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
Unity Housing Association Limited (202119565)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about her ‘Right to Acquire’ application.
Westminster City Council (202211077)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak in the building that affected the resident’s property.
Catalyst Housing Limited (202118576)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
REPORT COMPLAINT 202118576 Catalyst Housing Limited 23 May 2023 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. […]
Waltham Forest Council (202221278)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damage to the guttering and brickwork at her property.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202119211)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord providing transportation for the resident to view a property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Peabody Trust (201903951)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of allegations of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Southern Housing Group Limited (202220225)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of plastering works in the resident’s property.
Tower Hamlets Homes (202207760)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about his water supply being turned off without notice.
Wandle Housing Association Limited (202011182)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s ongoing issues with heating and hot water.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202103858)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202103858 Clarion Housing Association 18 May 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining […]
Southern Housing (202218045)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of ASB issues including the smoking of cannabis and noise nuisance.
Newcastle City Council (202123255)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of a dispute regarding access to the resident’s garden.
Peabody Trust (202128172)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The condition of the windows at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Hexagon Housing Association Limited (202215395)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of repairs to the resident's boiler.
South Tyneside Council (202119356)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs following the resident’s reports of damp in her bathroom. The removal of fly-tipped waste left in the resident’s garden. The resident’s reports of pests within the property and the level of …
West Kent Housing Association (202220036)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord following repairs and maintenance to the car park streetlighting.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202200147)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: The conduct of the landlord’s staff. Record keeping concerning a previous survey. The landlord's response to the reports of outstanding repairs to the kitchen and bathroom. Advice relating …
Midland Heart Limited (202111694)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repairs to the resident’s external doors and roof.
Midland Heart Limited (202202815)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance. the landlords handling of the associated complaint.
Peabody Trust (202127764)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about landlord’s handling of:
Home Group Limited (202114889)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a kitchen refurbishment.
Legal and General Affordable Homes (202205814)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A repair of the resident's bath. The resident's request for aids and adaptations.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202200124)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to repairs to the resident’s oil tank.
Home Group Limited (202203091)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered for the landlord’s acknowledged service failures relating to the repair of the boiler at the property. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202122181)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The replacement of the windows in the resident’s property. The resident’s concerns about new issues with the back door of her property. The resident’s reports of the windows in her property being …
LiveWest Homes Limited (202117485)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a potential offer of accommodation to the resident.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202214376)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s ventilation system. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Newlon Housing Trust (202125596)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repairs reports.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202105216)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202206997)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202206997 Clarion Housing Association Limited 9 March 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
Wakefield And District Housing Limited (202124480)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s application to install a driveway. The associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202203423)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of loss of hot water from the kitchen tap. The associated complaint.
Home Group Limited (202008075)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of her neighbour’s garden and foxes gaining access into her garden.
Orbit Group Limited (202201795)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
Vivid Housing Limited (202207186)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and the subsequent amount of compensation it offered.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202202993)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding her service charge in the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202125676)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s concerns relating to the communal electricity in the building being suppled from the resident’s meter. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
Golding Homes Limited (202220971)
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 front door.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202123314)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The increase in service charges for the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the service charges and reported reduction in services. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The Havebury Housing Partnership (202204113)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour, including noise nuisance.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202205106)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the handling of repairs to the property following a leak, the condition of the property when handed back to the resident and the level of compensation offered by the landlord.
Derby Homes Limited (202206945)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of mould in his property.
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202118215)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the delays in the resident’s move to a new property owned by the landlord.
Westminster City Council (202109272)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to a skylight in the leaseholder’s property.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202211147)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s former leasehold property. the associated complaint.
Stockport Homes Limited (202213370)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the roof of the resident’s property.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202125560)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the valuation of the resident’s property, and the extension of the lease.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202216500)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord following a water leak in the resident’s property.
Longhurst Group Limited (202204944)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the condition of the storage heaters within the property and their subsequent energy usage.
Aster Group Limited (202209004)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202209004 Aster Housing Group Limited 2 September 2022 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what […]