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
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11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
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161
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Clarion Housing Association Limited 817
Peabody Trust 522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 517
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Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: Resident’s reports of concerns with the communal cleaning. Resident’s reports of repairs to the communal entrance door.
Case 202308371 · 27 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for repairs to the wet room in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202305280 · 27 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint concerns the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of strong smells in her flat.
Case 202305835 · 27 Nov 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the condition of the property at the start of the tenancy and the landlord’s handling of subsequent repairs. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202318042 · 26 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of boiler repairs.
Case 202232032 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's concerns with the boiler and its subsequent offer of compensation.
Case 202308650 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the information it provided regarding the service charges. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202301232 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to repair her central heating system. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202310376 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of 6-monthly filter changes for a Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) unit in the resident’s property.
Case 202226256 · 14 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to her concerns about the lack of openable windows in the property.
Case 202314963 · 14 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
Case 202225302 · 11 Nov 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a window repair. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202226405 · 7 Nov 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about parking enforcement at her scheme.
Case 202222643 · 5 Nov 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of communications regarding the annual gas safety inspection for the property. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202305709 · 5 Nov 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for allocated parking spaces to resolve related antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202315004 · 4 Nov 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a repair to the shower. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202220337 · 1 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould and associated repairs. This Service will also investigate the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202405437 · 31 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns around recurring damage to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202228895 · 31 Oct 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the resident’s reports of an unregulated structure, built by his downstairs neighbour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202219818 · 31 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of: Damage to the new kitchen following a leak. The associated complaint.
Case 202307070 · 29 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202311968 Together Housing Association Limited 29 October 2024 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 […]
Case 202311968 · 29 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
REPORT COMPLAINT 202226466 Clarion Housing Association Limited 25 October 2024 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 202226466 · 25 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports that it gave incorrect information during the sales process. Handling of the related formal complaint.
Case 202319538 · 24 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the balcony doors at her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202315670 · 23 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of various repairs. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202205840 · 23 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202347040 · 23 Oct 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of various communal repairs. The associated complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202403888 · 21 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the conduct of its staff member. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202233340 · 21 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a roof leak. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202310444 · 21 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for replacement windows and repairs to the external render. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202345623 · 17 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak into the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202313640 · 17 Oct 2024
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of rodents in the property. Handling of the resident’s concerns about loft insulation. This investigation also considers the landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling.
Case 202325559 · 17 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about how the landlord has handled the resident’s reports of damp and mould. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202403133 · 15 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s bathroom replacement. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202219905 · 11 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding works for: Low water pressure at her property. The replacement of her property’s bathroom. Blocked, backed up, and leaking drains and pipework at her property. Missing manhole and …
Case 202234702 · 11 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a recurring rat infestation. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202324177 · 11 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its handling of repairs following a fire at a neighbouring property, and damp and mould due to repair delays.
Case 202331738 · 11 Oct 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from her neighbour.
Case 202324398 · 8 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A roof leak. Lack of heating due to having no gas supply. Repairs to the bathroom window. The associated complaint
Case 202327436 · 2 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a window repair. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202233033 · 2 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a repair to the roof, due to a leak.
Case 202301459 · 1 Oct 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The installation of a new kitchen. The resident’s reports of staff attending without a scheduled appointment. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202327179 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB from her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202344118 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for front door and external canopy replacement, window, and internal decoration works.
Case 202215245 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of lift repairs in 2022 . response to the resident’s request for reimbursement of service charges relating to the lift. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s: complaint handling. record keeping.
Case 202234131 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould reports. The landlord’s management of repairs at the property. The landlord’s handling of pest control issues. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202234547 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a repair to: A leak. The boiler and associated pipework. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202305517 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s enquiry about insurance and repair costs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202305858 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reported concerns about the standard of the: grounds maintenance. internal communal cleaning. the resident’s concerns that the estimated service charges had increased . The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s: …
Case 202315476 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of the resident’s reports of cigarette smoke entering the property. The landlords handling of the resident’s reports of carbon monoxide from the boiler in the property. The landlords handling of the residents reports …
Case 202333695 · 30 Sep 2024