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: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of multiple repair issues reported by the resident including leaks in the living room and kitchen, draughts from the windows and front door; heating in the property, broken floorboards, and electrics. The landlord's …
Case 201702731 · 31 Oct 2022
Livv Housing Group (202207745) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the repairs carried out to the bathroom tiling within the property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202207745 · 31 Oct 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when it was let to her. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a mouldy kitchen. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s …
Case 202102177 · 28 Oct 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of noise nuisance from his upstairs neighbour. Request for soundproofing in the property. Reports of inadequate heating in the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202121057 · 28 Oct 2022
Southampton City Council (202100164) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Handling of the resident’s request to be moved to a new property. Complaints handling.
Case 202100164 · 27 Oct 2022
Southern Housing Group Limited (202008842) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about: The works the landlord completed to the loft space. The landlord’s handling of works to the radiators in the property. The landlord’s response to the representative’s request to be added as either a joint tenant or, …
Case 202008842 · 26 Oct 2022
East Devon District Council (202012631) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) perpetrated by a neighbour, specifically, noise nuisance. The resident’s reports of an extensively overgrown garden. The resident’s reports of an issue with a drain at …
Case 202012631 · 21 Oct 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Concerns about the condition of the property at the start of the tenancy. Reports of repairs.
Case 202109268 · 17 Oct 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s reports of a pest infestation at the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202201210 · 10 Oct 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: The increase in service charges for the property. The time taken to deliver and the information contained within the landlord’s service charge invoices. The landlord’s handling of the …
Case 202106528 · 10 Oct 2022
Longhurst Group Limited (202200741) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The resident’s reports about the heating at the property. The resident’s request for a decant (temporary move). The resident’s application for a …
Case 202200741 · 3 Oct 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: Reports of faulty electrics at the property. Reports regarding the communal and bin doors being broken and accessed by non-residents. The related complaint.
Case 202107046 · 30 Sep 2022
London Borough of Ealing (202103780) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of remedial works following a leak to the boiler. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a faulty boiler. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of overflowing …
Case 202103780 · 30 Sep 2022
Onward Homes Limited (202013668) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the property’s gate following a burglary. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about her boiler. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for additional security measures and a management …
Case 202013668 · 30 Sep 2022
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202108980) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks into the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202108980 · 29 Sep 2022
Lambeth Council (201907909) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp in the resident’s property and the length of time taken to complete repairs. The resident’s enquiries about a service charge bill.
Case 201907909 · 28 Sep 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord in response to the concerns raised about the windows in the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202012396 · 26 Sep 2022
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202001300) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The smell of petrol fumes from his neighbour’s property. Noise nuisance.
Case 202001300 · 23 Sep 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of back surging sewage in the property; Complaint handling.
Case 202104577 · 23 Sep 2022
Midland Heart Limited (202200019) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to her porch roof, leaks inside her property, and hanging wires; complaints handling.
Case 202200019 · 23 Sep 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s concerns that the property was incorrectly advertised as having access to a driveway; reimbursement and communication of its goodwill offer relating to application fees.
Case 202128382 · 13 Sep 2022
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202127664) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The resident’s concerns about visits made to their property by the landlord. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s porch. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202127664 · 12 Sep 2022
Vivid Housing Limited (202118947) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for it to replace damaged flooring and cupboards at his property following a leak there. The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests to replace the turf in his property’s …
Case 202118947 · 12 Sep 2022
Livv Housing Group (202125700) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord: responded to the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. how it handled the associated repairs.
Case 202125700 · 9 Sep 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A gas leak that impacted the residents health. The length of time it took to repair the heating and hot water system. Damp issues. The conduct of the …
Case 202012071 · 8 Sep 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the guttering and downpipes at the resident’s property and the compensation offered for delay. The landlord’s response to the concerns raised about internal damage to the resident’s property. The landlord’s …
Case 201916107 · 7 Sep 2022
Southwark Council (202102649) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s housing application. A pest infestation in the resident’s property. The resident’s reports of unacceptable staff conduct demonstrated by the Housing Officer.
