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: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident's request for adaptations. The associated complaint.
Case 202406125 · 31 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports about a bathroom leak. Complaint.
Case 202335735 · 30 Jan 2025
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Application for succession of the property. Report of repairs.
Case 202330125 · 22 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a smell in the property.
Case 202405308 · 13 Jan 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs, in particular: The back door. A leak in the kitchen. The bath.
Case 202305921 · 6 Jan 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: Leaks at her property. A rat infestation. Its handling of her decant.
Case 202228963 · 23 Dec 2024
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request that it undertake repairs to her outbuilding. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202302825 · 19 Dec 2024
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour.
Case 202328275 · 16 Dec 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a damaged extraction unit in the property.
Case 202324683 · 4 Dec 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports about drain blockages and smells.
Case 202304405 · 28 Nov 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns after a leak at the property. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202301992 · 22 Nov 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
REPORT COMPLAINT 202234246 The Riverside Group Limited 22 November 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 202234246 · 22 Nov 2024
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.
Case 202411766 · 8 Nov 2024
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 …
Case 202331822 · 28 Oct 2024
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.
Case 202347277 · 25 Oct 2024
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.
Case 202226086 · 30 Aug 2024
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.
Case 202306179 · 12 Jul 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202218923 · 28 Jun 2024
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.
Case 202227119 · 27 Jun 2024
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.
Case 202226680 · 27 Jun 2024
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.
Case 202300662 · 30 May 2024
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.
Case 202220029 · 28 May 2024
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.
Case 202225613 · 22 May 2024
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.
Case 202213948 · 15 May 2024
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. […]
Case 202234700 · 8 May 2024
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks, damp, and mould.
Case 202311150 · 22 Apr 2024
Aster Group Limited (202310554) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord’s handling of reports of repairs to the roof, and damp and mould issues.
Case 202310554 · 9 Apr 2024
Aster Group Limited (202209256) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s prospective purchase of a shared ownership property.
Case 202209256 · 18 Mar 2024
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs required at the property. Request for rehousing.
Case 202231124 · 11 Mar 2024
Abri Group Limited (202206759) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s requests to adapt its communication to meet her accessibility needs. complaint handling.
Case 202206759 · 31 Jan 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports concerning the conduct of its contractor’s staff and the resulting ‘duty of care’ alert raised against the resident by its contractors. The associated complaints.
Case 202212450 · 3 Jan 2024
Abri Group Limited (202126676) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the energy performance of the property including the cost to heat it and condition of the heating system. The landlords handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202126676 · 30 Nov 2023
Livv Housing Group (202216910) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202216910 Livv Housing Group 1 November 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. […]
Case 202216910 · 1 Nov 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s reports of poor quality works and delays to his bathroom renewal. The landlord’s lack of communication in relation to his decant.
Case 202220651 · 25 Sep 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident complained about grounds maintenance in communal areas and the landlord’s response to her request for reimbursement of service charges.
Case 202205948 · 15 Sep 2023
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) from a neighbour, particularly noise nuisance. Whether the soundproofing was installed correctly. The council’s handling of the Community Protection Notice (CPN) and installation of recording …
Case 202208346 · 14 Sep 2023
Aster Group Limited (202104588) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of an infestation. This service has considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202104588 · 7 Sep 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of a loss of the hot water supply within his property between June and July 2022. reports of a loss of the heating and hot water supply within his …
Case 202218055 · 1 Sep 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sales process for the resident’s property.
Case 202213037 · 31 Aug 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s staircasing application.
Case 202215056 · 30 Aug 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident concerning: A lack of heating and hot water in 2020. Repairs to a front door. A lack of heating and hot water and damage to a carpet in 2021.
Case 202121961 · 29 Aug 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s purchase of their home through the Right to Buy scheme.
Case 202120857 · 24 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of a broken toilet within her property. associated complaint.
Case 202210846 · 7 Aug 2023
Orbit Group Limited (202009566) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about: the level of compensation awarded following repairs in the kitchen; and the associated complaint.
Case 202009566 · 10 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom floor.
Case 202215851 · 4 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202215674 · 28 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property’s bathroom.
Case 202215290 · 26 Jun 2023
Settle Group (202211439) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports about the actions of its contractor when carrying out clearance works at the property.
Case 202211439 · 15 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to apply a mould treatment to the felt in the loft rather than replace it.
Case 202125368 · 9 Jun 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s defect repair reports.
Case 202117482 · 8 Jun 2023