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 953 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
London Borough of Hackney (202449252)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of leaks, damp, and mould.
London Borough of Islington (202346285)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak, damp, and mould.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202450375)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould and the associated repairs. The resident’s reports of damage to personal belongings caused by mould. Repairs to the damaged bath. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Harrow (202417193)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of:
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202328136)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects to the property. We have also looked at the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202422734)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB), and the associated repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202427886)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of roof leaks associated complaint
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202431006)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damage, damp and mould following a leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Basildon Borough Council (202412377)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs to the guttering.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202342794)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of staff misconduct.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202333393)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of moving the resident to temporary accommodation. Handling of repairs to the resident’s property. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202417200)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to succeed his late mother’s tenancy.
London Borough of Enfield (202416326)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about signage on the estate.
London Borough of Enfield (202438842)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202337259)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Reports about the heating system. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Lambeth (202402913)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports that the dividing fence was broken and the neighbouring garden overgrown. Concerns regarding the tree trunk in his garden.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202442912)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of excess condensation in the property. The resident’s reports of excess cold in the property. The resident’s request for compensation for damaged belongings. The Ombudsman has also investigated the …
London Borough of Lambeth (202334778)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to windows. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (202419658)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair to her flooring. The landlord’s failure to provide the resident with information about the presence of asbestos in her property at the start of her tenancy. The …
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202302163)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Basildon Borough Council (202313913)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of subsidence. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Charnwood Borough Council (202446541)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property.
London Borough of Croydon (202417068)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: bathroom, cloakroom and kitchen repairs. external door repairs. radiator repairs. roof repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord's: complaint handling. record keeping.
London Borough of Hackney (202345272)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) reports. Complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202431407)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s ongoing reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise. The resident’s concerns regarding closed circuit television (CCTV). The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
London Borough of Lewisham (202439765)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A blocked toilet which caused a back surge of wastewater, and damage to flooring. The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s knowledge and information management.
London Borough of Barnet (202437374)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the kitchen floor and upstairs floorboards. work to improve the warmth of the property. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Hounslow (202433962)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of major adaptation works to the property. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Ealing (202430100)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof leak, which caused damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Knowledge and information management.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202447645)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202329921)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a leak. The resident’s complaint.
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202346122)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the residents’ reports of noise nuisance from their neighbour.
London Borough of Camden Council (202339530)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks in the property and associated repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping.
London Borough of Ealing (202411436)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould throughout the property, and associated repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202404439)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour by a neighbour.
London Borough of Islington (202333147)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak in the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
London Borough of Islington (202443984)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202438332)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould at the property. Lift repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lewisham (202416712)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of damp and mould. Reports of ceiling and wall cracks. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Sutton (202342463)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress from the neighbour’s balcony garden, and associated repairs. The landlord’s handling of damp, mould, and peeling paint in the upstairs bathroom. The landlord’s response to the …
London Borough of Waltham Forest (202421867)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of broken glass in an internal communal door. Method of address when communicating with the resident. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202442926)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to the property, including: the bathroom a leak in the kitchen grey water in the taps the electrical sockets the fire door The resident’s rent account.
London Borough of Camden Council (202419803)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a reoccurring leak through a communal roof into his living room and hallway.
London Borough of Camden Council (202430722)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlords handling of: A bathroom window repair. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hounslow (202315608)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: her disabled parking bay. the removal of CCTV on her estate. power cuts to her home. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lewisham (202415441)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak affecting the resident’s home. The resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Lewisham (202424526)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak. Associated complaint.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202431813)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the garden and external doors.
London Borough of Lambeth (202419540)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about the property condition when he moved in.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202436772)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202436772 Royal Borough Of Greenwich 26 July 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 […]