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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Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for trunking to be removed from her property and the arrangements to decant her temporarily to carry out the work. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202206684 · 30 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202203840 · 26 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about leaks, damp and mould, and the associated repairs. Request to move the radiators in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202125195 · 25 Jan 2024
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for adaptations. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reasonable adjustments. How the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about the Tenancy Management …
Case 202205960 · 24 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the resident’s reports concerning the landlord’s handling of: Repairs required at the property including cracks in the walls and ceilings, asbestos removal works required at the property and reported snagging issues in relation to flooring, skirting …
Case 202204724 · 23 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a defective kitchen window. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202227824 · 18 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak at his property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202210459 · 16 Jan 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 202128445 · 10 Jan 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202119661 London Borough of Hounslow 10 January 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 202119661 · 10 Jan 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: External window cleaning and the associated service charges. The resident's concerns about the fire alarm system and procedure. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202207520 · 4 Jan 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the residents reports of a leak in the bathroom and its handling of the associated repairs. How the landlord dealt with repairs to the internal kitchen fire door. The landlord's response to …
Case 202200374 · 22 Dec 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s application to succeed to her mother’s tenancy. Complaint handling.
Case 202127252 · 21 Dec 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould in the property. Repairs to the bathroom ceiling following a collapse. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202223386 · 21 Dec 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Anti-social behaviour (ASB) by his upstairs neighbour. Flooding caused by the upstairs neighbour. Repairs caused by the flood and related damp and mould. The landlord’s complaints handling has …
Case 202226260 · 21 Dec 2023
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of ASB between May 2022 and August 2022. Response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from the property above. Complaint handling.
Case 202123490 · 20 Dec 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that she was experiencing noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her upstairs neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s transfer request. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202202843 · 18 Dec 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the building following a burglary. The resident’s request for it to provide CCTV footage to the police. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202120966 · 18 Dec 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident's reports of a toilet leak, and the subsequent damage to the kitchen. The resident's reports of damp and mould and the associated repairs. The resident's complaint and request for compensation.
Case 202308223 · 14 Dec 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the property’s condition on letting. Complaint handling.
Case 202204166 · 14 Dec 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202121266 · 14 Dec 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the repair of leaks from the property above the resident. Handling of the repair of the resident’s bathroom and hallway ceilings damaged by the leaks.
Case 202301936 · 13 Dec 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of repairs. complaint.
Case 202215973 · 30 Nov 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to be moved on medical grounds. Reports of antisocial behaviour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202200638 · 30 Nov 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s service charge queries about communal car parking, the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202205311 · 30 Nov 2023
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of floods and concerns about drainage. The resident’s concerns about electrical faults. The resident’s complaints.
Case 202125494 · 29 Nov 2023
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to fix a leaking roof. Complaints handling. Knowledge and information management.
Case 202206884 · 15 Nov 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s report of a flood; Handling of a related decant; Handling of heating issues in the resident’s temporary accommodation; Handling of the resident’s rehousing requests from October 2021; Response to the …
Case 202115891 · 14 Nov 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of antisocial behaviour (ASB) in October 2021. The Ombudsman has also considered: Record keeping. Complaint handling.
Case 202121703 · 14 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: Information and data management
This is about how the landlord handled: A repair required to the property soil stack. The resident’s reports about the landlord’s contractor. The resident’s reports about the cleaning contractor. The associated complaint. Record keeping.
Case 202209500 · 26 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a water leak and subsequent repairs. Complaints handling.
Case 202217925 · 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: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident's reports of damp and mould at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s knowledge and information management.
Case 202126692 · 24 Oct 2023
Complaint: Information and data management
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a leak; Complaint handling; Record keeping.
Case 202221044 · 20 Oct 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s disposal of the resident’s garden furniture.
Case 202224144 · 17 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s bathroom. The associated complaint.
Case 202210143 · 16 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202003750 · 9 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s repair to his boiler; and the subsequent complaint.
Case 202213502 · 30 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the level of compensation awarded to the resident for the time taken to repair his boiler. The Ombudsman has also considered complaint handling.
Case 202220652 · 30 Sep 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