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 1,173 of 16,227 decisions matching "about"
Southern Housing (202223608)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for service charge information.
Vico Homes Limited (202317417)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Information held on its records and sharing of information. Reports of a leak to the resident’s bedroom ceiling. The resident’s Right to Acquire (RTA) application. The resident’s report of antisocial behaviour (ASB). …
Brighter Places (202319862)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a water leak, subsequent remedial repairs and damage to the carpet at the resident’s property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202322227)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202336494)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak to the roof and the associated repairs within the property. Associated complaint.
Incommunities Limited (202411510)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of communications regarding temporary accommodation between October 2023 and January 2024.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202316825)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the applicant’s request to succeed the property.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202316180)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s request for a management pack during the sale of her property. We have also considered how the landlord handled the complaint.
Sparrow Shared Ownership Limited (202309277)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Defects the resident reported at his property. The resident’s parking allocation. The associated complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202231388)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s toilet. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited (202322513)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for the installation of an electric charging port.
Stonewater Limited (202336531)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of water ingress at the property.
Orbit Group Limited (202318854)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the safety of the glass panels on the balconies of the flats at her development.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202331458)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Service charge queries. Associated formal complaint.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202306482)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Level and increase of service charges. Handling of requests for information about service charges. Complaint handling.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202321836)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the bathroom.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202326016)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that other tenants were throwing cigarette butts onto her balcony.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202331192)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a new bathroom.
Stonewater Limited (202302280)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202307487)
Reasonable Redress
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.
Peabody Trust (202314939)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about service charges and the resident’s concerns that the landlord had mislaid her direct debit form. How the landlord calculated the resident’s service charges. The landlord’s handling of …
The Extracare Charitable Trust (202319027)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about excessive heat in the property.
Abri Group Limited (202234501)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to external lighting, a toilet cistern, the back gate, the garden fence, and the front door canopy. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Midland Heart Limited (202326767)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for the removal of her phone number from the landlord’s system. The associated complaint.
Regenda Limited (202300456)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of an additional handrail/banister on a communal staircase.
Southern Housing (202330144)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s direct debit payments. Complaint handling.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202323177)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about how the landlord handled repairs to the resident’s front and back doors.
Peabody Trust (202308551)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs and damage to the property following a long term temporary move to carry out major repair works. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the …
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (202233574)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: An appointment to inspect the disability adaptations in the resident’s home. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202302237)
Reasonable Redress
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.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202314328)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Eastlight Community Homes Limited (202313995)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak in the resident’s property and the associated repairs.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202231359)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns regarding the neighbour’s use of commercial vehicles and allocated car parking spaces. The complaint and level of compensation offered.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202320698)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about service charges.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202317915)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cracked walls in the property.
London Borough of Hackney (202207449)
Reasonable Redress
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.
London Borough of Hackney (202227662)
Reasonable Redress
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.
Peabody Trust (202316568)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about its service charges including cost of communal lighting being connected to his utility meter.
Plus Dane Housing Limited (202303061)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about asbestos removal at her property in April 2023. The resident’s reports of black dust in her loft space in December 2023.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202234694)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the property’s front door. Complaint handling.
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202317828)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the property condition.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202303026)
Reasonable Redress
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.
Peabody Trust (202221599)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of issues he reported with the cleaning service in his building, including its decision to share his name and address with its cleaning contractor.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202317224)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s report of a leak in the communal area and request for compensation.
Westward Housing Group Limited (202312923)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about its contractor’s conduct and its subsequent offer of compensation.
LiveWest Homes Limited (202317217)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning its member of staff’s conduct.
Places for People Group Limited (202223965)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s stairlift. Complaint handling.
Sovereign Network Homes (Former Network Homes) (202315902)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the balcony door lock. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Together Housing Association Limited (202301946)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of problems with the car parking facilities and her request for a disabled parking space.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202319186)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about reported delays in communication from the landlord during the sale of the shared-ownership property, and the impact of these delays.