Housing Ombudsman Decisions

Decision Case ID 202500535 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her children […]

The landlord did not follow its complaints policy. For example, it added an unnecessary extra stage which delayed resolution and increased effort for the resident. While it offered some compensation, it did not fully recognise the impact of its failings …

Decision Case ID 202329214 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident told the landlord that a leak was coming through […]

Decision Case ID 202450546 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident reported incidents of anti‑social […]

Decision Case ID 202341248 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The property is a flat. It receives heating and hot […]

Decision Case ID 202440462 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat on […]

Decision Case ID 202507307 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 December 2025 Background The resident was allocated a property for […]

Decision Case ID 202506435 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident reported a damp smell coming […]

Decision Case ID 202509792 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident has lived at a 1-bedroom semi-detached bungalow since 2019. […]

Decision Case ID 202504764 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom mid-terrace property with her daughter. […]

Decision Case ID 202504809 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]

Decision Case ID 202405953 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The landlord has told us that the resident advised it that […]

Decision Case ID 202419305 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident has lived in her 3-bedroom flat since 2001. The flat […]

Decision Case ID 202419538 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident’s daughter raised the complaint […]

Decision Case ID 202341112 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident is a joint leaseholder of […]

Decision Case ID 202453379 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bed […]

Decision Case ID 202432723 Decision type Investigation Landlord Swindon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The property is a 3-bedroom house. The landlord […]

Decision Case ID 202442873 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her […]

Decision Case ID 202502469 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident rents her property to a […]

Decision Case ID 202439114 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]

Decision Case ID 202334994 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Redbridge Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background In July 2022 the resident reported […]

Decision Case ID 202440050 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident lived alone in a ground […]

Decision Case ID 202430563 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 November 2025 Background The leaseholder lets her property to tenants. She contacted the landlord in […]

Decision Case ID 202336114 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident has lived in the property, […]

Decision Case ID 202415671 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a flat owned by the […]

Decision Case ID 202407113 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat. […]

Decision Case ID 202450843 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident moved into the property […]

Decision Case ID 202425925 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202342211 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 20 November 2025 Background In February 2023 the resident told the […]

Decision Case ID 202513388 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type ALMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident experienced noise transference issues caused by her neighbour’s lifestyle and […]

Decision Case ID 202427609 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident moved into the property and […]

Decision Case ID 202442937 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a house. The ground […]

Decision Case ID 202315690 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 17 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat within […]

Decision Case ID 202414070 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]

Decision Case ID 202407347 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 November 2025 Background The resident has lived in the property, […]

Decision Case ID 202428526 Decision type Investigation Landlord Blackpool Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 November 2025 Background The resident lives at the property, a 1-bedroom […]

The landlord recognised its failing and offered suitable redress.

Decision Case ID 202335928 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 November 2025 Background The property is a […]

Decision Case ID 202429645 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 07 November 2025 Background The resident raised concerns about damp, mould, and a pest […]

Decision Case ID 202318239 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 4-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202409223 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 November 2025 Background The resident lives in the property, […]

Decision Case ID 202343086 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 4 November 2025 Background The resident is a secure tenant […]

Decision Case ID 202306969 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 3 November 2025 Background Before moving to the property, the resident was living with her […]

Decision Case ID 202401024 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 3 November 2025 Background The property is a first-floor 4-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202341071 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202426456 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat. […]

Decision Case ID 202427344 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202346831 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background This complaint is about issues that […]

Decision Case ID 202430607 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident was unhappy with the […]

Decision Case ID 202411824 Decision type Investigation Landlord Darlington Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bed ground floor […]