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.
16,227
Total Decisions
11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
Severe Cases
Decisions by Year
Top Landlords by Volume
Clarion Housing Association Limited
817
Peabody Trust
522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
517
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
360
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
313
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Common Topics (last 2 years)
Top Landlords
Clarion Housing Association Limited (817)
Peabody Trust (522)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (517)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (360)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (313)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (309)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (299)
Southern Housing (273)
Southwark Council (266)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (239)
Notting Hill Genesis (229)
Showing 2,054 of 16,227 decisions matching "property"
Westminster City Council (202009409)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of their complaint and compensation claim in relation to a number of leaks into the property.
Leeds City Council (202104606)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the re-plastering and associated works at the resident’s property.
Newlon Housing Trust (202103451)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.
Network Homes Limited (202103084)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp at her property. The landlord’s handling of repairs required to the drainage system.
Epping Forest District Council (202014140)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak in her property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. This Service has also made a separate finding regarding …
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202100502)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of: a number of repairs in her property, and; her formal complaints. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202103667)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of remedial works to her kitchen following a water leak from the property above.
Birmingham City Council (202012972)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling og: Roof repairs to the resident’s property. The associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202121360)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faulty internal doors in his property.
Leeds City Council (202102205)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of brickwork repairs to the resident’s property.
One Housing Group Limited (202110107)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s property and her subsequent complaints.
Lambeth Council (202104181)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Birmingham City Council (202109066)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to a leaking roof and the damage this caused to the inside of the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Longhurst Group Limited (202108482)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for documentation, specifically, the Insurance-Backed Guarantee (IBG), following a window installation at his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
ForHousing Limited (202111500)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works to replace external doors and to remedy damp and mould in the resident’s property.
Brent Council (202105638)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cooking smells entering her property from a neighbouring property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Bristol City Council (202110758)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports about the conduct of the residents in relation to work at the property from: The contractor. A surveyor.
Hackney Council (202104301)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a fault with the boiler in the resident’s property.
South Tyneside Council (202112662)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident’s request for replacement windows at his property. The associated complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202011666)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s actions following a flood at the property caused by a fire sprinkler system in relation to: Repairs. Staff conduct. The decant. The compensation claim. The related complaint handling.
Leeds City Council (202101525)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding the structural integrity of his property.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (201909362)
Maladministration
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.
Wealden District Council (202016254)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request about gutter cleaning at his property. The complaint handling.
Harrow Council (202007622)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of: Concerns about safety issues at the property due to subsidence; rehousing, and; the formal complaints.
Swindon Borough Council (202119090)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in response to the resident’s complaint about the length of time it took to carry out adaptations at her property.
Birmingham City Council (202106713)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair work to address a mouse infestation in the resident’s property.
Anchor Hanover Group (202114698)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a potential pest infestation issue within the loft area of the property.
Leeds City Council (202013938)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould in her property.
Longhurst Group Limited (202105677)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of its acknowledged failings in responding to the resident’s reports of a leak at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202104254)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey Council (201909345)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports concerning a water leak from the property above. the associated complaint.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202012334)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: the level of redress the landlord offered in respect of its acknowledged delays and failures while handling repairs to a gate controlling access to the rear of the property; the landlord’s handling of the resident’s subsequent …
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202011600)
Maladministration
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202111792)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak in the property, and his subsequent compensation request.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202105708)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak at the property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Progress Housing Association Limited (202112857)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s revocation of permission to extend the garden at the property.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202006610)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to run a business from her property.
East Devon District Council (202114420)
Maladministration
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.
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.
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.
Onward Homes Limited (202107041)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in the property and its handling of the repairs required.
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.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202112145)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a flood at his property.
Torus62 Limited (202017501)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s decision to remove three trees from the resident’s property.
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202110380)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak into the resident’s property.
Places for People Homes Limited (202111255)
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 his property.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202109796)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: exterior repairs to the guttering at the resident’s property. the associated complaint.
Vivid Housing Limited (202007902)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repair issues, including asbestos works, structural concerns, and the thermal efficiency of her property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s formal complaint including her complaint about staff conduct.
Birmingham City Council (202103998)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of missing doors in his property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202106169)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The length of time scaffolding was erected outside the property. The associated formal complaint into the matter.