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 692 of 16,227 decisions matching "property"
Home Group Limited (202000698)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an unauthorised person living in the neighbouring property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202002439)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to two leaks in the property including the length of time taken by it to resolve these matters. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation for the damage to his personal …
Notting Hill Genesis (202001127)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about how the landlord had responded to the resident’s reports of issues with the satellite signal serving his property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202000084)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to remove the resident’s light and fan fitting to resolve issues with the property’s electrical supply.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202002244)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: refusal to repair a dividing fence at the resident’s property; handling of the associated formal complaint.
One Vision Housing Limited (202003683)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to allow partition of the rear garden at the property.
Chorus Homes Group Limited (202004390)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint refers to: The Landlord’s handling of a repair to the drain of the Resident’s property. The Landlord’s communication with the Resident. The Landlord’s response to the Resident’s concerns about the storage and removal of his personal data. The …
Tower Hamlets Homes (202005444)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The landlord’s decision not to install an intercom door entry system at the resident’s property. The resident’s application to move from her property.
Notting Hill Genesis (202002298)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of credits and compensation payments due to the resident following a substantial leak at the property in July 2018 and its overall administration of her rent account; and The landlord’s handling of the …
bpha Limited (202002074)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response of reports of smells coming into the property from a neighbouring property.
Magenta Living (202003279)
No Maladministration
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to allow contractors to carry out works at an empty property in the block and letting of a property during the Covid-19 pandemic. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaints handling.
London Borough of Sutton (201908725)
No Maladministration
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the property above being used as temporary accommodation. The landlord’s response the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from her upstairs neighbour.
Notting Hill Genesis (201811046)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of: Works required to the windows in the property Repairs to a back door and the surrounding flooring Renewal of the kitchen units The resident’s formal complaint on the issues.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202000464)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Charges categories
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal areas of the building the property is situated in, specifically whether repairs were being carried out properly and/or were necessary; the level of service charge increases.
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202007488)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of it removing vegetation from the garden of the resident’s property without her permission.
Gentoo Group Limited (202000538)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to bring forward the installation of double glazing to her property.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (201909494)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident has complained about: The landlord’s response to her reports of a leak in her property, specifically that the leak was caused by defects in her property. The landlord’s response to her request for her rent liability to be …
One Housing Group (202001816)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: A fire in the resident’s property The resident’s request for re-housing
Notting Hill Genesis (201911978)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports concerning: noise related ASB issues with the neighbours. the handling of her request to be transferred to another property.
Mosscare St. Vincent’s Housing Group Limited (202003392)
No Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the information he was given about the Right to Acquire (RTA) the property when he accepted the tenancy.
Wandsworth Council (202000746)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of internal repairs to the property, including delays in completing repairs, poor communication with its contractor about the works required and the extent of the works the landlord is prepared to undertake; and …
Six Town Housing Limited (202000098)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: repairs at the property; cigarette smoke entering the property.
Leeds City Council (201912704)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs needed to the rear door, kitchen, window sealant and fences of her property the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about the conduct of a staff member
Haringey Council (202003505)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak coming from the property above her own.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202000105)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding: multiple instances of water ingress at his property between August and December 2019; and the identity of the person occupying the residence above him.
Thirteen Housing Group Limited (201908379)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the residents: reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB); request to transfer to an alternative property.
Brentwood Borough Council (202002909)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s application for disability adaptations to her property.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202005511)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to be reimbursed for personal possessions which were damaged following a burst pipe at the property.
Westminster City Council (201815568)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the cost and efficiency of the heating system within the property.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201915302)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to resident’s reports of noise and heating issues; the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation, following his reports about the condition of the second property and his termination of the tenancy.
Hounslow Council (201911783)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s application under its mutual exchange process Its decision not to allow the mutual exchange to proceed, following the exchange partner of the other property passing away.
East End Homes Limited (202005303)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: Information provided by the landlord about the electric meter of the property. The landlord’s handling of an electric bill for the void period. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Eastlight Community Homes (202000056)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the deterioration of the garden at the property.
Home Group Limited (201714878)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about: How the landlord handled the sale of a shared ownership lease, including the time taken and communication in relation to the sale of the property and information given to prospective buyers about the valuation. The relevance …
Notting Hill Genesis (202000089)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of decant works not being resolved when she returned to her property. The resident’s claim for £4000 for emotional distress, the inconvenience and the implications of the mould on …
Warwickshire Rural Housing Association Limited (201913223)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Response to reports that the boiler at the property was not working. Decision not to reimburse the resident for costs they incurred staying at a hotel whilst the boiler was not working.
Torus62 Limited (201913625)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about the security of the fencing at his property.
Southampton City Council (201913487)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the way the landlord dealt with the resident’s: report of a leak in his property in 2018. request for compensation for the 2018 leak. associated complaint.
Kingston upon Thames Council (201914479)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her concerns about the fire exit door at the property.
Stockport Homes Limited (202002678)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request for reimbursement of costs for property improvements at his previous property. The resident’s reports about external works to the property. The resident’s reports about staff conduct.
Places for People Homes Limited (202003224)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s reports of: outstanding repairs to his property a raised manhole to the rear of his property rubbish that he says should have been collected from the outbuilding attached to the …
Housing Solutions (201817213)
No Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s enquiries about which party was responsible for servicing the gas boiler in the shared ownership property that she purchased.