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.
16,227
Total Decisions
11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
Severe Cases
Decisions by Year
Top Landlords by Volume
Clarion Housing Association Limited
817
Peabody Trust
522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
517
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
360
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
313
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Common Topics (last 2 years)
Top Landlords
Clarion Housing Association Limited (817)
Peabody Trust (522)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (517)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (360)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (313)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (309)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (299)
Southern Housing (273)
Southwark Council (266)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (239)
Notting Hill Genesis (229)
Showing 5,288 of 16,227 decisions matching "property"
Norwich City Council (202225439)
Maladministration
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.
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.
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.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202424212)
Maladministration
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.
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.
Epping Forest District Council (202444384)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould in the property.
London Borough of Hackney (202400786)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp, mould, and the subsequent repairs in the property.
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.
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.
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.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202433813)
Maladministration
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.
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.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202326468)
Partial Maladministration
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
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.
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.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202416505)
Partial Maladministration
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.
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 …
Southern Housing (202333665)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the property.
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.
Golding Homes Limited (202333825)
Maladministration
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 …
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202434694)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property.
Plus Dane Housing Limited (202425260)
Maladministration
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.
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 …
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.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202308049)
Partial Maladministration
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.
Notting Hill Genesis (202422119)
Maladministration
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 …
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 …
City of Westminster Council (202433464)
Reasonable Redress
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.
Curo Places Limited (202345565)
Maladministration
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202410513)
Maladministration
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 …
One Housing Group Limited (202327023)
Maladministration
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.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202332807)
Maladministration
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.
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.
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.
Sovereign Network Group (202304283)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to windows at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202437727)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof leak at the resident’s property.
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 …
Karibu Community Homes Limited (202427163)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of multiple repairs to the resident’s property. Handling of the associated complaint.
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.
Chelmer Housing Partnership Limited (202433911)
Reasonable Redress
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.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202306765)
Maladministration
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 …
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.
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.
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. …
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202319025)
Reasonable Redress
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.
London Borough of Lambeth (202441008)
Maladministration
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.
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 …