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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11,758
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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about charges for use of an electrical vehicle charging point.
Case 202105519 · 19 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for the windows in the property to be renewed. The associated complaint.
Case 202012489 · 16 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ASB from January 2020 onwards. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ASB between December 2017 and December 2019. a lack of clarity relating to the property’s …
Case 202101362 · 15 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about the condition of the windows at the property. Complaints handling.
Case 202106094 · 12 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her reports of damage caused to her property following a leak, and the level of compensation/redress offered for this.
Case 202122850 · 9 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Notification of a rent increase. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) from a neighbour. Fire Safety. The landlord’s associated complaints handling has also been investigated.
Case 202016984 · 29 Jul 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs needed to the resident’s window due to damp and mould. Repairs to the lighting within the communal car park. The resident’s concerns regarding a missing communal bin. The associated complaint.
Case 202119196 · 29 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of major works to the windows and the redecoration of the communal areas at the resident’s building. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202115651 · 27 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s damaged laminate flooring in her hallway.
Case 202114238 · 18 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord for its response to the resident's reports of mould, damp and condensation from the windows of his former property.
Case 202122191 · 15 Jul 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202003899 · 14 Jul 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour.
Case 201909932 · 13 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s floorboards and the level of compensation offered. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202114528 · 12 Jul 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the gas safety check at the resident’s property.
Case 202127673 · 12 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202114767 · 6 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to resolve damp and mould in his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling. The Ombudsman has further considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202009785 · 1 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to the boiler and associated decorative repairs.
Case 202014045 · 30 Jun 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a fire safety check of her doors in her property and her concerns that the doors in her property were not fire-rated. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202105560 · 30 Jun 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s fire safety communication and its response to the resident’s request to reimburse costs for an unsuccessful re-mortgage.
Case 202107982 · 29 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs at the property from May 2020 onwards, and an associated offer of compensation. Handling of heating system repairs prior to May 2020. Handling of a management move. The Ombudsman has also …
Case 202101470 · 28 Jun 2022
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rent and service charge payments. The associated complaint.
Case 202121926 · 27 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of, and record keeping and compensation for the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to his bathroom radiator .
Case 202126910 · 24 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs in the resident’s property following his report of cracking and possible subsidence. This Service has also considered: How the landlord handled the resident’s complaint. The landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202117869 · 21 Jun 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s request that the residents remove a conservatory. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202120321 · 17 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlords handling of water ingress from the resident’s roof. the subsequent complaint about the roof repair.
Case 202101301 · 15 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request to be removed from the tenancy. The subsequent complaint.
Case 202119603 · 13 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak in the resident’s roof.
Case 202104184 · 10 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair to her property, in particular in relation to delays and the standard of repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201904493 · 9 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s kitchen sink and cabinet.
Case 202122853 · 6 Jun 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of noise transference due to noisy plumbing in the building.
Case 202112333 · 6 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould.
Case 202014737 · 1 Jun 2022
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents’ request to change the tenancy from a joint tenancy to a sole tenancy and refund the deposit.
Case 202008239 · 31 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the kitchen being in disrepair.
Case 202110713 · 18 May 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord response to the resident’s reports of: The misuse of parking bays. Noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202007961 · 17 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord for its handling of a water leak into the resident’s property. The landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling.
Case 202117769 · 13 May 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about garden maintenance.
Case 202109782 · 12 May 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision not to provide the resident with a designated parking space, following its error in advising that the property came with designated parking. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202122801 · 9 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of her concerns regarding damp and mould at her property.
Case 202013901 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information and documentation relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202110462 · 10 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to and the replacement of the resident’s back door. The associated complaint.
Case 202108718 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of racist hate crime. Complaint handling.
Case 202016195 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of her reports of damp and mould within her property and the subsequent damage it has caused. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201909362 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202114470 · 24 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about his service charges, and its handling of his subsequent complaint.
Case 202105446 · 18 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a flea infestation inside her property and in the surrounding communal areas.
Case 202011600 · 15 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s revocation of permission to extend the garden at the property.
Case 202112857 · 10 Mar 2022
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to run a business from her property.
Case 202006610 · 9 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak into the resident’s property.
Case 202110380 · 28 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The length of time scaffolding was erected outside the property. The associated formal complaint into the matter.
Case 202106169 · 24 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of flooding at the property and associated damage.
Case 202007837 · 23 Feb 2022