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
Incommunities Limited (202309239)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's enquiries about her rent account and payments.
Southwark Council (202415988)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's response to his request for compensation for the loss of communal heating and hot water.
Stevenage Borough Council (202416582)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about water charges within their rent.
Stonewater Limited (202445844)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The resident’s concerns regarding the level of support provided by the landlord and the service charges for this support. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the conduct of its staff. The landlord’s handling of …
London Borough of Enfield (202332101)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of energy efficiency works at the resident’s property.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202343866)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating system and the compensation it offered.
Notting Hill Genesis (202419691)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about: the service charge account for the financial year 2022 to 2023. the service charge account for the financial year 2024 to 2025.
Southern Housing (202337196)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of repairs and the associated temporary move. The resident’s complaint.
Sovereign Network Homes (202446672)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202322523)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s service charge queries.
Citizen Housing Group Limited (202443564)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202338200)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Structural issues with an external wall. Damp and mould and its repair of the associated leaks. A loss of heating and hot water following a repair.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202420670)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident concerning the letting condition and her repairs reports.
Moat Homes Limited (202421788)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of concerns regarding the condition of the property when let and its delivery of repairs.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202422438)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's rent account. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202448810)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the windows and external doors . The …
Amplius Living (202321541)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about its contractor’s conduct in his home during a gas safety inspection.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202325759)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to be moved to alternative accommodation. The landlord’s handling of the complaint has also been considered.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202318542)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s repair requests, including: Noise nuisance from an extractor fan Faulty communal lights Emergency lift repairs The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202419490)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of: the resident’s reports of repairs and requests for compensation. the resident’s complaints.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202420940)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof repair, and the resident’s reports of damp and mould at her property.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202441504)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
REPORT COMPLAINT 202441504 Sanctuary Housing Association 15 August 2025 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. […]
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202347800)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about her garden path.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202405704)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould and replacement of the resident’s balcony door.
Housing 21 (202347346)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the resident’s report of the landlord’s response about: The rent account. A community bike project. Parking. Damage to a carpet following a leak.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202422397)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a defective toilet.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202325350)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a wet room leak.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202422571)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about the communal lighting. Associated complaint.
Vivid Housing Limited (202442788)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the resident’s reports of floods affecting the property.
Yorkshire Housing Limited (202442850)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about domestic abuse.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202340788)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repairs to the resident’s shower.
The Riverside Group Limited (202329952)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Service charge account. Concerns about the standard of cleaning to the communal areas.
Acis Group Limited (202413228)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for compensation for damage to personal belongings and for cleaning costs.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202326721)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the: Landlord’s handling of the intended removal the resident’s vehicle. Landlord’s use of an alleged illegal contractor and the legality of its actions. Legality of the contractor’s actions in removing, storing, and charging for storage of …
Ashford Borough Council (202433225)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB), by a neighbour between August 2024 and November 2024.
Plus Dane Housing Limited (202325300)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for compensation following a kitchen replacement.
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202440443)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the handover of the property and the resident’s reports of defects.
Homes Plus Limited (202340264)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Roof repairs and associated damp and mould. The complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202334288)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about a water tank, a hot water cylinder, and pipework lagging, and its compensation for these.
Midland Heart Limited (202327494)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports about a leak. the associated complaint.
Newcastle City Council (202427543)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about her move, repairs at the new property, and her request for a single point of contact.
Notting Hill Genesis (202332704)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be moved to a property with a wet room. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202443255)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a roof leak.
Birmingham City Council (202403026)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
London Borough of Islington (202426388)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Her personal belongings being lost whilst being transferred into temporary accommodation. Damp and mould within the property. Drainage issues in the kitchen. A boiler repair and being without …
Poplar Housing And Regeneration Community Association Limited (202331942)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s antisocial behaviour (ASB) and parking management concerns, and her associated complaints.
The Riverside Group Limited (202423021)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak and associated repairs.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202214684)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of outstanding repairs to the bedroom. Associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202434063)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the heat supply charges for the property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint.
Selwood Housing Society Limited (202414890)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about pests and weeds, subsidence, repairs at his home, and his concerns about roof safety.