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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's: Reports about the condition of the windows at the start of the tenancy. Associated complaint.
Case 202308712 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s damaged kitchen floor. The associated complaint.
Case 202300219 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s windows.
Case 202325961 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s driveway. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Case 202325879 · 28 Apr 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A loss of heating and hot water. Delays completing repairs to a burst pipe affecting the car park. Delays completing repairs to a communal window.
Case 202304162 · 28 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about a missed appointment by the landlord’s contractor. The associated complaint.
Case 202321387 · 22 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handing of the resident’s reports of a repair to a shed. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202224796 · 18 Apr 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a roof leak and heating repairs.
Case 202306386 · 11 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202416158 · 3 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and hot water.
Case 202428160 · 31 Mar 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to fix leaks, damp and mould in the riser cupboards. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202320090 · 28 Mar 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the condition of the property when let to the resident and the level of compensation the landlord offered for this.
Case 202307487 · 17 Mar 2025
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for information about the replacement of the kitchen, bathroom, plumbing and electrics in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202302237 · 6 Mar 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about damp and mould in the property.
Case 202207449 · 28 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a roof leak and subsequent repair issues.
Case 202227662 · 28 Feb 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of errors made on the service charge account. Concerns about the level of the management fee charged.
Case 202303026 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlords handling of repairs to plasterwork in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202312816 · 21 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of resident’s report of repairs needed in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202213537 · 20 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the managing agent’s handling of repairs to the electric vehicle (EV) charging point.
Case 202303052 · 7 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs related to damp and mould. the resident’s request for heating in her WC.
Case 202336766 · 31 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about leaks, and damp and mould within the property. Reports of repairs to the balcony, the bathroom ceiling, and the boiler at the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202408396 · 31 Jan 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s requests for repairs to the roof.
Case 202311741 · 14 Jan 2025
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.
Case 202406901 · 7 Nov 2024
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.
Case 202212074 · 31 Oct 2024
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp in her property.
Case 202330311 · 30 Sep 2024
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 …
Case 202227820 · 30 Sep 2024
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 […]
Case 202213299 · 25 Sep 2024
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.
Case 202305118 · 30 Aug 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202229078 · 23 Jul 2024
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.
Case 202324168 · 19 Jul 2024
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.
Case 202312351 · 26 Jun 2024
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.
Case 202218733 · 25 Jun 2024
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.
Case 202321997 · 31 May 2024
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.
Case 202211737 · 20 May 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs to the windows. Formal complaint.
Case 202307713 · 25 Apr 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s service charge queries. The associated complaint.
Case 202305405 · 12 Apr 2024
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the property’s heating and hot water. Complaint handling.
Case 202219957 · 21 Feb 2024
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord letting a property to the resident without a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm.
Case 202314354 · 21 Feb 2024
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s concerns regarding the allocation and size of parking spaces; handling of the resident’s complaints concerning maintenance and refurbishment works.
Case 202208759 · 14 Feb 2024
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a request for a refund of the credit on the rent account.
Case 202202578 · 3 Nov 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s rehousing application. Response to the resident’s complaint.
Case 202200170 · 31 Oct 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a request for a housing transfer and the handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202202099 · 11 Sep 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faulty windows, and its associated repairs.
Case 202207377 · 25 Aug 2023
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Communication about increased service charges. Increase of emergency lighting maintenance costs. Complaint handling.
Case 202211400 · 14 Aug 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s report of defects to bathroom works. The landlord's offer of compensation and its complaint handling.
Case 202214905 · 25 Jul 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202105216 · 20 Apr 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair jobs, specifically concerning appointments and the level of service provided.
Case 202211723 · 17 Mar 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property following damage caused by leaks from the property above.
Case 202016200 · 14 Nov 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leaking bath.
Case 202107191 · 4 Nov 2022
Complaint: Financial
The residents complaint is about the landlord’s handling of fly tipping on the estate and its decision to recharge residents for the removal of dumped rubbish.
Case 202114451 · 25 Oct 2022