord’s handling of repair works to the property, standard of the service provided in relation to this, and level of compensation offered. The lack of reimbursement for the costs incurred. The Ombudsman has also considered …
Case 202016860 · 18 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for additional works following the installation of a new washing line. The Ombudsman has also considered how the landlord responded to the resident’s complaint.
Case 202100235 · 18 Nov 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
Case 202105462 · 18 Nov 2021
Peabody Trust (202105141) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to his balcony door.
Case 202105141 · 17 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of defects at his new build property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202012638 · 17 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to repairs in the resident’s property, in particular who is responsible for progressing an insurance claim.
Case 202106187 · 17 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s requests for the windows in the property to be replaced.
Case 202108476 · 17 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a fire door in the basement of the resident’s building, and the level of compensation offered by it to him for delaying this.
Case 202106311 · 17 Nov 2021
Peabody Trust (202101975) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202101975 · 16 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202100650 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 11 November 2021 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. […]
Case 202100650 · 15 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the replacement of the resident’s front door. Specifically, in regard to: the security grilles. a glass panel. the type of lock. associated complaint handling.
Case 202011685 · 15 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to ask the resident to remove CCTV.
Case 202102736 · 11 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: Repairs, following the resident’s report of a water leak from the property above. The associated complaint.
Case 202108189 · 11 Nov 2021
Lewisham Council (202105873) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about her boiler. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202105873 · 10 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of redecoration work to the resident’s hallway.
Case 202102353 · 10 Nov 2021
Leeds City Council (202007388) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for repairs at the property.
Case 202007388 · 9 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the leaseholder’s reports of water ingress from the roof of his two properties; complaints handling.
Case 201915422 · 8 Nov 2021
Torus62 Limited (202015133) Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord erroneously sending letters of tenancy breach and demand for payment in respect of water charges, and its handling of enquiries about these letters and the subsequent complaint.
Case 202015133 · 8 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports request for reimbursement of costs for repairs to the rear door at the property. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
Case 202011553 · 5 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the location of the bin storage area, the standard of cleaning in the communal areas at his property and consequent request for a refund of his service charge. …
Case 202102346 · 5 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of soundproofing to the resident’s home.
Case 202106885 · 4 Nov 2021
Southwark Council (202017488) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to ongoing mould and damp issues at the property.
Case 202017488 · 3 Nov 2021