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 response to the resident’s report of a leak. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202210355 · 3 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to recommendations from an occupational therapist for adaptations at the property; Complaint handling.
Case 202126529 · 31 May 2023
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of flooding at the resident's property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202111800 · 26 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about repair issues, including: the roof; the window frames; the window panes; complaints handling.
Case 202126874 · 25 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about:
Case 202207948 · 24 May 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Report of damp and mould in the property. Report of damage to her personal belongings and carpet due to the damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s …
Case 202219041 · 23 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Remedial work to the resident’s property following reports of damp and mould. The associated complaints.
Case 202014048 · 23 May 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of water ingress caused by faulty guttering; The resident’s insurance claim covering the resultant damage; The associated complaint.
Case 202115485 · 23 May 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise disturbances. The landlord’s complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202206602 · 16 May 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202007116 · 15 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs at the property and associated offer of compensation. Response to the resident’s reports that a tree was lifting her garden path, that a window unit had been replaced with the wrong …
Case 202202115 · 12 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs and its failure to address them. Complaint handling.
Case 202104537 · 10 May 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s queries about her service charge. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
Case 202013732 · 5 May 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the: Downstairs toilet. Driveway.
Case 202207406 · 4 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202215975 London Borough of Croydon 4 May 2023 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 202215975 · 4 May 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202206186 Newham Council 02 May 2023 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 is […]
Case 202206186 · 3 May 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Handling of a transfer request. Complaint handling. The report also examines the landlord’s consideration of the resident’s vulnerabilities.
Case 202119571 · 3 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The sale of the residents’ shared ownership property. The associated complaint.
Case 202127357 · 3 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of bedbugs in the resident's property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202213699 · 29 Apr 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This is about the landlords handling of: The residents’ concerns about a neighbours use of the communal garden. Antisocial behaviour (ASB) reports about the resident. Antisocial behaviour reports about the residents neighbour. Noise complaints. The associated complaint.
Case 202102073 · 28 Apr 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about an increase in service charges which he did not believe should apply. the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202111543 · 27 Apr 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the concerns raised by the resident in relation to disabled parking.
Case 202128192 · 27 Apr 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The handling of the resident’s request to be rehoused. The handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202206262 · 26 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak and mould in the property. The resident’s concerns that she was discriminated against. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202200748 · 25 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of water ingress which led to damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202218553 · 25 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s report of a defect; Complaint handling.
Case 202114179 · 25 Apr 2023
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s service charge concerns; Complaint handling.
Case 202114456 · 24 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair issues in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of the assessment.
Case 202120060 · 20 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to the bathroom at the property; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to the kitchen at the property; The landlord’s response to the resident’s …
Case 202116921 · 14 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to repairs required in the kitchen and to internal doors in the property. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202010808 · 13 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the front door at the property. Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the boiler. Complaint handling.
Case 202122675 · 13 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of bathroom and kitchen repairs in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202127907 · 13 Apr 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be compensated for damages from a water leak that flooded her property.
Case 202121420 · 5 Apr 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports that the resident’s window had been broken.
Case 202206543 · 3 Apr 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. Response to the resident’s reports of mould in the property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202124402 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has considered the landlord's handling of this complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord's record keeping.
Case 202200806 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a management transfer from October 2019; Complaint handling.
Case 201914143 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of condensation to the windows resulting in mould and rotten frames; Handling of the subsequent complaint.
Case 202126008 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
This is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s complaint about a neighbour’s building works. the associated complaint.
Case 202127272 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to several leaks, mould and condensation; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202207761 · 31 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak to the resident’s property, its lack of maintenance to the building's pipework and the compensation amount offered. The landlord’s handling of the associated insurance claim.
Case 202122495 · 30 Mar 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. Complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202122562 · 29 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202212263 · 29 Mar 2023
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling in respect to fire safety, including delays in identified works to replace the front doors at the resident’s block.
Case 202114445 · 28 Mar 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of allegations which it said led it to decide not to carry out redecoration at the resident’s property.
Case 202118032 · 28 Mar 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property.
Case 202203555 · 28 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s home following repeated floods. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202203016 · 22 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord's handling of remedial works to the resident's property following a leak. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Case 202120299 · 14 Mar 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202203160 · 14 Mar 2023
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the:
Case 202124512 · 9 Mar 2023