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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Peabody Trust 522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 517
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Southwark Council (202324142) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about a data breach.
Case 202324142 · 26 Mar 2025
Orbit Group Limited (202304349) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of a shared ownership property after the death of the resident.
Case 202304349 · 25 Mar 2025
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s eviction. The removal of the resident’s belongings.
Case 202220069 · 21 Mar 2025
Lambeth Council (202341381) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a rodent infestation and the associated repairs to address the issue.
Case 202341381 · 19 Mar 2025
Citizen Housing (202316111) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of outstanding repairs in the property. Staff conduct.
Case 202316111 · 18 Mar 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: concerns regarding the condition of his property at sign up; reports of a leak, damp, and mould.
Case 202304509 · 17 Mar 2025
Peabody Trust (202317719) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of concerns about its buildings insurance tender process and residents being overcharged for their annual insurance premium.
Case 202317719 · 17 Mar 2025
Ocean Housing Limited (202307659) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of service charge increases.
Case 202307659 · 14 Mar 2025
Southern Housing (202311736) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the level of service charge set by the landlord for the cyclical works, and whether the standard of work justified these charges.
Case 202311736 · 14 Mar 2025
Midland Heart Limited (202307288) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns that it had been charging her service charges, that she had not agreed to, dating back to 2011.
Case 202307288 · 5 Mar 2025
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for CCTV footage.
Case 202315869 · 5 Mar 2025
Home Group Limited (202323496) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The resident’s complaint is about the level of her service charge and quality of services provided.
Case 202323496 · 4 Mar 2025
Waltham Forest Council (202316406) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the removal of the resident’s caravan.
Case 202316406 · 3 Mar 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202326928 · 27 Feb 2025
Origin Housing Limited (202304044) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a refund of a rent advance paid in June 2018.
Case 202304044 · 26 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202333414) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Moving to a Property categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rehousing application.
Case 202333414 · 25 Feb 2025
Southwark Council (202227222) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of major works and associated repairs.
Case 202227222 · 20 Feb 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould. Handling of various estate management issues. Handling of various property related issues. Response to the resident’s recent concerns about rubbish on a roof.
Case 202305961 · 18 Feb 2025
Soha Housing Limited (202224820) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to install bollards alongside a communal green area to prevent vehicle access.
Case 202224820 · 17 Feb 2025
Southern Housing (202408622) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a water leak, which caused higher water usage on her water meter. The associated complaint.
Case 202408622 · 14 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. Repairs to the resident’s property.
Case 202227269 · 13 Feb 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of parking on the resident’s estate.
Case 202305040 · 31 Jan 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the allegations of noise by the resident’s dog.
Case 202313560 · 31 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property.
Case 202408593 · 28 Jan 2025
Peabody Trust (202225229) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a roof leak.
Case 202225229 · 15 Jan 2025
Abri Group Limited (202309628) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faulty utility meters.
Case 202309628 · 6 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint concerns the landlord's response to reports of leaks, damp and mould and its handling of associated repairs.
Case 202331225 · 18 Dec 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s partner’s concerns about the conduct of its contractor.
Case 202308956 · 18 Dec 2024
Cognatum Estates Ltd (202302873) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s concerns about: The level of service charges. The administration of service charges.
Case 202302873 · 3 Dec 2024
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a request for CCTV made by the police. The landlord’s handling of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and alleged disability discrimination against the resident.
Case 202307049 · 28 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of outstanding repairs in the property. Report of silica dust within the property. Concerns about the workmanship of previously completed repairs within the property.
Case 202224058 · 28 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202233915 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 28 November 2024 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 202233915 · 28 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in the property and damp and mould. Staff conduct.
Case 202325715 · 27 Nov 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to concerns raised about the service charge.
Case 202302532 · 27 Nov 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: communal repairs in the carpark. damage to her car.
Case 202308974 · 26 Nov 2024
Waltham Forest Council (202406940) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Resident Involvement categories
The complaint is about the resident’s report that the landlord arranged a meeting of the local tenants and residents’ association (TRA) and did not offer a facility for residents to participate online.
Case 202406940 · 26 Nov 2024
Orbit Group Limited (202302635) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of floods at the property in 2022.
Case 202302635 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about fire doors.
Case 202308393 · 21 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for alterations to the access point and privacy of the balcony.
Case 202232684 · 20 Nov 2024
Aster Group Limited (202230046) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to remain in a decant property.
Case 202230046 · 19 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould.
Case 202335702 · 19 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress in the property.
Case 202230344 · 5 Nov 2024
LiveWest Homes Limited (202308250) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Case 202308250 · 29 Oct 2024
Peabody Trust (202305369) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about:
Case 202305369 · 29 Oct 2024
Southern Housing (202304591) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the service of a tort notice and attempted removal of the resident’s vehicle.
Case 202304591 · 15 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns that her mail was being stolen from the communal letterbox by a neighbour.
Case 202300764 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of issuing a notice to end the resident’s temporary accommodation.
Case 202230183 · 26 Sep 2024
Stonewater Limited (202206316) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of service charge payments for garden maintenance not being conducted.
Case 202206316 · 25 Sep 2024
Peabody Trust (202209431) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord's management of the sinking fund, in relation to its consideration of the impact of inflation on projected future works.
Case 202209431 · 19 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about repairs to the roof and gutters, pest control, and the resident’s request for reimbursement of costs for works undertaken at the property.
Case 202305546 · 16 Sep 2024