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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2,212
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161
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Showing 351 of 16,227 decisions matching "association"

Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to resident reports of an unsafe garden and the level of compensation offered.
Case 202116095 · 29 Jul 2022
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to remove him from the joint tenancy.
Case 202109325 · 26 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of renewal works to the resident’s bathroom. The landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Case 202119209 · 22 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered in relation to the handling of the repair to the boiler and the related formal complaint.
Case 202101317 · 20 Jul 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbouring property.
Case 202122199 · 20 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the plastering and kitchen units in the resident’s property and his concerns about subsidence. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint. The landlord’s handling of the repairs and the resident’s …
Case 202112906 · 19 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to issues raised by the resident after she returned to the property following a decant for repairs.
Case 202014288 · 7 Jul 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to remove the resident’s porch enclosure and replace it with a canopy.
Case 202124840 · 6 Jul 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s claim for damages to reimburse her for the cost of her own contractors’ works to deal with damp and water leaking through her kitchen wall. The resident’s reports of outstanding …
Case 202123056 · 4 Jul 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of no heating.
Case 202126459 · 28 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s fence repair and its communication about this.
Case 202122108 · 23 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of condensation in her property.
Case 202008022 · 17 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202112707 · 30 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The condition of the property at the start of the tenancy and the landlord’s handling of the required repairs. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202112456 · 29 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of it being excessively cold in the property. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202106329 · 27 May 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from the communal door. The landlord’s complaint handling
Case 202112605 · 27 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of leaks into the property and how it handled repairs to resolve the issue.
Case 202104441 · 26 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident's flooring. The associated complaint.
Case 202120335 · 25 May 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning the repairs and security of the communal bin store. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202121220 · 25 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to:
Case 202103417 · 16 May 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise transference from her neighbour’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202104887 · 14 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the removal of a hanging unit above the resident’s cooker.
Case 202113615 · 13 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the bathroom extractor fan. Repairs to the back door. Damp and mould in the property.
Case 202121475 · 12 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation that the landlord has offered to the resident for the delay in repairing a faulty external door that did not lock.
Case 202108929 · 6 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202101314 · 20 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015561 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 April 2022 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 202015561 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The completeness of information/disclosure provided to the resident’s legal team as part of the disrepair claim. The landlord's views of the facts of the case and the subsequent level of compensation.
Case 202011955 · 1 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s decisions regarding replacing the windows in the resident’s home.
Case 202118932 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about the communal window cleaning service. The resident’s concerns about its lack of communal cleaning services and its administration of her service charges for these.
Case 202102780 · 30 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from the roof of the property.
Case 202112683 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak and the level of compensation offered. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202116441 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: T he landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a breakdown of their service charges and increase in charges. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s instructions to market the resident’s property on the resident’s behalf. The …
Case 202101951 · 25 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for an adaptation of the communal front door. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202109528 · 24 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained about the replacement of her windows.
Case 202013334 · 11 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about:
Case 202100147 · 7 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a kitchen unit replacement.
Case 202110192 · 4 Mar 2022
Peabody Trust (202013016) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a dispute from the Resident’s Association concerning the cost of major works.
Case 202013016 · 28 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: boiler repairs at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202110164 · 25 Feb 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
REPORT COMPLAINT 202107098 Clarion Housing Association Limited 11 February 2022 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 202107098 · 11 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: a repair to the resident’s central heating thermostat and her request for compensation related to this. A repair to the wastewater.
Case 202110750 · 10 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's response to: The leaseholder’s request for information regarding service charges. The leaseholder’s complaint. All the landlord’s complaint responses were outside of the timescales given in its complaints policy. The delay in the first response …
Case 202004890 · 8 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a window.
Case 202119560 · 7 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the: reasonableness of the service charge for the year 2019-2020. information provided about the service charge, specifically the administration of the resident’s service charges and the timeliness of the information provided by the landlord.
Case 202114373 · 2 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a faulty boiler.
Case 202113286 · 27 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202103528 · 24 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint was about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202008536 · 21 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202014623 · 7 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the: level of grounds maintenance service charges. landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the standard of the grounds maintenance.
Case 202101927 · 28 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s parking arrangements. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202012309 · 18 Nov 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a leak at a neighbouring property and the subsequent repairs and associated damage. Complaint handling. Response to the resident’s reports of a leak at the property which occurred …
Case 202001355 · 12 Nov 2021