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: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202337916 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 March 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould in […]
Case 202337916 · 26 Mar 2026
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202529663 Decision type Investigation Landlord West Northamptonshire Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 March 2026 Background The resident lives at the property with […]
Case 202529663 · 20 Mar 2026
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
: Decision Case ID 202331397 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord […]
Case 202331397 · 25 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202324241 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bristol City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat which is located within a […]
Case 202324241 · 24 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202319330 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident is elderly and lives in a flat. […]
Case 202319330 · 24 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202322934 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident complained that […]
Case 202322934 · 23 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202421241 Decision type Investigation Landlord Norwich City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident was unhappy with how the […]
Case 202421241 · 23 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202335067 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 February 2026 Background Following roof repairs, the resident made a […]
Case 202335067 · 20 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202320005 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 February 2026 Background The resident reported concerns with […]
Case 202320005 · 19 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202418573 Decision type Investigation Landlord Eastbourne Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about the pointing and […]
Case 202418573 · 16 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202424550 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a […]
Case 202424550 · 16 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202432792 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sheffield City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord about damp and mould in […]
Case 202432792 · 16 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202526561 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat on the top floor of […]
Case 202526561 · 13 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202444007 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom maisonette […]
Case 202444007 · 12 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202416544 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident reported that someone was […]
Case 202416544 · 12 Feb 2026
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202332077 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bristol City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a property with a […]
Case 202332077 · 10 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202344328 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a top […]
Case 202344328 · 10 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202328922 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 February 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]
Case 202328922 · 10 Feb 2026
Southwark Council (202434183) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202434183 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. He complained […]
Case 202434183 · 10 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202318910 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southampton City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a one-bedroom flat […]
Case 202318910 · 9 Feb 2026
Southwark Council (202451019) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202451019 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 9 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a maisonette. A communal district […]
Case 202451019 · 9 Feb 2026
Southwark Council (202451951) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202451951 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 09 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord about repair issues which she believed were […]
Case 202451951 · 9 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202425854 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord that […]
Case 202425854 · 6 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202448151 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Lincoln Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block […]
Case 202448151 · 5 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202448284 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a house […]
Case 202448284 · 5 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202400211 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Case 202400211 · 5 Feb 2026
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202432004 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 3 February 2026 Background The resident has physical disabilities and some […]
Case 202432004 · 3 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202513249 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Case 202513249 · 2 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202325804 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Ealing Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 February 2026 Background The landlord has vulnerabilities for the […]
Case 202325804 · 2 Feb 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202406753 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 2 February 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord about […]
Case 202406753 · 2 Feb 2026
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202522015 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background In April 2025, the resident […]
Case 202522015 · 30 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202521839 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 January 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Case 202521839 · 30 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202413509 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 January 2026 Background The landlord agreed to assign the […]
Case 202413509 · 30 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202417652 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident reported a leak and […]
Case 202417652 · 30 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202409414 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a studio […]
Case 202409414 · 29 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202504858 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 29 January 2026 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat on the top floor of […]
Case 202504858 · 29 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202522014 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident complained about the quality […]
Case 202522014 · 29 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202508157 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat […]
Case 202508157 · 29 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202500373 Decision type Investigation Landlord East Devon District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a bungalow. […]
Case 202500373 · 28 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202500964 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in the property […]
Case 202500964 · 28 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202338105 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 3 […]
Case 202338105 · 28 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202513116 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Lincoln Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat […]
Case 202513116 · 27 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202336425 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Flexible Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident has a 5 year flexible tenancy. She […]
Case 202336425 · 27 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202439557 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her daughter […]
Case 202439557 · 27 Jan 2026
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202429400 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]
Case 202429400 · 26 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202527837 Decision type Investigation Landlord Mansfield District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident lives by himself in a […]
Case 202527837 · 26 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202519152 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 23 January 2025 Background The resident lives on the 2nd floor of […]
Case 202519152 · 23 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202339314 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 23 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom maisonette, located in a low-rise […]
Case 202339314 · 23 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202436408 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 January 2026 The resident experienced a leak at the […]
Case 202436408 · 23 Jan 2026
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202331207 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her child […]
Case 202331207 · 21 Jan 2026