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 1,955 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
London Borough of Camden Council (202322539)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of asbestos control measures during proposed fire safety works. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202414527)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint and level of compensation offered.
London Borough of Lambeth (202418715)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak into the resident’s property from a neighbouring balcony. The associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202302313)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the communal roof.
Brentwood Borough Council (202423316)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s: Request for repairs, including exterior doors, roof fascia and guttering, and external maintenance. Concerns about asbestos.
Haringey London Borough Council (202416668)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of a pest infestation an occupational therapy (OT) assessment the resident’s request to be rehoused the resident’s reports of damp and mould We have also considered the landlord’s handling …
London Borough of Camden Council (202407729)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Damp and mould in her bedroom. Kitchen waste backing up into her bath.
London Borough of Croydon (202402696)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to move. Reports of mould. Complaint.
London Borough of Harrow (202345085)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: The condition of the property, including the external communal area and the building’s structural integrity. A carbon monoxide leak and remedial works. The Ombudsman has also considered the …
London Borough of Hillingdon (202322717)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a loss of heating and hot water.
London Borough of Islington (202301334)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould. Response to the resident’s concerns about the property upon moving in. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Islington (202411101)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of mice infestation. Request for repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202219263)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Lambeth (202327193)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A property inspection. Follow up works to address outstanding issues with the resident’s: Kitchen, tiles and cabinets. Back door. Bathroom and extractor fan. Decoration.
London Borough of Lewisham (202408551)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Requests for it to replace her kitchen and bathroom. Reports of damp and mould. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lewisham (202418158)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak and subsequent damage, including damp and mould. The resident’s reports of extractor fan repair issues. The resident’s concerns that there was insufficient space for a washing …
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202329830)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress, damp, and mould. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Waltham Forest (202425232)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reported damp and mould in her home. response to the resident’s concerns about the impact of the damp and mould on her family’s health and her request for a decant. …
Stevenage Borough Council (202308817)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the leaseholder’s reports of: Condensation in the loft. Damp and mould. The standard of works to the communal areas. We have also considered the handling of the complaint.
Basildon Borough Council (202323861)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s gas fire. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
London Borough of Brent (202328862)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs to the roof and guttering, communal wall area and a side gate.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202316559)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a leasehold pre-sale pack, particularly: The accuracy of service charge accounts and interest on the account. A request for a full statement of account since 2012. The landlord’s …
London Borough of Hillingdon (202323642)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for compensation, following a missed gas safety check appointment .
London Borough of Hounslow (202325961)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s windows.
London Borough of Lambeth (202311666)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The landlord charging him rent for 2 properties in 2017. Rent arrears due to the landlord’s failure to pay him compensation from a disrepair claim. Damp and mould …
London Borough of Lambeth (202314858)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202314858 Lambeth Council 29 April 2025 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 […]
London Borough of Lewisham (202419068)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of leaks, damp, and mould. Reports of toilet repair issues. Request to be rehoused.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202321903)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the standard of cleaning in communal areas .
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202323080)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for: A radiator to be to be installed in her porch. Fencing to the back and side of the garden. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the …
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202127512)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request to pay her service charge bill over an extended period. Handling of the resident's queries about the administration charge.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202411245)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the standard of works to her home. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the conduct of contractors. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Wokingham Borough Council (202333811)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report that a contractor damaged her television and her subsequent request for compensation.
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202427118)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs for damp and mould. a bathroom replacement. the associated complaint.
London Borough of Barnet (202403095)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s communications with the housing options team. repairs to the boiler. repairs to the radiator. a leak resulting in damp and mould. the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). We have …
Reading Borough Council (202332425)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding damp and mould in the property.
Haringey London Borough Council (202341320)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of water ingress. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202426557)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the windows in the property. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Lambeth (202228806)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs including external repairs to the building, indoor and outdoor communal areas, mould on interior walls in the resident’s individual property, condensation in the window units, and cracks in the ceiling. Communal …
Swindon Borough Council (202321619)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her report of Anti Social Behaviour (ASB).
London Borough of Camden Council (202332543)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of low water pressure at the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated: the landlord’s complaints handling. the landlord’s information management and record keeping.
London Borough of Islington (202333492)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise from the upstairs neighbour.
London Borough of Redbridge (202409090)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Handling of the repairs to the windows. Record keeping.
London Borough of Barnet (202323383)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of water ingress at the property.
London Borough of Lambeth (202316552)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of water ingress and subsequent repairs.
Haringey London Borough Council (202321169)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the fences at the bottom of the stairwell and top of the terrace to the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202327447)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's: Offer of compensation for its handling of a repair to a hole in paving by the entrance door. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202346836)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reported: snags following her move into the property. concerns that there was no electricity in the property. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s: complaint handling. record keeping.
London Borough of Islington (202333554)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of dumped rubbish in communal areas of the building and gardens.
London Borough of Lambeth (202321970)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s service charge enquiries. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202411410)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports about the condition of the kitchen. Reports about the condition of the windows. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.