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
Peabody Trust (202220019)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the: Accuracy of information presented by the landlord to the resident during the sales process of the property. Landlord’s communication regarding its requirement for the resident to remove a shed from the property’s patio. Landlord’s complaint …
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202311706)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
REPORT COMPLAINT 202311706 Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) 9 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 […]
Westminster City Council (202220310)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about communal cleaning and the associated charges.
Hexagon Housing Association Limited (202302818)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s queries about service charges and the administration of her service charge account. The related complaint.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202307116)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for new keys to his flat and bike shed.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202322974)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Actions regarding the previous resident’s health condition and the handling of the previous resident’s reports of repair issues. Failure to clear the property for a home buyer’s survey prior to the resident moving in. …
Stonewater Limited (202233117)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs in the property.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (202231756)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works to refurbish the resident’s kitchen.
Westminster City Council (202311127)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord's response to reports about the condition of the property and requests for repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Connexus Homes Limited (202227752)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to her furniture due to damp and mould.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202336271)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Request for rehousing due to overcrowding. Reports of mouse infestation. Concerns about the handling of proofing works.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202229078)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Sanctuary Housing Association (202224848)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202324168)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to address a leak from the roof and the associated damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202331902)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould reports. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202307331)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord entering the resident’s garage and disposing of the contents. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Great Places Housing Association (202233150)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of external repairs. The associated complaint.
Onward Homes Limited (202234079)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a lack of hot water in the bathroom. The replacement of a grab rail.
Orbit Group Limited (202306179)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a leak, including reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Harlow District Council (202341933)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks from the roof of his property.
Peabody Trust (202318678)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to an external structure. complaint handling.
Your Housing Limited (202318849)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak, damp, and mould and associated repairs. Associated formal complaint.
Kirklees Council (202234428)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its handling of asbestos in her home.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202218923)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Abri Group Limited (202227119)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repairs reports concerning her previous property.
Orbit Group Limited (202226680)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s complaint about delays repairing the communal roof in his block of flats.
London Borough of Hackney (202312351)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of issues with the communal lighting. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (201902574)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Increase in rent and service charges payable for the property . Communications and complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202218733)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports of concerns about the property it moved her to and its handling of the associated formal complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202321997)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: A leak to the property from the property above the resident. The resident’s reporting of damp and mould.
Waltham Forest Council (202227302)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of planned repairs and improvements in the resident’s property.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202300662)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a faulty boiler and a carbon monoxide detector past its expiry date. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
Islington Council (202227599)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about roof and guttering repairs and leaks at the property.
Orbit Group Limited (202220029)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: Leaks at the property. A defective underfloor heating system.
Leeds City Council (202233265)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202208291)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to carry out repairs to her adapted bathroom. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202339263)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould and associated bathroom repairs at the resident's property. The associated complaint.
ForHousing Limited (202329305)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property.
One Housing Group Limited (202225613)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about metallic elements in her water supply.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202211737)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to an electrical consumer unit in her property catching fire.
Midland Heart Limited (202226563)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to CCTV covering the carpark of the block and the related service charges.
Orbit Group Limited (202213948)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint concerning drainage, and sewage issues at her property.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202329319)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a report of a leak and associated repairs.
Torus62 Limited (202310813)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of mould and damp. Handling of the resident’s reports of damage to her kitchen flooring and washing machine.
Abri Group Limited (202234700)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202234700 Abri Group Limited 8 May 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. […]
Midland Heart Limited (202226268)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of defects reported by the resident of a new build property.
ForHousing Limited (202301498)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s kitchen.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202305427)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould at her previous property.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202310474)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the replacement of the front door. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202307713)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs to the windows. Formal complaint.