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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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 156 of 16,227 decisions matching "about"
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to their reports about:
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property.
Peabody Trust (202016383)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak, damp smell, blocked kitchen sink and the related repairs. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be reimbursed for tiling works.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to repair or replace a front fence at the resident’s property.
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the length of time taken to carry out repairs.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation the resident was offered following delays installing a toilet at the property.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s kitchen and bathroom. The level of compensation offered in response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
Torus62 Limited (202004876)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to mould growth; Repairs to a leak from the kitchen sink; Works to install a sink in the toilet; A pest infestation in the loft.
Rugby Borough Council (202100293)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered for items removed from the resident’s shed
Onward Homes Limited (202100122)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the handling of repairs to the electrical sockets in the property.
Westminster City Council (202106284)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s reports concerning hot water at the property.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the front door repair.
Newham Council (202009415)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: administrative error when it provided the resident with a tenancy agreement with a rent figure that was incorrect, request that the resident sign a new tenancy agreement with a rent figure the resident disputed.
MHS Homes Ltd (202001013)
Mediation
Complaint: Voluntary
The resident complains about the landlord's handling of her concerns about service charge and lift maintenance costs.
Peabody Trust (202005661)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the level of compensation the landlord offered toward the cleaning, following a fire in the property.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak at the resident’s property.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of leak reports following a repair to the radiator at the resident’s property.
Southwark Council (202014568)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about damage to plants and loss of use of the resident’s front garden during district heating works.
Optivo (202100731)
Mediation
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to:
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the refund of rent and bedroom tax, following the reclassification of the property.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to the boiler.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202100634)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of their request to install security lighting in the garden.
Torus62 Limited (202009030)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the level of compensation offered in relation to their complaint about the landlord’s response to a pest infestation.
Torus62 Limited (202017392)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp works and repairs to the kitchen at the resident’s property.
Karbon Homes Limited (202016566)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about: The landlord’s handling of the kitchen replacement. The landlord’s handling of thier concerns about its Health & Safety and Covid guidance adherence. The landlord’s response to thier request for compensation.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to reports about the condition of the windows.
Peabody Trust (202014120)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the level of compensation the landlord offered in relation to their complaint about its handling of a leak.
Optivo (202005497)
Mediation
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s request for a fence.
The Riverside Group Limited (202014886)
Mediation
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord offered following a fire alarm repair.
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for closing vents to be fitted to a double door in the living room of their property.
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the residents request for the landlord to remove rubbish from her garden which had been concealed behind a fence by the previous tenant.
Orbit Group Limited (201912684)
Mediation
The resident complained about the level of compensation the landlord offered in relation to its handling of repair works.
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the length of time it took to pay compensation to the resident consequent to a complaint about a lack of grounds maintenance.
Lambeth Council (201914204)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for redecoration of the communal area.
Orbit Group Limited (202006176)
Mediation
The complaint is about the length of time the landlord has taken to resolve repairs. The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Southwark Council (202004203)
Mediation
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to an ant infestation in the property.
Torus62 Limited (202008955)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of the repair to their toilet.
A2Dominion Homes Limited (202010262)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of an obstruction to the resident’s parking space.
Havering Council (202007890)
Mediation
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs. The resident explained that the outstanding issues are their dissatisfaction with the amount of compensation offered by the landlord and their dissatisfaction with the repairs appointment system.
The complaint is about the amount of compensation offered by the landlord. The resident explained that the outstanding issue is that the amount of compensation offered does not fully compensate for historical high electricity costs they incurred.
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the delays in handling reported repairs and the overall handling of the complaint.
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to their request for the reimbursement of the cost of replacement shower doors.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of reoccurring leaks at their property.
Hackney Council (202005077)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the heating and hot water in the property.
Home Group Limited (201915622)
Mediation
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident complained about how the landlord handled their:
One Housing Group (202006720)
Mediation
The complaint is about:
Leeds City Council (202005372)
Mediation
Complaint: Repairs
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to repairs, following a number of leaks at the property.
Believe Housing Limited (202005049)
Mediation
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to repairs throughout their property.
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complained about the landlord’s response to reports of mould at the property.
Haringey Council (202003052)
Mediation
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of their management transfer request.