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 207 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202120726)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to allegations of anti-social behaviour (ASB) made about the resident by her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of reports of harassment and racial abuse made by the resident about her neighbour. The landlord’s alleged …
High Peak Borough Council (202205626)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to send a letter to the resident about his behaviour and handling of the associated complaint. The landlord’s introduction of a contact arrangement for the resident.
London Borough of Brent (202203503)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of vibration and humming in her home.
London Borough of Hackney (202209118)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of remedial works following a wet room leak.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202209304)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of strong odours coming into her property from the property below and the landlord’s decision to decline her request to be temporarily rehoused.
Ashford Borough Council (202106882)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the kitchen replacement. This includes the following concerns: Disrespect shown to him and his home. The time it took for the works to be completed. The lack of communication about the …
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202212658)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The delays in the rewiring of the resident’s property The landlord’s decision to not renew the resident’s bathroom
Swindon Borough Council (202213848)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s allegations that its operative damaged her fence.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202119574)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s security concerns for the building.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202211526)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about a change to its tenancy conditions, specifically related to age of tenants and visitor restrictions. Concerns about anti-social behaviour.
London Borough of Ealing (202014662)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of his complaints of Anti Social Behaviour (“ASB”) by neighbours and the impact of the neighbours smoking.
Haringey London Borough Council (202127394)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to succeed the tenancy of their late father.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202121470)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of a rodent infestation; complaint handling.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202126833)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to remove trees from a garden area outside the resident’s property.
London Borough of Redbridge (202106556)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Noise nuisance. The conduct of its staff.
Tamworth Borough Council (202207084)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for its debris removal recharge to her after she left her former property to be withdrawn.
Ipswich Borough Council (202118420)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The resident complains about the condition of the property upon assignment by mutual exchange. This resident has also complaint about the landlord’s subsequent handling of repairs.
Brentwood Borough Council (202013898)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for: Adaptations to the property. Removal of garden debris.
London Borough of Hackney (202114496)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to succeed the tenancy of the property.
Haringey London Borough Council (202116739)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: The major works at her property. Her decant from the property whilst works progressed.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202205649)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: a missed repairs appointment; the conduct of a staff member and the damage caused to the resident’s personal belongings.
Crawley Borough Council (202201938)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns that a sensitive let was not enforced. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202010924)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould in the property including the resident’s reports of damage to personal items. The resident has also complained about: the handling of her request for a transfer on medical grounds. …
London Borough of Hackney (202102823)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about windows being renewed during Covid-19 lockdown.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202201992)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of repairs to the resident’s heating system and her subsequent request for compensation.
Wokingham Borough Council (202108469)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the tone and content of the landlord’s warning letter to the resident, and an associated email.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202120109)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s queries about rent arrears on her account.
Dartford Borough Council (202108863)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
Complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for proposed works to a shed roof.
Haringey London Borough Council (202128345)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bedroom window and balcony door due to leaks
Chesterfield Borough Council (202109856)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) including the request for a management move. T he landlord’s decision to send the resident a warning letter. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202113652)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of noise nuisance from neighbouring properties.
Tamworth Borough Council (202119843)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: Historical reports made by the resident of subsidence in the property. Repair work done to the property once it became vacant.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202015889)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of it being at fault in relation to a collapsed ceiling .
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202119575)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for it to plaster a room at her property.
Tamworth Borough Council (202115860)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The Complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s WC and consequent interruption to his water supply.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202115332)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to reports of asbestos in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202125238)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour, specifically of dogs being on the estate.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202113082)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbour.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202113474)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the condition of the property when the resident moved in, following a mutual exchange.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202122327)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202104914)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour, including: parking outside her property; noise nuisance; blocking the shared pathway to her garden; her subsequent request for a privacy fence; keeping …
Brentwood Borough Council (202103090)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about:
London Borough of Hillingdon (202104614)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s replacement of lighting in the area around the resident’s property and the effect this has had on him.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202004688)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of anti social behaviour (“ASB”) by a neighbour and its approach to his use of CCTV.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202110281)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. The associated complaint.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202117300)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202100671)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to extend or reconfigure the kitchen in her property.
Slough Borough Council (202104296)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202102981)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns that the communal fire doors are not fit for purpose and are causing an excessive whistling noise.
Runnymede Borough Council (202102366)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord's decision to refuse the resident’s request for a stairlift in her property.