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 1,419 of 16,227 decisions
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202307928)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a leak in the property and the associated repairs. The decant of the resident into temporary accommodation. The resident’s claim for compensation for damage to his personal possessions.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202339246)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s balcony door. The associated complaint.
Orbit Group Limited (202411766)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a missed heating contractor appointment.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202406901)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: A recurring leak from the balcony resulting in damp and mould throughout the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Stonewater Limited (202403307)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak in the resident’s property and the associated damp and mould. The subsequent complaint.
Onward Homes Limited (202228606)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding a conifer tree in front of his property.
Town and Country Housing (202226449)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of leaks, damp and mould.
Islington Council (202403851)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour and noise disturbance.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202212074)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of problems with the heating and hot water system.
Peabody Trust (202222526)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of issues with communal lifts. Associated formal complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202346798)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The associated complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202217436)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of reports of a leak.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202331822)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The resident’s report of a data protection breach by the landlord. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by a neighbour, including the meeting it arranged for the parties to sign an …
Orbit Group Limited (202347277)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of squirrels and mice in her property.
Regenda Limited (202342306)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: a leak within the hallway of his property. damp in his bedroom.
Karbon Homes Limited inc Byker Community Trust (202346160)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak into the property and subsequent damp and mould.
Tower Hamlets Community Housing (202344665)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about streetlights including how this report related to the way the landlord collected service charges, the resident’s report of the landlord providing him with inaccurate information and the …
Estuary Housing Association Limited (202310898)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the trickle vent above the living room window of the property.
Lambeth Council (202310071)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of boiler repairs required in the property. Associated formal complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202304073)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the replacement of the front door of the resident’s property.
Peabody Trust (202214147)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports about the standard of communal cleaning, security of the bin store, and communication. Associated formal complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202216639)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks from the roof and interior damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord's complaint handling.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202337655)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of multiple outstanding repairs to the property. Associated formal complaint.
London Borough of Islington (202330311)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp in her property.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202227820)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of issues in relation to her heating and hot water systems in terms of and including the resident’s distress and inconvenience, missed appointments delays, and the vulnerability of …
Sanctuary Housing Association (202341884)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about: damp and mould; bedbugs; complaints handling.
Cottsway Housing Association Limited (202303048)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a replacement tap. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Brent (202213299)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202213299 London Borough of Brent 25 September 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 case. This […]
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202346699)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about damp and mould.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202337287)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Report of a leak into the property and associated communication. Associated formal complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202214581)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s concerns about: rehousing; repairs and pest issues in the property; decants; complaints handling.
Westminster City Council (202334043)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs needed to the property after the start of the tenancy. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202214511)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202214511 Clarion Housing Association Limited 10 September 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 […]
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202233892)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for reimbursement for damage to her carpets.
Homes Plus Limited (202233833)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak to the roof at her property.
London Borough of Brent (202305118)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The associated complaint.
Orbit Group Limited (202226086)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair works needed to the heating system in the property.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202308691)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair issues in her property.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202315404)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of no heating or hot water at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Islington Council (202346506)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress to the property.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202325736)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour.
Sovereign Network Homes (Former Network Homes) (202309571)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould in the resident’s property.
Onward Homes Limited (202305336)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning a leak, damp, and mould at her property.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202342149)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that the property was not in a liveable standard when let.
Islington Council (202341765)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of issues with the heating and hot water system.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202345782)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damage caused to the resident’s property following a sewage leak due to a blocked communal stack pipe.
Connexus Homes Limited (202324193)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of excess cold, poor insulation, draughty windows and doors, and its communication and complaint handling.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202342922)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident's reports about window repairs. The landlord's response to the resident's reports about a missed appointment. The landlord's complaint handling.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202221064)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about issues with her rent/online account details; response to the resident’s reports about asbestos; complaints handling.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202224892)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s: Reports of heating repairs. Associated complaint.