Housing Ombudsman Decisions

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Decision Case ID 202410952 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 7 November 2025 Background The property is in a building that contains 2 flats. The […]

Decision Case ID 202428095 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 4-bed […]

Decision Case ID 202452181 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 5 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of the […]

Decision Case ID 202441018 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 4 November 2025 Background The resident is a […]

Decision Case ID 202342908 Decision type Investigation Landlord Crawley Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a property […]

Decision Case ID 202426484 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Ealing Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident has been the leaseholder of […]

Decision Case ID 202330224 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 4-bedroom terraced […]

Decision Case ID 202342651 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident has lived in the property as a leaseholder since 2012. […]

Decision Case ID 202501138 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 October 2025 Background The property is a ground-floor flat. The resident […]

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reported repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of the investigation.

Decision Case ID 202504163 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident is a secure tenant of […]

Decision Case ID 202419912 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground-floor 2-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202439983 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom, […]

Decision Case ID 202345459 Decision type Investigation Landlord Dacorum Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom house. […]

Decision Case ID 202400388 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident is a secure tenant of […]

Decision Case ID 202440700 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom property […]

Decision Case ID 202503006 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202434309 Decision type Investigation Landlord Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a house with a garden which […]

Decision Case ID 202419950 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a second floor flat in a […]

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs and damp and mould. The Ombudsman will also consider: The landlord’s complaint handling. The landlord’s knowledge and information management.

Decision Case ID 202444290 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Ealing Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 October 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat on the first floor […]

Decision Case ID 202334914 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom flat, comprising […]

Decision Case ID 202502673 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat in a high-rise […]

Decision Case ID 202339937 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom, first-floor flat. The resident […]

Decision Case ID 202420046 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 24 October 2025 Background The property is a 1-bedroom ground floor flat, […]

REPORT COMPLAINT 202503165 London Borough of Lewisham 24 October 2025 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]

Decision Case ID 202401564 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground […]

Decision Case ID 202434090 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Ealing Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 23 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom first floor […]

Decision Case ID 202505115 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202503846 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background The resident, a foster parent, has lived in the property, […]

Decision Case ID 202327538 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background The resident lives in […]

Decision Case ID 202407259 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a […]

Decision Case ID 202453230 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The property is a […]

This complaint is about how the landlord handled repairs to the resident’s front door, and related damp and mould. We have also considered how the landlord handled the complaint.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould. The associated complaint.

The complaint is about the landlord's: Response to the resident’s reports of flooding caused by water leaks at her property. Complaint handling.

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould, and the subsequent repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a mice infestation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

The landlord’s handling of the recurrent loss of heating and hot water over the winter period.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of living in a cold property.

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s:

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about service charge arrears.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for it to remove items from her previous address. Reports of a flood and resulting damage. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of leaks, damp, and mould in the resident’s property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)