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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Lambeth Council (202101047) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint it about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports. The associated record keeping.
Case 202101047 · 11 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the replacement of the resident’s kitchen prior to her occupation of the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202114420 · 7 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of roof repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Case 202015689 · 7 Mar 2022
Haringey Council (202102332) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repairs reports about a bathroom ‘pod’ extension to the property.
Case 202102332 · 3 Mar 2022
Islington Council (202104771) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of damp and mould in her property.
Case 202104771 · 3 Mar 2022
Leeds City Council (202111771) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a wide range of repairs at the resident’s property.
Case 202111771 · 28 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of missing doors in his property.
Case 202103998 · 24 Feb 2022
Camden Council (202007497) Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of restorative works at the resident’s property, following a water leak. The landlord’s handling of asbestos identified at the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202007497 · 21 Feb 2022
Southwark Council (202006396) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to install a hand basin in the bathroom of the property.
Case 202006396 · 21 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords’ handling of the residents’ concerns about the condition of the kitchen including the lack of heating.
Case 202100615 · 21 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of and communication regarding outstanding repairs for water leaks into the resident’s leasehold property.
Case 202015944 · 18 Feb 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of repairs at the resident’s property, including damp issues and works to her garden. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding a boundary dispute affecting her property.
Case 202008668 · 18 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202102644 Birmingham City Council 17 February 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 […]
Case 202102644 · 17 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation for items damaged by mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record …
Case 202016076 · 16 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of problems with the heating system in the property.
Case 202106300 · 14 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a door and window repair.
Case 202101891 · 10 Feb 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of a gas safety check, and its handling of the subsequent formal complaint about the matter.
Case 202014399 · 9 Feb 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of noise disturbance.
Case 202103103 · 9 Feb 2022
Southwark Council (202111896) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of inadequate cleaning to the communal parts of the building.
Case 202111896 · 9 Feb 2022
Haringey Council (201914247) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a roof leak , its offer of compensation for consequential damage to the resident’s possessions, and remedial works to the resident’s property.
Case 201914247 · 8 Feb 2022
Newham Council (202017405) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbouring property.
Case 202017405 · 4 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of external repairs to the resident’s property, including: External painting, rendering and facias. Low water pressure and concerns about a leak under the property. Soakaway.
Case 202100382 · 31 Jan 2022
Kirklees Council (202009737) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about noise disturbance from a neighbour. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
Case 202009737 · 31 Jan 2022
Leeds City Council (202014700) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202014700 Leeds City Council 31 January 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 […]
Case 202014700 · 31 Jan 2022
Wandsworth Council (202102367) Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint concerns: the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of mould at the property. the landlord's response to the resident’s request for a management transfer due to the risk of domestic violence.
Case 202102367 · 28 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the response to leaks into the property.
Case 202102637 · 27 Jan 2022
Haringey Council (202101286) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202101286 Haringey Council 27 January 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 […]
Case 202101286 · 27 Jan 2022
Islington Council (202011018) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202011018 · 27 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance. Complaint handling.
Case 201805246 · 26 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise emanating from her neighbour’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 201900890 · 17 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a flood at the resident’s property.
Case 202010278 · 4 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for repairs to her toilet, and to her living room and bedroom doors.
Case 202010537 · 4 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s warm air unit in his property.
Case 202106768 · 4 Jan 2022
Southwark Council (202109904) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns with reports of noise nuisance emanating from her property.
Case 202109904 · 29 Dec 2021
Haringey Council (202101167) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202101167 · 28 Dec 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the resident’s Gas Safety inspection on 2 April 2020.
Case 202009313 · 21 Dec 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to her property.
Case 202013786 · 17 Dec 2021
Camden Council (202016028) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of planned works. The cost of the planned works.
Case 202016028 · 16 Dec 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202105218 · 14 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint and its record keeping.
Case 202101347 · 14 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to her bathroom.
Case 202017220 · 13 Dec 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage caused to: The hot tub at the property whilst the landlord was undertaking adaptation repair works. The Astro turf at the property whilst the landlord was undertaking …
Case 202010756 · 6 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the condition of the property when let to the resident. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202003333 · 2 Dec 2021
Hackney Council (202005813) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs in the property.
Case 202005813 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour from a neighbour. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202006311 · 29 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about: a. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance; b. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201914385 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of a number of repairs at the property.
Case 201909564 · 25 Nov 2021
Southwark Council (202010934) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports regarding her upstairs neighbour installing a doorbell camera at their shared entrance. The resident’s associated complaint.
Case 202010934 · 25 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (201910159) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident has complained about the landlord's handling of various repair reports in particular: Repairs to her windows. Repairs to her front door. Repairs to remedy poor external drainage and a collapsed kitchen underfloor pipe. The resident has complained about …
Case 201910159 · 24 Nov 2021
Lambeth Council (202006404) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident complains about: The landlord's handling of the kitchen renewal work at the property, and; its response to her subsequent formal complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202006404 · 24 Nov 2021