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
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11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
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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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Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak.
Case 202221893 · 18 Apr 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about her boiler. The associated complaint.
Case 202218569 · 18 Apr 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of removal of the resident’s vehicle and its contents.
Case 202220476 · 11 Apr 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns of a lack of security lighting. The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of paint damage to the property.
Case 202303963 · 11 Apr 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The information provided by the landlord when the property was offered and whether there was a supply of gas to the property. The landlord’s response to concerns about gas safety and its handling of reports of …
Case 202123561 · 2 Apr 2024
Complaint: Information and data management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about CCTV installed on the premises The associated complaint.
Case 202207527 · 27 Mar 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of and response to: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). the resident's installation of CCTV cameras. the resident’s management transfer application. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202203294 · 13 Mar 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding notice of cyclical works to her building, and related charges.
Case 202222048 · 22 Feb 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of reports of noise nuisance. complaint handling.
Case 202122500 · 14 Feb 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Response to the resident’s complaint about staff conduct. Handling of the formal complaint.
Case 202211953 · 13 Feb 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Reports of damage to the balcony floor.
Case 202108977 · 9 Feb 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. The resident’s request to be rehoused under a management transfer.
Case 202217489 · 30 Jan 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for it to: Maintain the grass in his front garden. Maintain or cut back the trees overhanging his property. Increase the visibility of its staff in the vicinity of …
Case 202208080 · 23 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to replace an internal door. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202224047 · 23 Jan 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbour’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202127293 · 22 Jan 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of noise disturbance and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202209115 · 3 Nov 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould. The landlord’s decision not to award compensation for damaged goods.
Case 202219328 · 31 Oct 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the information provided by the landlord in relation to parking at the resident’s property.
Case 202124142 · 27 Oct 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202204056 Clarion Housing Association Limited 18 October 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
Case 202204056 · 18 Oct 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the request for an allocated disabled parking space.
Case 202210164 · 13 Oct 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202215486 Clarion Housing Association Limited 6 October 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the case. This […]
Case 202215486 · 6 Oct 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s report of a leak; complaints handling.
Case 202216237 · 22 Aug 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of repairs to the resident’s solar panels. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about its disposal of her belongings, following a fire in the property.
Case 202214318 · 22 Aug 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and request for compensation.
Case 202220870 · 17 Aug 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s request to: Install solar panels at the property. Move to a property that had solar panels or a property where he would be allowed to install solar panels.
Case 202211606 · 14 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of staff conduct. Communication about keeping dogs at the property.
Case 202219718 · 1 Aug 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202224305 · 31 Jul 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports about communal lighting. The resident’s reports about the intercom system. The resident’s reports about the CCTV system. The formal complaint.
Case 202200988 · 17 Jul 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202204395 · 13 Jul 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of concerns about the quality of the estate management services provided by the landlord; The landlord’s handling of reports of staff conduct; The landlord’s complaint handling, and; The landlord’s decision not to investigate …
Case 202203653 · 7 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the installation of a shower.
Case 202216068 · 4 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for underfloor insulation.
Case 202217670 · 30 Jun 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s concerns about a security gate installation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202128461 · 29 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould within the property. Decision to install cavity wall insulation (CWI) in 2018.
Case 202209680 · 23 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for compensation for damage to her decorations from various leaks in the property . Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202201201 · 15 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's request for replacement fencing. The landlord's complaint handling.
Case 202207174 · 15 Jun 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of staff misconduct.
Case 202216793 · 15 Jun 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the report that it caused damage to the resident’s front door, window and car.
Case 202222155 · 10 Jun 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of pests in his property and the communal areas.
Case 201909272 · 31 May 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The landlords handling of:
Case 202119635 · 23 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of defects at her property, and complaint handling.
Case 202125853 · 23 May 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about: The condition of the property when it was let to the resident. The landlord’s response to concerns about a neighbouring resident having access to CCTV equipment. The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
Case 202219016 · 18 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to escalate the resident’s complaint to stage two of its complaints process.
Case 202202840 · 15 May 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of discrimination. Communication about an issue with the energy meter. Handling of the complaint.
Case 202115070 · 12 May 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s decision not to replace the bathroom and the kitchen in the resident’s property. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
Case 202221498 · 10 May 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to the resident about: The cleaning of the communal areas. The rent and service charges increase.
Case 202127553 · 3 May 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of, and response to, the resident’s application for a mutual exchange.
Case 202211638 · 30 Apr 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of fly-tipping.
Case 202212252 · 29 Apr 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that the white goods in their property were faulty when he moved in.
Case 202127712 · 20 Apr 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response when the resident asked the landlord to explain the difference in rent paid by the resident and a neighbour.
Case 202204966 · 13 Apr 2023