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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11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
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London & Quadrant Housing Trust 517
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Peabody Trust (202112807) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: Noise nuisance from a scrapyard near the property. The sale of the property to the resident. The associated formal complaint into these matters.
Case 202112807 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of recurrent leaks from the property above.
Case 202112913 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s queries about rent arrears on her account.
Case 202120109 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s compensation claim about leaks which resulted in a decant.
Case 202014672 · 31 Aug 2022
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (202113456) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of water ingress. The resident’s reports concerning the lift shaft, broken Perspex, trees outside the property and damp and mould. The associated complaint.
Case 202113456 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about:
Case 202115301 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a pest infestation in her property.
Case 202200377 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about: The length of time the resident had to wait to move into the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for reasonable adjustments whilst waiting for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded adaptations to be carried …
Case 202100386 · 31 Aug 2022
Vivid Housing Limited (202104383) No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns how the landlord allocated the parking bays for the resident’s property.
Case 202104383 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The level of compensation following leaks and associated damage from a boiler repairs. Complaint handling through its internal complaints process.
Case 202115426 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s concerns about the fire protection works. Complaint handling.
Case 202110737 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: - The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge account. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about grounds maintenance carried out on her estate. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202112898 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s leak reports and related compensation claim for damage caused to the property. The related complaint.
Case 202011026 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the residents reports of a moth infestation in the property.
Case 202114070 · 30 Aug 2022
Housing 21 (202107347) No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns over other residents’ use of her housing scheme’s communal drying/garden area.
Case 202107347 · 30 Aug 2022
Islington Council (202116052) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202116052 · 30 Aug 2022
Silva Homes Limited (202125865) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns over a trellis fence erected by his neighbour.
Case 202125865 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress, damp, and other repairs to the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s temporary decant and his request for a permanent move. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202111856 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for kitchen improvements.
Case 202126000 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s request for compensation for damaged flooring and increased energy bills.
Case 202109918 · 30 Aug 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rehousing application and its response to her concerns about its allocation process.
Case 202125427 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: issues with the water pressure and temperature. damp and mould and a request for a surveyor inspection. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 201914561 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents’ reports of drain blockages.
Case 202109355 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Financial
Complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for proposed works to a shed roof.
Case 202108863 · 26 Aug 2022
Lambeth Council (202108805) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint was about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding the removal of the neighbour’s garden wall. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202108805 · 26 Aug 2022
Leeds City Council (202100672) No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about: The resident’s request to be rehoused; The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property.
Case 202100672 · 26 Aug 2022
Livv Housing Group (202002814) No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of Anti Social Behaviour (“ASB”) by a neighbour.
Case 202002814 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reported defects in her property including the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage caused to her property and personal belongings by contractors. The landlord’s response to the …
Case 201906959 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about landlord's response to the resident’s request: to run a business from her property; for the landlord to waive its fees for the sale of the property.
Case 202125794 · 26 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s concerns about delayed repairs to the heating system.
Case 202200036 · 26 Aug 2022
Wandsworth Council (202112083) No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance by a neighbour.
Case 202112083 · 26 Aug 2022
Camden Council (201905616) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: repairs to the front door report of the conduct of the operatives repairing the front entrance door report of the conduct of its staff resident’s reports of anti- social behaviour and …
Case 201905616 · 25 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bedroom window and balcony door due to leaks
Case 202128345 · 25 Aug 2022
Housing 21 (202017589) No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Concerns about Covid-19 advice and safety. Concerns about fire safety due to fire doors being left propped open. Concerns about the costs of a handy person service.
Case 202017589 · 25 Aug 2022
Peabody Trust (202009028) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for a breakdown of the service charge spend for the financial year 2018/19. The proportion of the service charges paid by the resident and the level of the landlord’s …
Case 202009028 · 25 Aug 2022
Stafford & Rural Homes (202110240) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: resident’s reports of the outstanding repairs required to the property resident’s request to be transferred. the related complaint.
Case 202110240 · 25 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s offer of compensation in relation to issues and delays with bathroom repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202127330 · 25 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s boiler repairs and its offer of compensation for this.
Case 202120658 · 25 Aug 2022
LiveWest Homes Limited (202202129) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint concerns information about the ‘right to buy’ provided by the landlord when the property was let to the resident and their accepting the tenancy understanding that they had the ‘right to buy’ the property.
Case 202202129 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the standard and quality of work carried out at the property, including to the bathroom and kitchen.
Case 202109511 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs relating to her shed.
Case 202122653 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about repairs following a leak.
Case 202126838 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s attempts to access the resident’s property to carry out an inspection. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202110871 · 24 Aug 2022
Torus62 Limited (202103586) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Enquiries about his service charge account. Concerns about the quality of maintenance work the landlord had completed to his building.
Case 202103586 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about the roofing works to her building, including: The removal of asbestos roof tiles and damage to potentially asbestos containing materials in her ceiling. Her request that the …
Case 202108830 · 24 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of subsidence at the property. Associated repair issues believed to be caused by the subsidence.
Case 202109799 · 23 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about a leak into the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202115349 · 23 Aug 2022
Haringey Council (202107523) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property, and its handling of associated repairs.
Case 202107523 · 23 Aug 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: How the landlord handled the resident’s personal data. The landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of ASB by her neighbours. Allegations of ASB made about the resident by her neighbours. The landlord’s handling of the associated …
Case 202102491 · 23 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to rectify a flood in the resident’s bathroom and its handling of follow-on works. The landlord’s handling of repairs to a leak under the resident’s bath and its handling of follow-on …
Case 202123112 · 23 Aug 2022