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"
Sheffield City Council (201910086)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks in her property. the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about major works and service charges. the landlord’s complaints handling.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202010159)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her request to install a wood burning stove at her property.
Homes Plus Limited (previously ,South Staffordshire Housing Association) (202008274)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of mould in the property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202010091)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the porch roof of the resident’s property; the resident’s associated formal complaint.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202003309)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to provide form EWS1 for the building which the property is situated in.
Midland Heart Limited (202000360)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered to the resident following his reports of a pest infestation in his property.
East Devon District Council (202008910)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cigarette smoke infiltrating into her property from a neighbouring property.
Southwark Council (202005132)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to have a television aerial socket installed in her property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202000800)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of noise transference from a neighbouring property.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (201905377)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of damp and mould in the property; associated formal complaint;
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (201817108)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s complaint handling, specifically, its offer of compensation in recognition of its delay in attending the property following the report of a potential gas and carbon monoxide leak, and its communication.
Midland Heart Limited (201916075)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about brick dust left at the property following work to the fire alarm in the communal area.
Newlon Housing Trust (202009745)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: the landlord not communicating the outcome of a survey at the property to the resident and its handling of repairs, remedial works and communal issues. the landlord’s complaint handling.
English Rural Housing Association Limited (202006486)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system in the resident’s property.
Gentoo Group Limited (201813223)
Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s request for the resident to carry out repair works to the property within two days, before she could move to a different property.
Guinness Housing Association Limited (202005343)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: The level of compensation offered by the landlord following a leak and ceiling collapse in the resident’s property. The level of compensation offered by the landlord’s insurance provider for the damage caused by the leak.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202003737)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The Complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports concerning: The maintenance and cleaning of communal areas and associated costs. Anti-social behavior (ASB) at the property. Complaint handling and record keeping.
Westminster City Council (202004695)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to have the remaining windows at the property replaced with double glazing.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202005456)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of water ingress to her property.
Barnet Homes (202004063)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property. The resident’s concerns relating to staff conduct.
Grand Union Housing Group Limited (201913972)
Maladministration
Complaint: Case Review
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of disrepair in the property, primarily: The dormer windows not fitted correctly, allowing water ingress into his flat when open; The water leak into his flat; The front and …
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201906262)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s delay in resolving a leak into the property, and its subsequent offer of compensation for this.
Notting Hill Genesis (201911186)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the resident’s windows and doors; complaints about intermittent hot water at the property; the associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202008684)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a backflow surge of water into the property and its response to the complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202001296)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Health and Safety categories
The complaint is about how the landlord dealt with arrangements to carry out an annual gas safety inspection at the resident’s property.
The Riverside Group Limited (202001482)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks into his property, including the conduct of its staff and damage to the property and his appliances; and the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaints.
Newlon Housing Trust (201912566)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to Government guidance on cladding in relation to the building the resident owns a property in. Response to the resident’s request to reimburse the costs which she had incurred in attempting to sell …
St Mungo Community Housing Association (201910473)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord failing to carry out void works prior to the resident moving into the property; the length of time it took the landlord to carry out repairs; the landlord’s communication, including complaint handling and staff …
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202001175)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s decision to replace a double-glazed bedroom window, that it had installed at the resident’s property, with a single-glazed window following planning permission issues with the local authority. The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202001018)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in the property.
Newham Council (201907602)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s handling of: reports of a repair at his property, and; the subsequent formal complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201913880)
Maladministration
Complaint: Leaseholder
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: report of a leak into his property; associated formal complaint.
Greenwich Council (201910844)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the leaseholder’s: reports of a leak into the property and consequent damage; associated formal complaint
Sanctuary Housing Association (202002585)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident has complained that: The landlord has not provided a reasonable explanation of, or supporting information for, the service charge items The landlord has increased the rent twice within a year The landlord has managed the rent account inappropriately …
The Riverside Group Limited (201909268)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident has complained about the landlord’s: response to her reports of damp and mould in her property; handling of a leak through her bedroom ceiling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202003506)
Maladministration
The complaint concerns: The condition of the property at the start of the tenancy and how the subsequent repairs were handled by the landlord. The level of compensation offered by the landlord.
North Devon Homes (202001535)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of remedial works at the property for mould and damp.
Bristol City Council (201914973)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: the level of redress offered by the landlord in respect of its acknowledged failings in carrying out works at the property, the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation in respect of the damaged carpet …
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202000590)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs required at the property; in particular, delay to inspection/repair of an airbrick in the bedroom and associated damp and mould inspection and treatment.
Optivo (202005182)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of mould in her property.
Axiom Housing Association Limited (202002115)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the time taken by the landlord to activate the gas supply in the resident’s property at the beginning of the tenancy.
Westminster City Council (202002702)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a leak at the property and its subsequent compensation offer.
Newham Council (201908648)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about a rodent infestation in the loft above her property; complaints handling.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (201909756)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to: The Landlord’s handling of the Resident’s request for the windows in her property to be repaired. The Landlord’s complaint handling of this matter.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202003911)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property.
Brentwood Borough Council (201915056)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled a boundary issue relating to the resident’s property.
Catalyst Housing Limited (201912385)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries on the following: The status of her tenancy and the implications on her request for a transfer. Her application for the mutual exchange of the property. The handling of …
Catalyst Housing Limited (202001591)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The tenant has complained that: The landlord has not resolved the reported damp and mould problem in the property (particularly the bedroom, living room and kitchen) The landlord has not installed the correct adaptation (a ramp to the front door) …
Southern Housing Group Limited (202000055)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of water ingress into his property and the consequential repairs which were required; associated complaint and claim for compensation.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (201915214)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s right to acquire the property, in particular, its failure to provide him reasons for the delay and also about its subsequent handling of the complaint.