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 449 of 16,227 decisions matching "association"
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202101610)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that two of her bicycles had been stolen from a communal bicycle shed. The complaint is also about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding: ongoing antisocial behaviour …
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202016007)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about: The landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in his property from 2017 to 2019, a complaint about which was escalated through the landlord’s complaint procedure in 2019. The landlord’s response to his reports …
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202005483)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports: that there were outstanding works that should have been completed during the void period prior to her moving in; that the landlord’s staff did not handle her concerns appropriately; …
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202101179)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reimbursement of plumbing costs and repairs to damage following a toilet leak. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the communal area of …
Sanctuary Housing Association (202004745)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repair work to the resident’s property following a water leak in January 2020. The resident’s reports of a pest infestation in her property.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202015921)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of fumes from the heating flue in the property below.
Hightown Housing Association Limited (202102411)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s response to his concerns about a staff member.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201915413)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge and rent account. The reasonableness and level of the resident’s service charges.
Guinness Housing Association Limited (202102517)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its handling of her property transfer.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (202103457)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202015582)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about a leak in her home and her request for compensation for the damage it caused.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202015148)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Phoenix Community Housing Association (Bellingham and Downham) Limited (202110343)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: contractors attending during the COVID-19 pandemic. the level of contact from its contractors. Her personal information being shared.
Derwent Housing Association Limited (202015548)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of mould in the property; the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB); the resident’s request for a property transfer; a notice to quit it issued to the resident.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202013193)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of:
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202012797)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and his request for a management transfer.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202013546)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complaint about the landlord’s handling of a pigeon infestation and related works to his roof.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202017448)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that the property is too cold – due to the location and operation of the Auto Opening Vent (AOV) system.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202108504)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s concerns regarding the condition of the property’s back door and the landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint.
Guinness Housing Association Limited (202012379)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Hightown Housing Association Limited (202009452)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The local authority’s decision to allocate the property to the resident and the conduct of the Allocations Officer. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding the safety of the electrical, water, drainage, and heating systems. …
Phoenix Community Housing Association (Bellingham and Downham) Limited (202004846)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of overcrowding and difficulties experienced with the bidding process.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202103372)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of staff conduct during a telephone call in May 2020. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of staff conduct during an inspection on 13 January 2021. The landlord’s …
Arawak Walton Housing Association Limited (201908574)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp, mould and repairs issues and her request to be rehoused.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202110940)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbour.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202009639)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her reports of repairs required at the property.
Great Places Housing Association (202003896)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an aerial being installed without her knowledge. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of staff conduct. The landlord’s handling of the installation of a shower and floor …
Hightown Housing Association Limited (201915457)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of requests that it carry out work to remedy various faults found when he moved into his shared ownership property in November 2019. The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of …
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202004305)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding the administration of service charges. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding the Neighbourhood Officer. Complaint handling.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (202101334)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and her request for a management transfer for this and for medical reasons.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202015054)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015054 Sanctuary Housing Association 3 September 2021 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 is […]
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202016831)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for it to replaster her property. The landlord’s handling complaint handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202004806)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: handling of a boiler installation, moving a carbon monoxide detector, replacement of a rusty radiator, bathroom wall cracks, replacement of a towel handle, and replacement of a vacuum …
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202007515)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request for the data it held about him. Response to the resident’s concerns about the heating system in his home. Response to the resident’s concerns about the conduct of the …
Sanctuary Housing Association (202005281)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s:
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202106023)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202106023 Clarion Housing Association Limited 16 August 2021 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 […]
Clarion Housing Association Limited (201904933)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled repairs to fix water leaks in the property.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202103455)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202103455 Sanctuary Housing Association 1 August 2021 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 […]
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202014317)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request that it install a gate to the resident’s shared garden.
Bromford Housing Association Limited (202006884)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of the lettings process for the complainant’s former tenancy.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202016624)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint concerns the landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s applications to purchase the property under the Preserved Right to Buy (PRTB) and Right to Acquire (RTA) schemes.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (202102294)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating or hot water.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202004901)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202004901 Clarion Housing Association Limited 14 July 2021 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. […]
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202010331)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Hastoe Housing Association Limited (202011428)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ASB. The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for a copy of her tenancy agreement. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202000411)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of water ingress in her lounge in 2018. The landlord’s refusal to consider the resident’s complaint of 4 April 2020 about the level of compensation it had offered in …
Sanctuary Housing Association (202014667)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of a reported leak into the resident’s property. The level of compensation offered by the landlord following the leak.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202003873)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and noise nuisance.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202016320)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of mould in her property.
Portsmouth Rotary Housing Association Limited (201906869)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint refers to the resident’s concerns about: The landlord’s decision to fund days out for its tenants. Fire alarm testing at the property. Staff conduct and professionalism.