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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2,212
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Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Issues with the gas meter at the resident’s property which resulted in no heating and hot water. The associated complaint.
Case 202225439 · 25 Jul 2025
Notting Hill Genesis (202427550) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp, mould, and a leak inside the property. Reports of a broken balcony door. Query about her housing priority date.
Case 202427550 · 25 Jul 2025
Peabody Trust (202342462) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the kitchen and bathroom. Damp and mould in the property and associated repairs. Repairs to balcony railings. Repairs and decoration to a bedroom ceiling. The associated complaint.
Case 202342462 · 25 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of various repairs at the property including to the windows, doors, extractor fan, an exterior wall, and the garden. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202424212 · 24 Jul 2025
Dacorum Borough Council (202332779) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of adaptations to the driveway following an occupational therapist assessment. Handling of void works in the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202332779 · 24 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202444384 · 24 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp, mould, and the subsequent repairs in the property.
Case 202400786 · 24 Jul 2025
Southern Housing (202445587) Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs at the resident’s property, namely: A leak in the bathroom. A faulty front door.
Case 202445587 · 24 Jul 2025
Thirteen Housing Group Limited (202426134) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about how the landlord handled reports of a leak from a neighbouring property into the resident’s property. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202426134 · 24 Jul 2025
Basildon Borough Council (202447527) Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to flooring in the property.
Case 202447527 · 23 Jul 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about damp and mould and associated repairs within the property.
Case 202433813 · 23 Jul 2025
Southern Housing (202325589) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the door intercom system at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202325589 · 23 Jul 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: a roof leak property damage as a result of the leak The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: complaint handling record keeping
Case 202326468 · 23 Jul 2025
Homes Plus Limited (202439731) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Maintenance of an external communal area at the resident’s property. Complaint handling.
Case 202439731 · 22 Jul 2025
Leeds City Council (202435783) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak from a neighbour’s property and the associated damp and mould. Associated complaint.
Case 202435783 · 22 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak causing flooding to the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202416505 · 22 Jul 2025
Peabody Trust (202438089) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: The condition of the property, including damp and mould, excess dust, and excessive cold. The conduct and opinion of surveyors. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). We have also considered the …
Case 202438089 · 22 Jul 2025
Southern Housing (202333665) No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the property.
Case 202333665 · 22 Jul 2025
Westward Housing Group Limited (202406785) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of structural movement of the property. Reports of damp and mould and the associated damage to his belongings.
Case 202406785 · 22 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Pest issues in the resident’s property. The complaint. The landlord operates a 2 stage complaints process. Its policy says it will provide a stage 1 response within 10 working days and a …
Case 202333825 · 21 Jul 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property.
Case 202434694 · 21 Jul 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for: A move. Adaptations to the property.
Case 202425260 · 18 Jul 2025
Amplius Living (202415453) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Position regarding an upgrade to the property’s heating system. Handling of repairs to the property’s storage heaters. Handling of repairs to the property’s garden gate and fence. Response to the resident’s request for a …
Case 202415453 · 17 Jul 2025
Arun District Council (202426223) Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould within the property.
Case 202426223 · 17 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: planned works in the resident’s property and the conduct of the contractor’s staff. the reports about the handling and suitability of the temporary accommodation. the associated complaint.
Case 202308049 · 17 Jul 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The provision of sandbags, reimbursement for damaged goods, and flooring repairs after a sewage flood in the resident's property. The resident’s reports of a person urinating in the communal areas of her …
Case 202422119 · 17 Jul 2025
Babergh District Council (202430826) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about a new lock in the front door of the property. Request for a fence to be installed in the front garden. Reports of damp and mould, and associated …
Case 202430826 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a blocked downpipe which was causing water ingress into his property.
Case 202433464 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp, mould and associated work at the property. Repair appointments relating to a chimney cowl and bath panel. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202345565 · 16 Jul 2025
Golding Homes Limited (202413086) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs in the property including asbestos, damp, and mould. Communication. The Ombudsman has investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202413086 · 16 Jul 2025
London Borough of Hackney (202429912) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s transfer application and banding. Overcrowding in the resident’s property. Damp and mould in the resident’s property. The resident’s request for a temporary move. The complaint. The landlord’s complaint policy defines …
Case 202429912 · 16 Jul 2025
London Borough of Hackney (202443817) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the lifts. Leaks in the communal areas. Individuals sleeping in the communal areas. The resident’s housing application and banding. Reports of statutory overcrowding in the resident’s property.
Case 202443817 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of: A leak into her property and its handling of remedial works following the leak. A leaking tap in her bathroom and her request for reimbursement of increased costs …
Case 202410513 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress, subsequent damp and mould and damage to his property.
Case 202327023 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of several repairs to the property. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202332807 · 16 Jul 2025
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202441243) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the residents: Reports of leaks in the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202441243 · 16 Jul 2025
Sanctuary Housing Association (202432142) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her home. The resident’s concerns about the safety of the electrics in the property. This service has considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202432142 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to windows at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202304283 · 16 Jul 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof leak at the resident’s property.
Case 202437727 · 15 Jul 2025
Dacorum Borough Council (202405607) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by neighbours of his previous property. The landlords response to the resident’s request for reasonable adjustments at his previous property. The landlord’s non-disclosure of ASB …
Case 202405607 · 14 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of multiple repairs to the resident’s property. Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202427163 · 14 Jul 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202426737) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rehousing application. The resident’s reports of outstanding repairs and damp and mould within her property.
Case 202426737 · 14 Jul 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The condition of the property at the start of the tenancy and the subsequent repairs. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202433911 · 11 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property’s living room. repairs to the resident’s boiler condensate pipe, bathroom flooring, external gutters and downpipe. the resident’s reports of a bee infestation …
Case 202306765 · 11 Jul 2025
Peabody Trust (202428118) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about leaks into her property. Complaints handling.
Case 202428118 · 11 Jul 2025
Southwark Council (202420688) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of sewage smells inside and outside the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202420688 · 11 Jul 2025
Stonewater Limited (202327120) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs at the property, and within communal areas, including: the standard of repairs to door frames. the standard of the painting on the walls. the installation of broadband cables. external lighting repairs. …
Case 202327120 · 11 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for the landlord to fit bifold doors in the property’s bathroom. Request for bathroom adaptation works. Reports of multiple outstanding repairs to the property when the resident moved in.
Case 202319025 · 10 Jul 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of a leak from above into her property.
Case 202441008 · 10 Jul 2025
Amplius Living (202310014) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould in the property. Reports of draughts entering the property through the front and rear doors and electrical consumer unit. The Ombudsman has also investigated the …
Case 202310014 · 9 Jul 2025