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: 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for: A window to be installed in her property. A fence to be installed outside her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of …
Case 202114384 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of a radiator leak. the loss of hot water and heating. the associated complaint, including the amount of compensation offered.
Case 202200632 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202215266 · 29 Sep 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour from a neighbour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s formal complaint as part of this investigation.
Case 202216196 · 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s; Handling of repairs to the resident’s shower panel. Complaints handling.
Case 202219689 · 26 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: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for a full breakdown of service charges, and an explanation for the increase in service charges, since 2017/18. The associated complaint.
Case 202101570 · 31 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to the resident’s heating and hot water system. The Ombudsman also considered the landlord's complaint handling.
Case 202202905 · 31 Aug 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding service charges applied to her account. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling as part of this investigation.
Case 202225049 · 31 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's reports of a loss of heating and hot water, including the level of compensation offered. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202214900 · 29 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: 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: 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: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about fire safety and cladding on the block he owned a shared-ownership property in, to enable him to complete the sale of the property; The landlord’s response …
Case 202120759 · 9 Aug 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: 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
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s various disrepair concerns from April 2019. Handling of the resident’s vulnerabilities, health and welfare concerns. Complaint handling. Record keeping.
Case 202010229 · 25 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Complaint handling.
Case 202206761 · 20 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: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202205274 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 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 202205274 · 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 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
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Case 202208301 · 10 Jul 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding: the landlord's response to an emergency management transfer request the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202124872 · 10 Jul 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about ownership of her allocated parking bay.
Case 202209142 · 6 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of a leak into the property.
Case 202206717 · 3 Jul 2023
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the resident’s inclusion on the landlord’s verbally abusive resident (VAR) list.
Case 202122014 · 29 Jun 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour by a neighbour. A previous court case concerning rent arrears. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202105739 · 29 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the balcony. Pests and dampness affecting the carpets.
Case 202011424 · 29 Jun 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of noise nuisance caused by her above neighbour’s floorboards. the resident’s formal complaint.
Case 202212817 · 29 Jun 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and noise . Complaints handling.
Case 202111018 · 28 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s bathroom and downstairs toilet. The associated complaint.
Case 202123168 · 28 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the kitchen worktop, an electrical socket, the bedroom windows and the bathroom ceiling. The landlord’s handling of the related communications and complaint.
Case 202121301 · 27 Jun 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the delay in providing the resident with a secure parking space. Complaint handling.
Case 202207961 · 27 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident's reports of outstanding repair issues, including damp and mould in their property, following a leak from the property above. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
Case 202212305 · 26 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s ongoing reports of smells of fumes coming into the property from the garage below. Complaint handling.
Case 202204023 · 20 Jun 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of noise nuisance , including providing soundproofing.
Case 202122735 · 19 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rehousing request. The associated complaint.
Case 202120968 · 19 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s wet room installation and its refusal to offer compensation.
Case 202222294 · 16 Jun 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Apportionment of service charges for bulky refuse removal. Handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 201915363 · 15 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns that there was a drainage problem at her property. Complaint handling.
Case 202210861 · 14 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of repeated leaks from a neighbour’s property; and the associated complaint.
Case 202200920 · 14 Jun 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the damp and mould repairs at the resident’s property. Response to the resident's reports of damage following damp related repairs. Complaint handling.
Case 202210856 · 14 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to change her tenancy from a joint to a sole tenancy and for a move. The Ombudsman will also consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202121929 · 8 Jun 2023