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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Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Request for an internal move to a larger property. Concerns around the landlord’s management and governance. Reports of damp and mould. Concerns around health and welfare. The Ombudsman also considered …
Case 202230433 · 19 Sep 2024
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202339926) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident and her son’s personal information. Repairs to the property. The resident’s son’s request to be added to the tenancy. The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour by a neighbour. The Ombudsman …
Case 202339926 · 17 Sep 2024
Citizen Housing (202230553) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: No heating and hot water meaning he could not move in. Repairs needed to the outhouse window. Repairs needed to the kitchen. Building waste having been left at …
Case 202230553 · 13 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the complaint handling in this case.
Case 202334169 · 13 Sep 2024
Peabody Trust (202331993) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of damp and mould in the property, and the associated repairs. Complaint handling.
Case 202331993 · 13 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of multiple longstanding and recent repairs required to the property. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202125772 · 12 Sep 2024
Ashford Borough Council (202335294) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A roof leak and ceiling repairs including the removal of asbestos at the resident’s property. Concerns about difficulty contacting the landlord’s staff members and unacceptable comments from a staff member. Concerns about …
Case 202335294 · 11 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Major works to the roof of the building. Associated remedial repairs to the property.
Case 202310482 · 11 Sep 2024
TBG Open Door Limited (202302665) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding: the repair condition of her temporary accommodation. her report of road noise at her current property. a lack of heating and hot water at her current property at …
Case 202302665 · 11 Sep 2024
Jigsaw Homes Group Limited (202305418) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning: A blocked drain. Peeling damp proof paint and the contractor’s behaviour. Cracks in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered in this investigation.
Case 202305418 · 10 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of various repairs to the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding the rehousing process. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202218130 · 9 Sep 2024
Bromford Housing Group Limited (202326987) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's response to: Reports of staff misconduct and communication regarding belongings in the property. A request for an adaptation. The resident’s request for permissions for a shed. Reports of repairs within the property. The report …
Case 202326987 · 6 Sep 2024
Yorkshire Housing Limited (202308837) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The replacement of a window in the resident’s property. The resident’s reports of faults and damage arising from the installation of the new window. The resident’s requests for window cleaning services. The …
Case 202308837 · 4 Sep 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of kitchen and boiler upgrade works, including the ventilation fan. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about staff conduct. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about asbestos within the property.
Case 202302989 · 31 Aug 2024
Bristol City Council (202336708) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about temporary accommodation and rehousing options offered to her, following a fire at the property. The ending of the resident’s tenancy. The resident’s concerns about fly-tipping in the garden. …
Case 202336708 · 30 Aug 2024
Dover District Council (202306500) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident's concerns about threats of eviction. The landlord’s response and handling of the resident’s reports about antisocial behaviour (ASB). The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about property condition. The landlord’s …
Case 202306500 · 30 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of leaks and mould in the property’s bathroom. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202222668 · 30 Aug 2024
Peabody Trust (202301179) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the property being affected by draught and cold. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202301179 · 30 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A leaking downpipe. Repairs related to a series of leaks and subsequent damp, mould, and condensation in the property. Pest infestations in the property. The Ombudsman has also …
Case 202331147 · 30 Aug 2024
Southern Housing (202222453) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak from the property above her. This report has also considered the landlord’s: Record keeping. Complaints handling.
Case 202222453 · 30 Aug 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's: Reports of a smell coming from her sink and washing machine; Reports of damage caused by a leak from a neighbouring property; Request for new key fobs; Concerns about grounds …
Case 202337778 · 30 Aug 2024
Camden Council (202219932) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of water ingress which caused damp and mould and damage to the bedroom carpet. Reports of subsidence affecting the kitchen floor. Reports of a rodent infestation. Request to be …
Case 202219932 · 29 Aug 2024
Futures Housing Group Limited (202310685) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The length of time the landlord’s insurer took to process the subsidence insurance claim, assess the property and instruct the works to commence. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about subsidence.
Case 202310685 · 29 Aug 2024
Home Group Limited (202312599) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports and concerns about: responsibilities under the tenancy agreement. rodents at the property, removal of ivy, pointing, doorstep repairs and fly-tipping. removal of concrete planters. damage to cables. graffiti, gate …
Case 202312599 · 29 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. Repairs in the property. The resident’s complaints.
