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.

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11,758
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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s report of damp and mould. Response to the resident’s request to move. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202438710 · 30 Jun 2025
Magna Housing Limited (202327003) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the driveway. We have also considered the associated complaint.
Case 202327003 · 30 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of damage caused by damp and mould. The Ombudsman will also consider the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202235018 · 30 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s consideration of the resident’s personal circumstances.
Case 202432146 · 30 Jun 2025
One Housing Group Limited (202318113) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Communication with the resident. The resident’s reports of concerns about fire safety. The resident’s enquiries about service charges.
Case 202318113 · 30 Jun 2025
Ongo Homes Limited (202325287) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s report of a toilet blockage in the property and their request for compensation. the associated complaint.
Case 202325287 · 30 Jun 2025
Orbit Group Limited (202233468) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs to the air source heat pump system. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202233468 · 30 Jun 2025
Peabody Trust (202411494) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports that the wet room floor was uneven, and water from the shower leaked out of the room. Reported concerns regarding electrical safety and installed extraction equipment. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202411494 · 30 Jun 2025
Peabody Trust (202416614) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about asbestos and subsequent remedial works. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202416614 · 30 Jun 2025
Peabody Trust (202426108) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould. The resident’s reports of issues with the boiler and electrical sockets. The resident’s reports of damage to personal belongings. The associated complaints.
Case 202426108 · 30 Jun 2025
Sovereign Network Group (202307583) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of her concerns about: The condition of the property and repairs needed, including: Gap underneath the back door. The previous tenant’s belongings in the property. No lintels supporting the window. The shower …
Case 202307583 · 30 Jun 2025
Stonewater Limited (202435196) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to a blocked toilet and drain. Concerns about damage to the resident’s car and an increased insurance premium. The associated complaint.
Case 202435196 · 30 Jun 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s query regarding: The obligation to pay service charges, which include a management fee with a 10-15% levy. Service charges. Demands for unpaid service charges and ground rent. The associated complaint.
Case 202327344 · 30 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: complaint from June 2023 about noise disturbance because of improvement works. recent concerns about noise disturbance from improvement works. associated complaint.
Case 202419280 · 30 Jun 2025
Bolton at Home Limited (202426183) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about damp and mould, including repairs to the gutters. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202426183 · 27 Jun 2025
London Borough of Wandsworth (202315207) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould and the associated repairs. Response to the resident’s reports of damaged belongings. Complaint handling.
Case 202315207 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns relating to the cooker socket. Reports of an uneven driveway. Reports of issues with the stop tap. Concerns relating to the accessibility of the garden. Reports of damage to …
Case 202302084 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s: Concerns about roof repairs and damage to flooring. Request for compensation relating to her time in temporary accommodation. Complaint handling.
Case 202304370 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports that they were not receiving services they had paid for (window cleaning and use of the concierge). The resident’s concerns about their car parking space. The associated complaint.
Case 202313660 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Reports of required repairs following a fire. Move to temporary accommodation. Associated complaints.
Case 202331601 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlords handling of: Boiler repairs. The associated complaint.
Case 202302071 · 27 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Cold temperatures in the property. A leak from the bedroom skylight window. Uneven floorboards. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202423497 · 27 Jun 2025
Southern Housing (202232562) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlords handling of: Works agreed in September 2021. The resident’s report of a leak. The associated complaint.
Case 202232562 · 27 Jun 2025
Southern Housing (202312644) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s complaint about the level and reasonableness of a service charge increase. The resident’s concerns about which elements of the service charges were payable. The resident’s request for further information about …
Case 202312644 · 27 Jun 2025
Southern Housing (202314409) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports about a boiler repair. Delays starting a gate adaptation. Handling of problems with the resident’s front door. Complaint handling.
Case 202314409 · 27 Jun 2025
Accent Housing Limited (202329781) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A fallen tree and damage caused to her fence Delays in the boiler installation Mould on the bathroom ceiling A window leak in the bedroom We have also …
Case 202329781 · 26 Jun 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damaged paving in a communal area. Response to her concerns about cleaning and grounds maintenance issues. Complaint handling.
Case 202324619 · 26 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The resident’s request for a transfer. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202433894 · 26 Jun 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of water leaks in the temporary property and his subsequent request for compensation. The resident’s request for compensation for personal items that went missing after moving to the temporary …
Case 202319256 · 26 Jun 2025
My Space Housing Solutions (202427842) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s concerns about the support it provided and his request for a male housing officer. The resident’s request to be moved and concerns he would be evicted. The complaint. The landlord …
Case 202427842 · 26 Jun 2025
Oxford City Council (202425826) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould in the property. The resident’s complaint regarding staff conduct. The resident’s concerns regarding its record keeping. The level of compensation offered.
Case 202425826 · 26 Jun 2025
The Riverside Group Limited (202415005) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about the shared boiler flue system. Associated complaint.
Case 202415005 · 26 Jun 2025
Citizen Housing Group Limited (202310414) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of repairs and damp and mould in the property. reports of cracks and structural defects in the property. concerns about fire safety. request for it to make reasonable adjustments …
Case 202310414 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for adaptations at her property. The associated complaint.
Case 202427773 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler. response to her concerns about the conduct of an engineer. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202303911 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: A leak in the kitchen A leak in the toilet room. Condensation on the pipes.
Case 202408454 · 25 Jun 2025
London Borough of Hounslow (202410799) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Adaptation of the property, including lack of communication and delays to the works. Storage of the resident’s possessions, including her request for reimbursement of removal costs. The resident’s reports of damage to …
Case 202410799 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Issues with the hot water system at the property. Subsidence and cracks inside and outside the property.
Case 202335498 · 25 Jun 2025
Magenta Living (202319377) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Associated formal complaint.
Case 202319377 · 25 Jun 2025
Southern Housing (202330626) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of internal repairs to her property and damage to her front door. complaint.
Case 202330626 · 25 Jun 2025
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202302975) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould, including its associated communication. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202302975 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of leaks. Reports of squatters in a nearby property. Request to be rehoused. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202416446 · 25 Jun 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s request for a transfer. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202405270 · 24 Jun 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A furniture and flooring package charge included on the resident’s rent account. The associated complaint.
Case 202331664 · 24 Jun 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: Increases in rent and service charges. Repairs to the communal front door. Repairs to the communal lift. Reports the communal television was not working. Maintenance of the communal …
Case 202310730 · 24 Jun 2025
The Riverside Group Limited (202324500) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repair requests. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of the investigation.
Case 202324500 · 24 Jun 2025
Accent Housing Limited (202328246) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of leaks, damp and mould in the property and the associated repairs. Concerns regarding vandalism in the communal car park. Associated complaint.
Case 202328246 · 23 Jun 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for adaptions to the property, including concerns that the landlord did not properly consider her health needs. Associated complaint.
Case 202422421 · 23 Jun 2025
Notting Hill Genesis (202336066) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Concerns regarding the delays in the window and kitchen replacement. Associated complaint and communication requirements.
Case 202336066 · 23 Jun 2025
Platform Housing Group Limited (202318118) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports: His garden had been damaged. The hedges at the property were not being maintained.
Case 202318118 · 23 Jun 2025