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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11,758
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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Heating and hot water repairs. The resident’s service charge queries. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202220737 · 11 Oct 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an infestation of rats and mice.
Case 202307719 · 11 Oct 2024
Peabody Trust (202306657) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak from the property above. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202306657 · 8 Oct 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Response to the resident’s reports of the property being overcrowded. Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
Case 202336541 · 4 Oct 2024
Peabody Trust (202307369) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Administration of the resident’s service charge account. Handling of the resident’s reports of a repair to the communal lift. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202307369 · 4 Oct 2024
Peabody Trust (202309310) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of bedbugs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202309310 · 4 Oct 2024
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns in respect of moving to the property and the handling of repairs. Response to the resident’s reports of issues with the boiler. Knowledge and information management. Complaint handing.
Case 202231020 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould. Repairs to a storage heater. Overcrowding in the property. His complaint.
Case 202302258 · 30 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for repairs to a boundary wall and fencing. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202128367 · 26 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports about damp and mould in the property; request for a mutual exchange. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202332398 · 26 Sep 2024
Peabody Trust (202340829) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about her medical assessment. Handling of reports of ventilation issues at the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202340829 · 20 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of delays in installing adaptations in his home. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202218563 · 17 Sep 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: request to be rehoused, and associated staff conduct; concerns regarding rent arrears; associated complaint.
Case 202313577 · 17 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
Peabody Trust (202232832) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident's queries about the service charge for 2021-22 including her request for a breakdown of the actual costs. the resident’s complaint.
Case 202232832 · 11 Sep 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of window repairs and associated reports of damp and mould . Complaint handling.
Case 202305315 · 10 Sep 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the dishwasher, washing machine and underfloor heating repair. An infestation of mice. A repair to a leaking waste pipe and hole in the living room wall. The Ombudsman has also …
Case 202217811 · 31 Aug 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise nuisance. The associated complaint.
Case 202346332 · 31 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
Peabody Trust (202405173) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of various repairs caused by a leak. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202405173 · 27 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Heating repairs. Bedroom window repairs. The resident’s formal complaint.
Case 202303364 · 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: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202316059 London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) 21 August 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances […]
Case 202316059 · 21 Aug 2024
Peabody Trust (202323991) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of window repairs and queries relating to replacement windows. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaints. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202323991 · 20 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of outstanding works relating to subsidence of the property. Request for permanent rehousing instead of a temporary decant. Reports of a roof leak and associated damp and mould. Associated …
Case 202336460 · 13 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Repairs to the front metal gate obstructing access to and from the property. A request to install a stair banister and a wheelchair ramp. Reports of a pest infestation. A leak from …
Case 202331279 · 8 Aug 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about: The landlord’s management of patio door repairs. The landlord’s response to reports of an ongoing sewage leak.
Case 202405141 · 6 Aug 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
This investigation is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about one of its officers. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202225451 · 31 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of heating and hot water loss. Reports of gas leaks. A report of a damaged tumble drier and a boiler leak. Reports of boiling water causing burns from the shower. Reports …
Case 202309023 · 31 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a back door replacement. Handling of the resident’s rehousing request. Complaint handling.
Case 202316143 · 31 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the boiler. Repairs to the windows. Damp and mould. A pest issue. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint and the level of compensation offered.
Case 202333852 · 31 Jul 2024
Peabody Trust (202301587) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in the property and the associated damage caused. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202301587 · 31 Jul 2024
Peabody Trust (202342924) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of damp and mould in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202342924 · 31 Jul 2024
Saffron Housing Trust Limited (202221326) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202221326 · 31 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs. the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202225580 · 30 Jul 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The installation of fiber-optic cables. The level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of the complaint about a noisy boiler and the loss of heating and hot water. The Ombudsman has also considered the …
Case 202339619 · 30 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs required in the property’s kitchen. The resident’s reports of a rodent infestation. The associated formal complaint.
Case 202233774 · 29 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of draughts from the bedroom windows. The complaint.
Case 202307643 · 29 Jul 2024
Peabody Trust (202320016) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak from the roof resulting in damp and mould in the property. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202320016 · 29 Jul 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of anti-social behaviour (ASB) reported by the resident. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202316685 · 25 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about wheelchair accessibility and request for adaptations. Reports of delays in repairing a gate. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202301941 · 24 Jul 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of a reported noise nuisance. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Case 202221241 · 11 Jul 2024
Peabody Trust (202210783) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Various repairs in the resident’s home, including but not limited to: Roof and guttering repairs. A boiler repair. Repairs to cracked stair treads. Bathroom repairs. A repair to the party wall in …
Case 202210783 · 11 Jul 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs to the balcony door. Repairs following a bathroom leak. Repairs to communal windows Overflowing bins and grounds maintenance. The associated complaint. Repairs to the communal entrance door.
Case 202225494 · 28 Jun 2024
Peabody Trust (202204552) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of repairs within the property, mainly a broken shower head and blocked waste pipe. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlords complaints handling and record keeping.
Case 202204552 · 28 Jun 2024
Peabody Trust (202303265) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's reports about repairs in her property including: damp and mould. a collapsed ceiling and associated structural issues. The landlord’s complaint handling The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 202303265 · 28 Jun 2024
Peabody Trust (202313506) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Antisocial behaviour (ASB). Fly-tipping in the communal garden. An authorised shed in the communal space. Pests. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202313506 · 27 Jun 2024
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Request for windows to be replaced. Concerns about racism and discrimination. Concerns about being decanted. Formal complaint.
Case 202319847 · 26 Jun 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The request for remedial repairs to the kitchen extractor fan. The replacement of the kitchen sub floor. The request for replacement of the shower cubicle in the downstairs bathroom. The request for …
Case 202233154 · 26 Jun 2024