Housing Ombudsman Decisions

Decision Case ID 202524839 Decision type Investigation Landlord Arun District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background At the time of the complaint, the […]

Decision Case ID 202452047 Decision type Investigation Landlord Darlington Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground‑floor flat […]

Decision Case ID 202338178 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of flats which is accessed through […]

Decision Case ID 202229170 Decision type Investigation Landlord Jigsaw Homes Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident expressed her unhappiness with the neighbourhood safety […]

Decision Case ID 202344511 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground-floor […]

Decision Case ID 202441932 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her young […]

Decision Case ID 202519024 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident complained about delays to boiler repairs and […]

Decision Case ID 202523365 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident has lived in a high-rise flat with […]

Decision Case ID 202417780 Decision type Investigation Landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident reported issues with the occupants of an upstairs […]

Decision Case ID 202334198 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom house. She states that she […]

Decision Case ID 202517455 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of reports of multiple […]

Decision Case ID 202430841 Decision type Investigation Landlord Vivid Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in the property with her 2 sons. The […]

Decision Case ID 202510252 Decision type Investigation Landlord Auxesia Homes Limited Landlord type For profit Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident moved into the property in April 2024 and was the […]

Decision Case ID 202515324 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 January 2026 Background The leaseholder does not live in the property. […]

Decision Case ID 202448332 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident said he experienced antisocial behaviour […]

Decision Case ID 202422848 Decision type Investigation Landlord bpha Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord as he was unhappy with its handling […]

Decision Case ID 202408179 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her 2 adult sons. Her elder son […]

Decision Case ID 202413469 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat. What the complaint […]

Decision Case ID 202513152 Decision type Investigation Landlord ForHousing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident is unhappy with the landlord’s handling of repairs since she […]

Decision Case ID 202440135 Decision type Investigation Landlord GreenSquareAccord Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident was unhappy that the landlord had not repaired a communal […]

Decision Case ID 202334405 Decision type Investigation Landlord Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident reported that there was damp on the […]

Decision Case ID 202438826 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident told the landlord she felt unsafe due to […]

Decision Case ID 202442471 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1st floor 2-bedroom flat. […]

The landlord’s stage 2 response was slightly delayed. However, the responses were thorough and there were no failures identified which would amount to maladministration.

Decision Case ID 202419883 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident has reported damp and mould at the property to the […]

Decision Case ID 202451979 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident moved into the ground floor property in March 2010 and […]

Decision Case ID 202325377 Decision type Investigation Landlord The Guinness Partnership Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident raised a number of concerns about external communal […]

Decision Case ID 202515390 Decision type Investigation Landlord The Guinness Partnership Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2 bed flat with her […]

Decision Case ID 202440895 Decision type Investigation Landlord Amplius Living Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident and her husband are joint tenants of the property […]

Decision Case ID 202339152 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bromford Flagship Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her partner and 4 children in a […]

Decision Case ID 202416573 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat with her 2 young […]

Decision Case ID 202418280 Decision type Investigation Landlord Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her daughter […]

Decision Case ID 202516593 Decision type Investigation Landlord GreenSquareAccord Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident reported that her neighbour was causing anti-social behaviour (ASB), including […]

Decision Case ID 202502287 Decision type Investigation Landlord Halton Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Applicant Date 27 January 2026 Background The applicant’s mother occupied a 3-bedroom house. She died in August 2024. The […]

Decision Case ID 202518163 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her adult […]

Decision Case ID 202440806 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1st floor flat. As part […]

Decision Case ID 202507182 Decision type Investigation Landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1 bedroom flat with her […]

Decision Case ID 202513996 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident has been a tenant of the landlord since […]

Decision Case ID 202433269 Decision type Investigation Landlord Torus62 Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident is unhappy with the way the landlord has responded to […]

Decision Case ID 202523270 Decision type Investigation Landlord Vico Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident moved into the property by a mutual exchange. The […]

Decision Case ID 202506461 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The landlord moved the resident into […]

Decision Case ID 202339997 Decision type Investigation Landlord Canterbury City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident is a secure tenant by […]

Decision Case ID 202417935 Decision type Investigation Landlord Fareham Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The property is a mid-terraced house. The landlord described the walls […]

Decision Case ID 202431475 Decision type Investigation Landlord Midland Heart Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident reported concerns with a leak from the property above […]

Decision Case ID 202414839 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident has lived at the property for over 20 years. […]

Decision Case ID 202417526 Decision type Investigation Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident decided to sell the property in 2020. While preparing the sale, […]

Decision Case ID 202405060 Decision type Investigation Landlord Orbit Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident lives in the property with her 4 children. […]

The landlord acknowledged the delay in providing its complaint responses, recognised its failings and apologised. It also offered proportionate compensation.

Decision Case ID 202418480 Decision type Investigation Landlord Platform Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident previously raised concerns about damp and mould in […]

Decision Case ID 202500381 Decision type Investigation Landlord Plus Dane Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident lived in a 2-bedroom house with his wife […]