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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Hounslow Council (201911783) No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s application under its mutual exchange process Its decision not to allow the mutual exchange to proceed, following the exchange partner of the other property passing away.
Case 201911783 · 22 Dec 2020
The complaint is about: The condition of the garden when the resident moved into the property. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 201914239 · 22 Dec 2020
East End Homes Limited (202005303) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: Information provided by the landlord about the electric meter of the property. The landlord’s handling of an electric bill for the void period. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202005303 · 21 Dec 2020
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of a leak at the resident’s property
Case 202006003 · 21 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of water ingress into his property and the consequential repairs which were required; associated complaint and claim for compensation.
Case 202000055 · 21 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s right to acquire the property, in particular, its failure to provide him reasons for the delay and also about its subsequent handling of the complaint.
Case 201915214 · 21 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the deterioration of the garden at the property.
Case 202000056 · 18 Dec 2020
Home Group Limited (201714878) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about: How the landlord handled the sale of a shared ownership lease, including the time taken and communication in relation to the sale of the property and information given to prospective buyers about the valuation. The relevance …
Case 201714878 · 18 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about delay to the landlord installing new windows at the property.
Case 202000359 · 18 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The Resident complained about: the landlord’s response to their request for planned maintenance works to the guttering, following a leak which affected their property.
Case 202002495 · 18 Dec 2020
Nottingham City Homes (202000592) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Leaks at the property; Her insurance claim for damaged possessions; Complaints handling.
Case 202000592 · 18 Dec 2020
Notting Hill Genesis (202000089) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of decant works not being resolved when she returned to her property. The resident’s claim for £4000 for emotional distress, the inconvenience and the implications of the mould on …
Case 202000089 · 18 Dec 2020
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for certification demonstrating compliance with Government guidance on fire safety in relation to the building which he owns a property in. Complaint handling.
Case 201914610 · 17 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident complains about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of excess water charges following a leak at the property.
Case 202000161 · 17 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of uneven floors at the property, complaints handling.
Case 201915906 · 17 Dec 2020
Optivo (202002413) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property; the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns over subsidence to the building; the landlord’s handling of the corresponding complaint.
Case 202002413 · 17 Dec 2020
Hackney Council (202004968) Outside Jurisdiction
The Resident complained: about the information the landlord provided to this Service in relation to a previous complaint under the reference 201703415. that the landlord accused them of being responsible for the gas leak in their former property.
Case 202004968 · 16 Dec 2020
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request for rehousing. The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property, disrepair to extractor fans in her kitchen and bathroom, and broken window handles in her dining room.
Case 201911091 · 16 Dec 2020
Southwark Council (201906657) Partial Maladministration
The complaint is about: the state of disrepair of the kitchen window; the information the landlord provided to the resident during bidding and at the tenancy sign up; the delay between the resident’s successful bid for the property and her …
Case 201906657 · 16 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Response to reports that the boiler at the property was not working. Decision not to reimburse the resident for costs they incurred staying at a hotel whilst the boiler was not working.
Case 201913223 · 16 Dec 2020
Anchor Hanover Group (201916021) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Governance categories
The resident complains that the landlord: did not inspect her property prior to her purchasing did not maintain and paint the external surfaces of the building did not respond to her requests for details on finances has plans to repaint …
Case 201916021 · 15 Dec 2020
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to purchase her property under the Right to Acquire (RTA) scheme.
Case 201909821 · 15 Dec 2020
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The condition of the property when the resident moved in; The landlord’s handling of the subsequent repair works; The level of compensation offered.
Case 201906814 · 15 Dec 2020
Torus62 Limited (201913625) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about the security of the fencing at his property.
Case 201913625 · 15 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the Energy Supply Agreement it sent to their solicitor during the purchase of their property.
Case 202000112 · 14 Dec 2020
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the way the landlord dealt with the resident’s: report of a leak in his property in 2018. request for compensation for the 2018 leak. associated complaint.
Case 201913487 · 10 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the length of time taken by the landlord to identify the source of a leak into the leaseholder’s property, causing damage to the property and a loss of rental income.
Case 202002867 · 9 Dec 2020
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her concerns about the fire exit door at the property.
Case 201914479 · 9 Dec 2020
Lambeth Council (202003014) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an ongoing leak to the roof of the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information for his insurance claim.
Case 202003014 · 9 Dec 2020
London & Quadrant H T (202003850) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: Transparency of information provided by the landlord concerning the freehold of the building which the resident owns a property in The information provided by the landlord regarding cladding on the building which the resident owns a …
Case 202003850 · 9 Dec 2020
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to: The length of time taken for the Landlord to complete repairs to the Resident’s property. The Landlord’s complaint handling of this matter.
Case 202003176 · 8 Dec 2020
Southwark Council (201913492) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaints are about: landlord staff capping the gas meter at the property during a gas safety check. the landlord’s response to the above matter.
Case 201913492 · 8 Dec 2020
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request for reimbursement of costs for property improvements at his previous property. The resident’s reports about external works to the property. The resident’s reports about staff conduct.
Case 202002678 · 8 Dec 2020
Thirteen Housing Group Limited (201910486) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to move property; associated formal complaint.
Case 201910486 · 8 Dec 2020
Complaint: Applicant
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the applicant’s application for a property.
Case 201913687 · 7 Dec 2020
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s reports of: outstanding repairs to his property a raised manhole to the rear of his property rubbish that he says should have been collected from the outbuilding attached to the …
Case 202003224 · 7 Dec 2020
Housing Solutions (201817213) No Maladministration
This complaint is about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s enquiries about which party was responsible for servicing the gas boiler in the shared ownership property that she purchased.
Case 201817213 · 4 Dec 2020
Peabody Trust (201912025) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports that other residents were allowing strangers to access the building; response to the resident’s reports that other residents had left their personal property in a communal area causing a …
Case 201912025 · 4 Dec 2020