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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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 1,094 of 16,227 decisions matching "london"
London Borough of Enfield (202115537)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of low water pressure in the resident’s bathroom. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Brent (202214126)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak into her property and subsequent internal damage. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Enfield (202122007)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord's handling of works in response to her reports of damp and mould in the property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202107703)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of blocked drains and sewage ingress. The landlord’s complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202015388)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of heating issues within his property and his concerns about increased energy costs. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202210149)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a communal repair, her associated health and safety concern, and the subsequent offer of compensation for this. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202119188)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from the balcony above her property, and the resulting damage caused. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202205075)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled repairs to the kitchen sink and balcony in the property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202209429)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for their fence to be repaired.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202203488)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a job to replace the resident’s blind. This Service has also made a separate finding regarding the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
London Borough of Croydon (202117164)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s succession to her late mother’s tenancy. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202205995)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled works to rectify damp and mould in the resident's property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202120419)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of contractors entering the resident’s premises without permission.
Haringey London Borough Council (202202708)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the complainant’s concerns regarding fire safety works at her property and communal building; complaints handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202210235)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to her fence.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202208063)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s request for aerial spikes; complaints handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202114761)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202114761 Hackney Council 30 November 2022 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 set […]
London Borough of Redbridge (202207531)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of repairs to resident's roof. The landlord handling of repairs to the resident’s fencing.
London Borough of Ealing (202120125)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to various repairs raised by the resident.
London Borough of Hackney (202106968)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to queries about the resident’s service charge account and its decision to initiate legal action against her for unpaid charges. Communication in respect of a query she made regarding extending her lease and …
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202005383)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning antisocial behaviour (ASB).
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202207775)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs at the resident’s property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202118374)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak in his property. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202126700)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to his shower. The resident’s reports of a broken terrace light. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Ealing (202113706)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the leaseholder’s request to be allocated a shed based on their understanding of the leasehold agreement.
Haringey London Borough Council (202202745)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boundary wall.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202007591)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould and its handling of repairs, including to a bedroom window. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to be rehoused.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202009492)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the repairs to remedy the damp and mould within the property the repairs to the front door the resident’s reports of the condition of the garden.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202123437)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from the communal heating system in the building. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
London Borough of Barnet (202106502)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following her reports of concerns about structural and related issues at the property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202107410)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repair issues to her windows. The formal complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202201601)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the replacement of the resident’s back door.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202103815)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlords handling of void works and condition of the property. This service has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202111008)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about noise and carbon monoxide (CO) levels as well as an increase in temperature in the property from a temporary boiler that was positioned outside.
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 & Quadrant Housing Trust (202015494)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s noise nuisance reports.
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.
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (201915332)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a roof leak. Handling of the subsequent complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202114580)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about overgrown trees. The landlord’s complaints handling.
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202118898)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the front and back doors of the property. The associated formal complaint into the matter.
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202109210)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries regarding the building safety inspection at their property and their request for an ESW1 form.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202105951)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Communication concerning fire safety issues in relation to the resident’s property. Complaints handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202100735)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord offered for the failures in its handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202011012)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s management of the resident’s application for rehousing. The associated communication and complaints handling.
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.