Case 202102649 · 2 Sep 2022
Eastbourne Borough Council (202112042) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the guttering at the resident’s property and its response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the installation of a kitchen extractor fan. The landlord’s …
Case 202112042 · 1 Sep 2022
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202106939) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s property. The resident’s request to be rehoused, including whether the landlord has considered her vulnerabilities when assessing whether she should be rehoused. An infestation of pests.
Case 202106939 · 1 Sep 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the replacement of an extractor fan in the bathroom of the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling in relation to the resolution it offered.
Case 202126272 · 1 Sep 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property including her understanding that it was in a noise-controlled area. Handling of the resident’s reports of various repair issues including those relating to …
Case 202009510 · 31 Aug 2022
Peabody Trust (202112807) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: Noise nuisance from a scrapyard near the property. The sale of the property to the resident. The associated formal complaint into these matters.
Case 202112807 · 31 Aug 2022
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (202113456) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of water ingress. The resident’s reports concerning the lift shaft, broken Perspex, trees outside the property and damp and mould. The associated complaint.
Case 202113456 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress, damp, and other repairs to the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s temporary decant and his request for a permanent move. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202111856 · 30 Aug 2022
Lambeth Council (202108805) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint was about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding the removal of the neighbour’s garden wall. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202108805 · 26 Aug 2022
Stafford & Rural Homes (202110240) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: resident’s reports of the outstanding repairs required to the property resident’s request to be transferred. the related complaint.
Case 202110240 · 25 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports; adaptations to the resident’s property; the related complaint.
Case 202112342 · 23 Aug 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: repairs required to the electrics in the property including the associated removal of asbestos material. clearance of rubbish from the garden the related complaint.
Case 202101814 · 22 Aug 2022
Richmondshire District Council (202104410) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about: Whether the resident was given the opportunity to postpone the works to her bathroom in January 2021. A discrepancy between the Risk Assessment and Method Statement for those works. Rubbish being left in the resident’s property …
Case 202104410 · 22 Aug 2022
Wolverhampton City Council (202113087) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of rubble in her rear garden; concerns about the landlord’s operatives attending unannounced; reports of a rodent infestation; request to for a property transfer. The complaint is also about …
Case 202113087 · 18 Aug 2022
Vivid Housing Limited (202120265) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould within the property. Repairs needed to the communal lifts within the building and the support offered to the resident. The resident’s request for a management …
Case 202120265 · 17 Aug 2022
Catalyst Housing Limited (202114965) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s concerns regarding the temperature in one of the bedrooms in the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202114965 · 16 Aug 2022
Town and Country Housing (202121309) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s reports of being exposed to Covid-19 by a contractor . Repairs required in the resident’s former property. The associated complaint.
Case 202121309 · 15 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of a rat infestation; response to the resident’s request for garden works; handling of various reported repairs to the property’s plumbing and heating systems; handling of the resident’s concerns around anti-social behaviour (ASB); …
Case 202103674 · 12 Aug 2022
Citizen Housing (202125268) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: A leak into the property and the resident’s request for compensation for the damage this caused. The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The associated formal complaint.
Case 202125268 · 11 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a mouse infestation. Handling of repair reports, including relating to damp and mould in the property and a faulty kitchen light. Handling of the resident’s complaint and its …
Case 202006660 · 11 Aug 2022
Two Rivers Housing (202127014) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s: request for a replacement door; reports of heating issues in the property.
Case 202127014 · 11 Aug 2022
Lambeth Council (202002809) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and repairs required to fencing and windows at the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of a vacant, neighbouring property. The landlord’s …
Case 202002809 · 9 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs at the resident’s property. The landlord's response to the resident’s assertion that his property was illegal and in breach of the Decent Homes Standard, the Building Act 1984, and unsafe in …
Case 202012550 · 1 Aug 2022
Westminster City Council (202111322) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s report of a leak at her property. The associated complaint.
Case 202111322 · 1 Aug 2022