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: 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.
Case 202109210 · 13 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: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to pavement slabs in a communal area outside the resident’s property.
Case 202123950 · 11 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s contractor renewing a section of the property’s concrete path in error.
Case 202122844 · 11 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: 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.
Case 202105951 · 5 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: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair at her property.
Case 202101431 · 30 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord has offered for the delays in completing repair works to the resident’s property.
Case 202109138 · 30 Jun 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of defects in the property. Concerns that the boundary to the site has allowed access to the property, and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202112164 · 30 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the managing agent’s handling of the resident’s concerns, following alterations undertaken at his neighbour’s property, and the landlord’s response on bringing this matter to its attention.
Case 202011089 · 30 Jun 2022
Southwark Council (202114064) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Handling of the resident’s reports of no heating or hot water in the property between 1 January 2021 and 14 January 2021. Complaint handling.
Case 202114064 · 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: 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Response to the resident’s reports of mould at the property. Complaints handling.
Case 202100881 · 23 Jun 2022
Brent Council (202122635) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's response to resident’s reports of water leaking into her property, and its handling of associated repairs to remedy damp and mould.
Case 202122635 · 21 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: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould in the property.
Case 202122100 · 20 Jun 2022
Leeds City Council (202102384) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202102384 · 20 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about a leak in the property.
Case 202125203 · 20 Jun 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the positioning of fencing between the resident’s property and a neighbour.
Case 202103713 · 15 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to fix low hot water pressure at the resident’s property.
Case 202012224 · 15 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a theft at her property. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202118970 · 14 Jun 2022
Haringey Council (202101108) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Various repairs to the resident’s property including repairs to the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and balcony following a leak. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202101108 · 10 Jun 2022
Havering Council (202118386) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports regarding the condition of her new property at the start of her tenancy, and the length of time that it took her to move into the property. The landlord’s …
Case 202118386 · 10 Jun 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to relocate a mains stopcock from outside of the property to the inside of the property. The complaint is about landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202015542 · 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 resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair of a leak at the property.
Case 202101388 · 7 Jun 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that a bank of land in front of her property was not being maintained regularly by the landlord.
Case 202122651 · 6 Jun 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of asbestos at the resident’s property. the landlord’s handling of other disrepair issues including damp and floor repair.
Case 202108649 · 1 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property.
Case 202101016 · 31 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports about the condition of the windows in his property. Communication with the resident about the replacement windows.
Case 202122062 · 31 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: application for a property transfer; request for temporary accommodation due to ongoing antisocial behaviour (ASB); request for a management transfer. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaints handling as …
Case 202101528 · 30 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property.
Case 202109575 · 26 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the exterior of the property including to the windows, paintwork, front door and bin storage.
Case 202115702 · 25 May 2022
Hackney Council (202118205) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s report of a leak from the property above and the subsequent damage caused to her property.
Case 202118205 · 20 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of deficient insulation around the property’s extension; The landlord’s handling of upgrades and repairs to the property’s central heating; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202110368 · 18 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns around the condition of the property’s rear garden; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202015350 · 18 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the windows at the property. Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the roof at the property. Complaints handling.
Case 202011022 · 17 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp in his property; the resident’s request to be re-housed; the related complaint.
Case 202017534 · 13 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: 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.
Case 202121817 · 13 May 2022
Torus62 Limited (202102544) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of mould growth in her property; the related complaint.
Case 202102544 · 13 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord's response to the resident's reports of banging and dripping noises from the pipework in the property. The associated formal complaint into the matter.
Case 201809019 · 11 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s management organisation’s handling of the resident’s complaint about repairs to the gutters in her property.
Case 202009843 · 10 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 complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Water ingress to the front of the property via the roof. Water ingress to the rear of the property via a window.
Case 202121527 · 3 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding its contractor’s attendance at his property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaints handling, in particular its response times.
Case 202118184 · 3 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: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of theft of his bike from the property car park.
Case 202120138 · 29 Apr 2022