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 handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202126740 · 10 Nov 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damaged windows. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202228697 · 1 Nov 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise. The associated complaint.
Case 202123994 · 31 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord’s handling of: Reports of a leak coming from the property above, damp and mould in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202208497 · 31 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A roof leak and the associated repair works. The associated complaint.
Case 202117829 · 27 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks into his property and resultant damage. A decant application. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202207096 · 27 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs and information the landlord provided from the start of the tenancy. The associated complaint.
Case 202013480 · 26 Oct 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of proposed actions from multi agency meeting to address reported antisocial behaviour. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202216848 · 26 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a water leak into the property and the maintenance of the roof. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202229501 · 25 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s property. Complaint handling.
Case 202125858 · 24 Oct 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of poor workmanship relating to balcony repairs.
Case 202201619 · 5 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property, including: damp in the bedroom, loose windows, cracks to the outside of the property, and, mice. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
Case 202220213 · 4 Oct 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
Case 202212612 · 3 Oct 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: a request that it provide a service charge refund; the associated complaint.
Case 202202560 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The resident’s request for a new bathroom and a new front door. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of mould in her bathroom. The Ombudsman will consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202102368 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the residents reports of noise nuisance. This investigation has also considered the landlords complaint management.
Case 202115536 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of hot water and heating loss.
Case 202230250 · 27 Sep 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of a broken communal main entrance door, to the building of her property. associated complaint.
Case 202221355 · 26 Sep 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202225827 · 25 Sep 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom, including reports of damp and mould, and repairs to the bath panel, the seal round the wash basin, and the extractor fan.
Case 202221543 · 22 Sep 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202208779 · 21 Sep 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that it had blocked the resident’s access to her electricity meter. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping, and; Complaint handling.
Case 202209993 · 14 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of requests for repairs to windows in the property, as well as the landlord’s response to requests for replacement of the kitchen and bathroom. The Ombudsman has decided to consider the landlord’s handling …
Case 202208774 · 8 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs following a water leak affecting the resident’s property. Communication and the associated complaint.
Case 202113255 · 5 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of its contractors entering her property unannounced.
Case 202223856 · 4 Sep 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reporting of anti-social behaviour (ASB). This report has also considered: The landlord’s complaints handling. The landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202205866 · 31 Aug 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202110444 · 30 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the replacement of the property’s front door. The associated formal complaint into the issue.
Case 202223569 · 21 Aug 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202205406 · 21 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of a leak, damage to the property and subsequent request for a decant. Related complaint.
Case 202116999 · 17 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the replacement of the resident's windows. The landlord's complaint handling.
Case 202210257 · 17 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould at the property; the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to her belongings and flooring because of the leak, damp, mould and associated …
Case 202122294 · 14 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: a request for retrospective consent for building works; and the associated complaint.
Case 202216212 · 9 Aug 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak and resulting damage affecting her property.
Case 202219315 · 9 Aug 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of damp and mould in her property; request for compensation for her personal belongings that had been damaged by the damp and mould. This Service has also considered the …
Case 202219034 · 3 Aug 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of anti-social behaviour by a neighbour, which includes: threatening and physically abusive behaviour towards her and her family; sending handwritten notes; noise nuisance (loud music) at night; and the misuse of the communal …
Case 202205365 · 31 Jul 2023
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the flooring following a central heating upgrade. The stairlift replacement. This Service has also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping. The resident has also complained that the landlord has …
Case 202215853 · 31 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to the property. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202216281 · 31 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the remedial repairs in the resident’s property following a leak.
Case 202219520 · 30 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of her new home. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about pests in the property.
Case 202122725 · 28 Jul 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: report regarding noise nuisance from a neighbouring property. request to be transferred to another property. associated complaint.
Case 202204778 · 27 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a stair lift.
Case 202220499 · 25 Jul 2023
Complaint: Information and data management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202110086 London Borough of Hounslow 18 July 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of […]
Case 202110086 · 18 Jul 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the: Landlord’s handling of the resident’s move. Condition of the property when let to the resident. Landlord’s response to boiler breakdowns.
Case 202205794 · 18 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs and replacement of multiple windows in the resident’s property. The associated complaint
Case 202218966 · 18 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: a. Response to the resident’s reports of leaks and damp in the property. b. Complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202213700 · 14 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs in the property following reports of leaks and damp. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling .
Case 202221351 · 13 Jul 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB and noise nuisance. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Case 202204534 · 12 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of shower repairs. associated complaint.
Case 202217469 · 12 Jul 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of noise nuisance complaints against the resident. This service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202118180 · 12 Jul 2023