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 581 of 16,227 decisions
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.
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.
Poplar Housing And Regeneration Community Association Limited (202220069)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s eviction. The removal of the resident’s belongings.
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.
Citizen Housing (202316111)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of outstanding repairs in the property. Staff conduct.
Basildon Borough Council (202304509)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
Ocean Housing Limited (202307659)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of service charge increases.
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.
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.
Progress Housing Association Limited (202315869)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for CCTV footage.
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.
Waltham Forest Council (202316406)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the removal of the resident’s caravan.
London Borough of Camden Council (202326928)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
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.
Southwark Council (202227222)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of major works and associated repairs.
London Borough of Camden Council (202305961)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
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.
Places for People Group Limited (202227269)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202305040)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of parking on the resident’s estate.
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202313560)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the allegations of noise by the resident’s dog.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202408593)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property.
Peabody Trust (202225229)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a roof leak.
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.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202331225)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
Futures Housing Group Limited (202308956)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
London Borough of Barnet (202307049)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202224058)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202233915)
Outside Jurisdiction
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 […]
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202325715)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
Paradigm Housing Group Limited (202302532)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to concerns raised about the service charge.
Estuary Housing Association Limited (202308974)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
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.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council (202308393)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about fire doors.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202232684)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
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.
Dacorum Borough Council (202335702)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202230344)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202308250)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Peabody Trust (202305369)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about:
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.
Salvation Army Housing Association (SAHA) (202300764)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.
London Borough of Redbridge (202230183)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of issuing a notice to end the resident’s temporary accommodation.
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.
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.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202305546)
Outside Jurisdiction
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.