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.
16,227
Total Decisions
11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
Severe Cases
Decisions by Year
Top Landlords by Volume
Clarion Housing Association Limited
817
Peabody Trust
522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
517
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
360
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
313
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Common Topics (last 2 years)
Top Landlords
Clarion Housing Association Limited (817)
Peabody Trust (522)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (517)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (360)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (313)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (309)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (299)
Southern Housing (273)
Southwark Council (266)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (239)
Notting Hill Genesis (229)
Showing 592 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
London Borough of Redbridge (202408596)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Bathroom repairs. Window repairs. Mould in the property.
London Borough of Islington (202328765)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Moving to a Property categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Antisocial behaviour (‘ASB’) reports. Request for a management transfer.
Basildon Borough Council (202334594)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs to the property. Damage caused by its contactors to her possessions. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202324870)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Windows and insulation. Damp and mould.
London Borough of Harrow (202305653)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports that her boiler was faulty, including a period when it would not switch off. The resident’s rehousing application. The associated complaints.
London Borough of Lambeth (202308455)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Response in relation to damp and mould; Response in relation to tree works; Response in relation to fencing works; Handling of the complaints process.
Woking Borough Council (202311042)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks causing damp, mould and damage to possessions. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a lack of heating. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
London Borough of Camden Council (202227296)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of the slow flow of hot water. The complaint is also about the landlord’s handling of the complaint and resolution offered.
Haringey London Borough Council (202330177)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The repairs at the property. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202225946)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the front and rear communal door and the resident’s front door. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Newham (202226552)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports regarding: Repairs to the loft hatch and insulation. Plastering in the main bedroom. Fencing in the garden. The neighbour’s overhanging tree. A leak in the bathroom and the subsequent …
London Borough of Redbridge (202400614)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: housing application. reports of damp and mould at the property. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Stevenage Borough Council (202318596)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of fence repairs. response to the resident’s concerns about a structure in a neighbouring garden.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202322792)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s kitchen adaptation request at the property. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202324260)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of tap repairs and the resident’s request for compensation for these. Response to the resident’s reports of poor conduct and communication from its contractor.
London Borough of Hackney (202230472)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the remedial works completed and those still outstanding in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s decant. The landlord’s handling of the resident's complaint. The landlord’s record …
Luton Borough Council (202343510)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of cleaning and maintenance issues in the communal areas and the resident’s concerns about the safety of the building. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202312994)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s personal information. The utility supplier when the resident’s tenancy started. The associated complaint.
Crawley Borough Council (202309971)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a breach of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the conduct of its contractor’s staff. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s …
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202342852)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a leaking roof. Reports of damp and mould in the property. Reports of a leaking radiator. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202234457)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of various repairs to the property including damp and mould in the basement; damp in the upstairs of the property; disrepair to the kitchen; a collapsed basement ceiling; and …
Haringey London Borough Council (202346809)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the impact on the resident’s health of the landlord’s handling of repairs. The complaint is also about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of leaks, damp and mould. concerns about temporary accommodation. We have also …
London Borough of Hackney (202322366)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Request for rehousing due to overcrowding. This report also considers the landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202325599)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: damp and mould. damage to belongings due to the damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Newham (202401727)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Concerns about overcrowding. The investigation has also considered the associated complaint handling.
London Borough of Croydon (202120044)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlords response to the residents requests for: Relocation of electric sockets in the bedroom, kitchen and lounge. Installation of a new electric socket for a helpline box. Bathroom renovation. Improvement works in the kitchen, including: …
London Borough of Hackney (202306139)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be placed on the housing register and for her application to be prioritised. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould and associated remedial repairs …
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202318303)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for the exterior of the block to be painted. Reports concerning the volume of the intercom. Request for hooks to be fitted to the external communal doors. Request for …
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202212904)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of a leak, handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Croydon (202317525)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak from the living room ceiling, and damp and mould within the property. Request for it to carry out repairs to the windows and doors. Reports of …
London Borough of Newham (202212786)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the lift. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s decant. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202332754)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns in respect of his rent arrears, including the support offered by the landlord and his concerns of discrimination. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Ealing (202306717)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s re-housing request. The landlord’s handling of repairs in the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of reports of a silverfish infestation. The …
London Borough of Newham (202205487)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns that it had not renewed her smoke alarms. Formal complaint.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202302793)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to a toilet, including an operative’s conduct. Handing of repairs to a balcony.
London Borough of Croydon (202232244)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to: the external air vent/extractor fan; address the draughty window. The Ombudsman has considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Gosport Borough Council (202338597)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for disabled adaptations. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
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 …
London Borough of Croydon (202323686)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rehousing application. An incident that occurred at its offices. The resident’s reports of damp, mould, and the associated repairs. The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s concern about …
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (202320955)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: Antisocial behaviour (‘ASB’) reports. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Brent (202325045)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs from the start of the tenancy. the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Newham (202215506)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) from his neighbours; Handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Newham (202222349)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handing of: The resident’s requests for documents. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Croydon (202325855)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: breach of a disrepair settlement agreement. handling of temporary accommodation for the resident. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Waltham Forest (202321929)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s management of the resident’s ASB reports. The landlord’s handling of a report that one of its employees assaulted the resident. The landlord’s management of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202303975)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak and associated damp and mould report. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
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 …
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202342331)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
REPORT COMPLAINT 202342331 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 22 August 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
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.
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 …