Housing Ombudsman Decisions

Decision Case ID 202316026 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 April 2026 Background The resident complained the […]

Decision Case ID 202527711 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The property is a flat in a […]

Decision Case ID 202347827 Decision type Investigation Landlord Woking Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives in the property with his […]

Decision Case ID 202331345 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 February 2026 Background The resident reported a communal […]

Decision Case ID 202441034 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 18 February 2026 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a […]

Decision Case ID 202444059 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom house […]

Decision Case ID 202520647 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her 5 children. […]

Decision Case ID 202401051 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background The resident complained that an appointment was booked for […]

Decision Case ID 202404580 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background The resident’s complaint relates to the […]

Decision Case ID 202347067 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 February 2026 Background The resident, who has a disability, lives […]

Decision Case ID 202344102 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat with […]

Decision Case ID 202329834 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background The resident is elderly and was […]

Decision Case ID 202402942 Decision type Investigation Landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 06 February 2026 Background The resident reported experiencing problems with repairs to her property since […]

The landlord did not meet its stage 1 timescale but acknowledged this failure and offered a reasonable resolution. It met the required timescale at stage 2.

The landlord’s stage 2 response was slightly delayed. However, we do not consider this a failure which would amount to maladministration.

Decision Case ID 202451868 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident says her household includes 2 […]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 202436719 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 January 2026 Background The resident experienced noise nuisance from […]

Decision Case ID 202510277 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 January 2026 Background The property is a flat in […]

Decision Case ID 202502734 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gravesham Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 January 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom bungalow, […]

Decision Case ID 202432059 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 January 2025 Background On 30 September 2024, the resident […]

Decision Case ID 202435900 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 January 2026 Background The resident was unhappy with the landlord’s response to […]

Decision Case ID 202307929 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 January 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]

Decision Case ID 202435231 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 January 2026 Background The resident reported repairs to her […]

Decision Case ID 202425099 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 24 December 2025 Background The resident complained outstanding damp, mould, ceiling, and flooring repairs, […]

Decision Case ID 202501592 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 December 2025 Background The landlord inspected the property in September […]

Decision Case ID 202513407 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat […]

Decision Case ID 202342767 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local authority Occupancy Secure tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident has lived in her flat, which is […]

Decision Case ID 202448818 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in ground floor […]

Decision Case ID 202338295 Decision type Investigation Landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in the property with her partner and […]

Decision Case ID 202315953 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]

Decision Case ID 202335792 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident has been reporting antisocial […]

Decision Case ID 202348222 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]

Decision Case ID 202516094 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident reported antisocial behaviour (ASB) to the landlord between 2021 […]

Decision Case ID 202340320 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a house with […]

Decision Case ID 202512850 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 17 December 2025 Background The leaseholder is the non-resident leaseholder of a 1-bedroom property, of […]

Decision Case ID 202336929 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 December 2025 Background The leaseholder rents out the property […]

Decision Case ID 202400105 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a house with […]

Decision Case ID 202422491 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident reported a leak, broken boiler, […]

Decision Case ID 202412690 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 15 December 2025 Background At the time of this complaint, the […]

Decision Case ID 202448982 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives in the property with […]

Decision Case ID 202334825 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a 3-bedroom, ground […]