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 953 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
Basildon Borough Council (202125438)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s flooring following a flood. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hounslow (202201697)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp in his living room.
London Borough of Hackney (202128440)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports that the property did not meet the landlord’s lettable standard when he moved in; complaints handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202201032)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the loss of his heating and hot water.
Colchester Borough Council (202119755)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defective guttering causing a leak into her property.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (202104867)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: void property repairs to plasterwork, pipework and flooring that the resident reported at the beginning of her tenancy; the related complaint.
Waverley Borough Council (202119471)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about being recharged for damaged internal doors and clearance at the end of her tenancy.
Basildon Borough Council (202107854)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: taps not being fitted correctly. roof and gutter leaks and holes related to a rat infestation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202005287)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of various repairs in the property. reports about a boundary dispute with a neighbour.
London Borough of Croydon (202109511)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the standard and quality of work carried out at the property, including to the bathroom and kitchen.
Charnwood Borough Council (202111440)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a fire at the property below the resident. Specifically, the complaint relates to: The landlord’s handling of works to the resident’s floorboards. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the ceiling …
London Borough of Hounslow (202118241)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports of repairs to the communal guttering.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202124640)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to his kitchen units during pest-proofing works.
Reading Borough Council (202108870)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of adaptations to the property.
Ashford Borough Council (202112658)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s windows. The landlord’s decision to issue the resident with a Notice Seeking Possession (NOSP) following a visit to his property by a contractor, on 5 February 2021.
London Borough of Hackney (202107142)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak. The Ombudsman has also identified that the landlord’s complaints handling requires investigation.
Brentwood Borough Council (202122844)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s contractor renewing a section of the property’s concrete path in error.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202122100)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould in the property.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202015542)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to relocate a mains stopcock from outside of the property to the inside of the property. The complaint is about landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202106499)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries regarding the service charge and standard of services provided.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202014265)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of an issue with the upstairs neighbour’s floorboards and associated noise nuisance.
Haringey London Borough Council (202121817)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about a leak in the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202121406)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s balcony window.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202009185)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns with a gas safety certificate.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (202009843)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s management organisation’s handling of the resident’s complaint about repairs to the gutters in her property.
Basildon Borough Council (202010721)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of repairs to a broken skylight following a storm in January 2020.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202017037)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by a neighbour.
Swindon Borough Council (202119090)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in response to the resident’s complaint about the length of time it took to carry out adaptations at her property.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202012334)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: the level of redress the landlord offered in respect of its acknowledged delays and failures while handling repairs to a gate controlling access to the rear of the property; the landlord’s handling of the resident’s subsequent …
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202112145)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a flood at his property.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202109796)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: exterior repairs to the guttering at the resident’s property. the associated complaint.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202003333)
Maladministration
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.
Crawley Borough Council (202006821)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about how the landlord handled arrears on the resident’s rent account.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202012846)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The landlord's response to the resident’s reports about the condition of his porch roof.
Slough Borough Council (202014280)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint concerns: the landlord’s response to reports of a water leak from the overflow pipe. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Darlington Borough Council (202012091)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's allegations of unacceptable staff conduct towards him. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Luton Borough Council (202013316)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about:
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (201906755)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to the resident’ property following a fire in the flat above. response to the resident’s report of the loss of and the damage to his possessions. complaint handling.
Stevenage Borough Council (202013153)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns of the misuse of parking facilities in his estate.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202101926)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202101926 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea June 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 […]
London Borough of Enfield (201914492)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Swindon Borough Council (202008806)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damage to her sofa.
London Borough of Hackney (202010288)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from a neighbouring property.
Stevenage Borough Council (202009309)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s response to his concerns about works carried out to the asbestos containing ceiling outside of his property.
London Borough of Hackney (202000798)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about how the landlord handled reports of problems with the heating and hot water in the property and the level of compensation offered for the distress and inconvenience caused.
London Borough of Hackney (202007684)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of noise transference from a neighbouring property.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (201906786)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202003643)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Repair to plaster to the walls and ceilings in her living room and bedrooms. Repair to her bathroom. The growth of mould in her living room.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (202011700)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202011700 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 25 February 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. […]
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (201911389)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for bathroom and kitchen repairs. The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.