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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Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202424769 Decision type Investigation Landlord Norwich City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 3 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2 bedroom […]
Case 202424769 · 3 Dec 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202408770 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 1 December 2025 Background The landlord has told us that the resident declined to discuss […]
Case 202408770 · 1 Dec 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202340773 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bristol City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 The resident lives in a 2-bedroom terraced house. She […]
Case 202340773 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202404424 Decision type Investigation Landlord Wolverhampton City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her 2 children. […]
Case 202404424 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202504060 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident is a tenant of […]
Case 202504060 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202342417 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident and her husband […]
Case 202342417 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202340806 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lived in a […]
Case 202340806 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202430466 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in the property […]
Case 202430466 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202415289 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The property is a 1-bedroom flat in a […]
Case 202415289 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202343810 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident told the landlord that her […]
Case 202343810 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202430661 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident holds an introductory secure tenancy […]
Case 202430661 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202447036 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Redbridge Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident occupies a 2-bedroom ground-floor flat in a block. She […]
Case 202447036 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
, Decision Case ID 202431237 Decision type Investigation Landlord North Tyneside Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident moved into the property with […]
Case 202431237 · 28 Nov 2025
Southwark Council (202422153) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202422153 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a first-floor flat in […]
Case 202422153 · 28 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202317005 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lived in the property which was […]
Case 202317005 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202509424 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]
Case 202509424 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202334423 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground-floor […]
Case 202334423 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202409957 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lived in a ground […]
Case 202409957 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202440702 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her 5 young children and she is […]
Case 202440702 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202323688 Decision type Investigation Landlord West Northamptonshire Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3 bedroom house […]
Case 202323688 · 27 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202345261 Decision type Investigation Landlord Babergh District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident had a long-standing issue with infestations […]
Case 202345261 · 26 Nov 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202306007 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a second floor […]
Case 202306007 · 26 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202403435 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat […]
Case 202403435 · 26 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202509527 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her 4 […]
Case 202509527 · 26 Nov 2025
Southwark Council (202334637) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
;Decision Case ID 202334637 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat above a commercial unit. She complained about […]
Case 202334637 · 26 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202507401 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a semi-detached first […]
Case 202507401 · 25 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202421626 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 4-bedroom house […]
Case 202421626 · 25 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202500618 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]
Case 202500618 · 24 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202415425 Decision type Investigation Landlord North Tyneside Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 November 2025 Background The property is a 1-bedroom ground-floor flat. The […]
Case 202415425 · 24 Nov 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202429991 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 21 November 2025 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a first […]
Case 202429991 · 21 Nov 2025
Southwark Council (202428472) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202428472 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 November 2025 Background The resident’s property is a converted maisonette, and the […]
Case 202428472 · 21 Nov 2025
Complaint: Financial
Decision Case ID 202328620 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident raised issues with the landlord […]
Case 202328620 · 20 Nov 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202347227 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident has a secure […]
Case 202347227 · 20 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202334817 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat located […]
Case 202334817 · 20 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202335140 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 19 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder who […]
Case 202335140 · 19 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202343176 Decision type Investigation Landlord Milton Keynes Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat within a block of […]
Case 202343176 · 19 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202316703 Decision type Investigation Landlord Oxford City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 19 November 2025 Background The resident moved from another social landlord’s property […]
Case 202316703 · 19 Nov 2025
Complaint: Financial
Decision Case ID 202328138 Decision type Investigation Landlord Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 November 2025 Background The resident’s tenancy began on 27 October […]
Case 202328138 · 19 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202452106 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident has a secure tenancy with […]
Case 202452106 · 18 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202445059 Decision type Investigation Landlord West Northamptonshire Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom house with […]
Case 202445059 · 18 Nov 2025
Leeds City Council (202323151) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202323151 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom flat […]
Case 202323151 · 17 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202508248 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 November 2025 Background The resident lived at the property, a 3-bedroom house, with […]
Case 202508248 · 17 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202330110 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a house with […]
Case 202330110 · 14 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202509252 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 November 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat on […]
Case 202509252 · 14 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202332528 Decision type Investigation Landlord Swindon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 November 2025 Background The resident was having repair work completed in […]
Case 202332528 · 14 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202442170 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southend on Sea City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 November 2025 Background The resident is a tenant […]
Case 202442170 · 13 Nov 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202337986 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 12 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a first floor flat. […]
Case 202337986 · 12 Nov 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202343281 Decision type Investigation Landlord Harlow District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2 bedroom […]
Case 202343281 · 11 Nov 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202416777 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident has a lung condition that […]
Case 202416777 · 11 Nov 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202403067 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom […]
Case 202403067 · 11 Nov 2025