Case 202305819 · 29 Aug 2024
Stonewater Limited (202334622) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of damp and mould at the property. the level of compensation it offered to the resident in its response to her complaint.
Case 202334622 · 28 Aug 2024
The Riverside Group Limited (202212964) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: The level of service charges. Cracks in the brickwork of the property. The upkeep of communal benches.
Case 202212964 · 28 Aug 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Repairs to the heating and hot water system. Reports of pests in the property. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Reports of damp and mould. The maintenance of communal areas.
Case 202318965 · 27 Aug 2024
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202309201) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Reports of pests. Concerns about the property’s water tank. Concerns about the property’s windows. Vulnerabilities, health, and welfare concerns. The Ombudsman also considered the landlord’s …
Case 202309201 · 27 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the lift at the resident’s property being out of service and the landlord’s response to his related concerns. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202226591 · 27 Aug 2024
Camden Council (202226779) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about the landlord’s housing points allocation for rehousing. The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and harassment on his estate. The resident’s reports of noise nuisance from his neighbour. …
Case 202226779 · 23 Aug 2024
Peabody Trust (202331995) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Outstanding repairs, including damp and mould in the property. Reports of no heating and hot water in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202331995 · 23 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to install solar panels at the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202308746 · 23 Aug 2024
Camden Council (202323962) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of noise disturbances. Reports of unauthorised alterations to the property below hers. Request for a new shower head. Reports of a blocked sink. The Ombudsman has also considered the …
Case 202323962 · 22 Aug 2024
London Borough of Hounslow (202233314) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of noise from a communal gate. Reports of disturbance caused by a balcony blind in a neighbouring property. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Concerns about staffing and support. This …
Case 202233314 · 22 Aug 2024
Orbit Group Limited (202316906) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about: Delays in repairs to the resident’s property following a fire, and the length of time the resident and her family had been in temporary accommodation. The resident’s request for compensation for her belongings which were damaged …
Case 202316906 · 22 Aug 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the property. The removal of rubble from the garden. The resident’s reports she was told the front garden was for her exclusive use. The resident’s reports of belongings damaged by …
Case 202223017 · 22 Aug 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour by a neighbour. Repairs to the property, including damp and mould. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202314012 · 22 Aug 2024
Southern Housing (202224263) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks and associated damp and mould affecting her property. The resident’s reports of an inefficient heating system. The Ombudsman has decided to consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202224263 · 22 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. Repairs to a garage door. The resident’s reports about outstanding repairs to windows and doors. The resident’s reports about outstanding repairs to …
Case 202329273 · 21 Aug 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A request to rewire the property. Repairs to a footpath. A request for a wet room. A request to replace storage heaters. The Ombudsman has also decided to investigate the landlord’s complaint …
Case 202311425 · 21 Aug 2024
Camden Council (202327297) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rehousing application. Repairs to the communal heating system. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Reports of rodents in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202327297 · 20 Aug 2024
Kirklees Council (202345536) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: A damp and mould problem. Adequacy of the heating system. Accuracy of information about the property including an oven and hob.
Case 202345536 · 20 Aug 2024
London Borough of Hackney (202320158) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the roof and guttering, and subsequent damp and mould in the property. the associated complaint.
Case 202320158 · 20 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The Council’s decision to end the resident’s previous accommodation and offer him his current property. The landlord’s handling of adaptation works at the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202317016 · 19 Aug 2024
Chesterfield Borough Council (202219761) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concern about the condition of the property when it was let to him in 2014. Reports of repairs, including his concerns about subsidence and contamination in the garden. Concern it …
Case 202219761 · 19 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a mite infestation in her property. The resident’s reports of damp and mould and the associated repairs. The associated complaints.
Case 202307339 · 19 Aug 2024
Stonewater Limited (202323751) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould and various works to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202323751 · 19 Aug 2024
Lewisham Council (202335053) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould in the property. A leak into the property from upstairs. A radiator repair. A replacement bath. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling.
Case 202335053 · 16 Aug 2024
Tower Hamlets Homes (202310957) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the walls when the property was let. Handling of repairs to accommodate a washing machine in the kitchen. This report also looks at the landlord’s …
Case 202310957 · 16 Aug 2024