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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Showing 468 of 16,227 decisions matching "property"

Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the property’s hot water system. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202115334 · 16 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to install a dropped kerb and driveway at the property.
Case 202114858 · 9 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damaged items following a leak at the property
Case 202111282 · 3 Mar 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: delays to his property transfer; the condition of his new property; delays to repair works to rubber seals on the door at his new property.
Case 202105048 · 2 Mar 2022
Peabody Trust (202014635) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about leaks and blockages at the property.
Case 202014635 · 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
Peabody Trust (202006782) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord offered in relation to its handling of the sale of the property.
Case 202006782 · 21 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The lack of support offered by the landlord following the resident witnessing an aggravated burglary opposite her previous property.
Case 202010082 · 18 Feb 2022
Home Group Limited (202114665) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of issues concerning drainage and flooding in the property’s rear garden.
Case 202114665 · 14 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of: The poor quality of work to renew the kitchen. Delays in completing repairs to fencing at the property.
Case 202106689 · 10 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord following a burst pipe in the resident’s property.
Case 202117341 · 9 Feb 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: The resident’s reports of a leak from the roof of the property. Investigations into allegations of noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB) from the resident.
Case 202115233 · 4 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled repairs to, and the subsequent replacement of, the front door of the property.
Case 202105791 · 3 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s allegations about the removal of his belongings from the property by the landlord’s contractor.
Case 202104416 · 14 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a water leak affecting her property.
Case 202108992 · 7 Jan 2022
Settle Group (202106292) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for repairs in her property and the communal areas of the building.
Case 202106292 · 4 Jan 2022
Aster Group Limited (201912210) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of window repairs at the property and the amount of compensation offered.
Case 201912210 · 24 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The resident’s claim of personal injury sustained following a fall in her kitchen. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s repair requests in relation to damp and mould, the windows, and an external hole underneath the property.
Case 202011329 · 23 Dec 2021
B3 Living Limited (202012594) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the residents’ reports of damp and mould in their prospective property.
Case 202012594 · 22 Dec 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s subject access request (SAR). The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an electrical fault in his property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202107922 · 22 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of damp repairs to the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202017410 · 21 Dec 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the wet room at the property including that it was leaking, and that the landlord incorrectly advised it had installed a bath.
Case 202101013 · 20 Dec 2021
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: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled repairs to the heating and hot water system of the property.
Case 202106991 · 5 Dec 2021
Southwark Council (202109108) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord following a water leak into the resident’s property.
Case 202109108 · 4 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a back surge of communal drain water into the property and its subsequent response to the complaint and compensation offer.
Case 202106191 · 1 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise transference in her property.
Case 202103806 · 30 Nov 2021
Optivo (202109450) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding the condition of the property when she moved in, and the subsequent repairs carried out.
Case 202109450 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for his carpet to be replaced following leaks into his property.
Case 202014860 · 25 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property from October 2020. historical reports of damp and mould at the property. the resident’s insurance claim for damage to her personal belongings. the …
Case 202106386 · 23 Nov 2021
Optivo (202016662) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak into his property.
Case 202016662 · 23 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
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered to the resident further to his reports of leaks into his property. The resident made a formal complaint on 23 May 2020 that the landlord had not dealt with disrepair to …
Case 202016583 · 29 Oct 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about how it handled her rent and council tax accounts, following a decant from her permanent property.
Case 202008020 · 26 Oct 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in property. Complaint handling.
Case 202008232 · 22 Oct 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs to a communal waste pipe serving the resident’s property.
Case 202100011 · 20 Oct 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Damp at the property and subsequent repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202007697 · 30 Sep 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Damp and mould at the property and associated repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling. Physical and mental health issues experienced by the resident.
Case 202109211 · 27 Sep 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak and resulting mould in the bathroom of his property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202012142 · 21 Sep 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the time taken for the landlord to inform the resident that a potential buyer had pulled out of the purchase of her property.
Case 202103724 · 13 Sep 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint was about the landlord's handling of the resident's: Reports of leaks in the property. Reports about a blocked kitchen drain. Reports of damage to the windows. Complaint and request for compensation.
Case 201810206 · 13 Sep 2021
Citizen Housing (202005284) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of various repairs at the property, including to the floorboards, toilet, and to prevent pest access. The effect of outstanding repairs on the resident’s family’s health.
Case 202005284 · 3 Sep 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports concerning damp and mould at the property. complaints handling.
Case 202010222 · 3 Sep 2021
Peabody Trust (202015071) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property following his reports of sewage leaks and the level of compensation offered by it to him for this.
Case 202015071 · 31 Aug 2021
Peabody Trust 2018 (202006390) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of various repairs required to her property. The complaint is about the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202006390 · 27 Aug 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks in the heating system in his property. Complaint handling.
Case 202014439 · 26 Aug 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to adaptations at the resident’s property.
Case 202015763 · 26 Aug 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of mould growth in his property.
Case 202002051 · 23 Aug 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of her property at the start of her tenancy.
Case 202016415 · 9 Aug 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Mould and damp at the property. Issues with the heating and hot water at the property and its efficiency. Tree maintenance and the provision of a survey report. …
Case 201910574 · 9 Aug 2021