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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Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of noise transference from a neighbouring property.
Case 202000800 · 16 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of antisocial behaviour (ASB) perpetrated by its residents.
Case 202012186 · 16 Mar 2021
REPORT COMPLAINT 201816716 Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association Limited 16 March 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances […]
Case 201816716 · 16 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202001202 · 16 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of his concerns relating to the condition of the garden at his property, and to his subsequent formal complaint.
Case 202003011 · 16 Mar 2021
The complaint is about the length of time the landlord has taken to resolve repairs. The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202006176 · 15 Mar 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained that the landlord has failed to resolve their reports of noise nuisance from a neighbour
Case 201907709 · 15 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of the repair to their toilet.
Case 202008955 · 15 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the standard of remedial works carried out in 2016, following reports of damp in her property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in …
Case 202007860 · 15 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of an obstruction to the resident’s parking space.
Case 202010262 · 12 Mar 2021
This complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the residents’ reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) by their neighbour, including the conduct of its staff.
Case 201911231 · 12 Mar 2021
Midland Heart Limited (202005414) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about:
Case 202005414 · 12 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
REPORT COMPLAINT 201916116 Whitefriars Housing Group Limited 12 March 2021 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 201916116 · 12 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of damp and mould in the property; associated formal complaint;
Case 201905377 · 11 Mar 2021
The complaint is about the level of compensation awarded by the landlord in respect of delays in repairs and damaged personal effects.
Case 201910835 · 11 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Flooding and water ingress at the property. The cooker at the property. The electrics at the property. The permanence of her occupation at the property. Water ingress at …
Case 201907579 · 11 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Charges categories
The resident complains about: the landlord's administration of the service charge for communal lighting, and; its response to her requests for information about the electricity meters.
Case 202000681 · 10 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about anti-social behaviour (ASB) noise nuisance caused by her neighbour; and complaints handling.
Case 202004074 · 10 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the electrical installations. damp in the kitchen. the installation of a Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) unit and the cost associated with running the same.
Case 202002793 · 10 Mar 2021
Aster Group Limited (202005514) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord handled repairs to the resident’s path and subsequent flooding.
Case 202005514 · 9 Mar 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the allocation of the resident’s parking space. the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (“ASB”) by her neighbours. the resident’s concerns regarding the conduct of the landlord’s staff.
Case 202008288 · 9 Mar 2021
Cornwall Housing Limited (202001647) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of a repair to the resident’s ceiling. the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account. the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of the property being unsuitable for her. the landlord’s handling of …
Case 202001647 · 9 Mar 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about:
Case 202007770 · 9 Mar 2021
LiveWest Homes Limited (202011688) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to re-charge the resident for the cost of a door due to the installation of a cat flap.
Case 202011688 · 9 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Occupancy Rights categories
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s belongings following her eviction from her home.
Case 202002014 · 8 Mar 2021
The complaint is about the landlord’s complaint handling, specifically, its offer of compensation in recognition of its delay in attending the property following the report of a potential gas and carbon monoxide leak, and its communication.
Case 201817108 · 8 Mar 2021
The complaint is about the amount of compensation offered by the landlord. The resident explained that the outstanding issue is that the amount of compensation offered does not fully compensate for historical high electricity costs they incurred.
Case 202006509 · 8 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s report about a fault with the boiler. Complaint handling.
Case 202006931 · 8 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about brick dust left at the property following work to the fire alarm in the communal area.
Case 201916075 · 8 Mar 2021
Orbit Group Limited (202009846) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to remove CCTV at the property.
Case 202009846 · 8 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The complaint is about the placement of the landlord’s skip which the resident reports damaged their car.
Case 202000734 · 5 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that damage was caused to their possessions during repairs to their garage. Determination (jurisdictional decision) When a complaint is brought to the Ombudsman, we must consider all the circumstances of …
Case 202008720 · 5 Mar 2021
Moat Homes Limited (202009700) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to concerns the resident raised about a sales clause in their lease.
Case 202009700 · 5 Mar 2021
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of his windows.
Case 202003383 · 5 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint concerns the resident’s reports of social nuisance and antisocial behaviour and the handling of those reports by their landlord. The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs and damp issues in the property.
Case 201816318 · 4 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of no heating in her property, response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in the bathroom of the property, handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202005064 · 4 Mar 2021
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
Case 202007704 · 4 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of pest infestation.
Case 201915406 · 4 Mar 2021
LiveWest Homes Limited (202011478) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Compensation categories
The resident complains about: the landlord’s offer of compensation for damage to personal belongings following a leak at his property. the replacement of his bathroom and the impact this had on him.
Case 202011478 · 3 Mar 2021
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
Case 202002871 · 2 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repair work in respect of mould and damp in the resident’s property. the associated formal complaint.
Case 202011705 · 2 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: offers of alternative properties made to the resident; handling of the associated formal complaint.
Case 202006058 · 2 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system in the resident’s property.
Case 202006486 · 1 Mar 2021
Orbit Group Limited (201912974) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 201912974 Orbit Group Limited 1 March 2021 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 201912974 · 1 Mar 2021
Complaint: Financial
REPORT COMPLAINT 202004136 Plus Dane Housing Group Limited 25 February 2021 Our approach What we can and cannot consider is called the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction and is governed by the Housing Ombudsman Scheme. The Ombudsman must […]
Case 202004136 · 1 Mar 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s front and back doors.
Case 201909546 · 1 Mar 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to reports of repairs at the property. The landlord’s response to reports of the build-up of litter around the building and car park. The landlord’s refusal to compensate the resident for the increase …
Case 201910698 · 27 Feb 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s report of a leak complaint handling.
Case 201912335 · 27 Feb 2021
The complaint is about the landlord’s request for the resident to carry out repair works to the property within two days, before she could move to a different property.
Case 201813223 · 27 Feb 2021
LiveWest Homes Limited (201912691) No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
REPORT COMPLAINT 201912691 LiveWest Homes Limited 1 March 2021 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 is […]
Case 201912691 · 27 Feb 2021