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: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Report of damp and mould within her property. Concerns about an accumulation of pigeon faeces in her loft.
Case 202213901 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about recurring leaks into the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202420764 · 27 Feb 2025
Leeds City Council (202307483) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs to the front door of the property. Request for a grab rail. Request for help with his overgrown garden. Reports of a bathroom leak. Request for a …
Case 202307483 · 27 Feb 2025
Lewisham Council (202405801) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). reports that a neighbour sublet their property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202405801 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202326928 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to communal areas. Repairs to the property. The resident’s reports of the bin area not being kept clean and tidy. The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The replacement of the …
Case 202410150 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s concerns about its decision to install new communal doors and entry system to his property.
Case 202301815 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: The condition of nearby allotments. The condition of her garden when she moved into the property. Repairs to her bathroom and electric fire. A wasp infestation.
Case 202314992 · 27 Feb 2025
North Northamptonshire Council (202309097) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s: housing applications. reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). reports of vandalism. reports of mould and outstanding repairs. reports of flies coming from his neighbour’s property. complaint. This report has also considered …
Case 202309097 · 27 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports.
Case 202313567 · 27 Feb 2025
Somerset Council (202219254) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs following a kitchen replacement. the associated complaint.
Case 202219254 · 27 Feb 2025
West Northamptonshire Council (202213917) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: A claim decision for damages caused by a flood. The level of support the landlord gave when the resident made her claim. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202213917 · 27 Feb 2025
Lambeth Council (202311160) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak from the property above in December 2022 and water damage, damp, and mould caused by this. Repairs to the front room door. The formal complaint.
Case 202311160 · 26 Feb 2025
Leeds City Council (202319704) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: his housing banding. the events surrounding the viewing and sign up of his flat. his utility registration. reported repairs. reports of damp and mould in his bathroom.
Case 202319704 · 26 Feb 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of noise from contractors outside his property and the impact of this on his human rights. Associated complaint.
Case 202316585 · 26 Feb 2025
Birmingham City Council (202304897) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Report of a mice infestation in the block. Associated formal complaint.
Case 202304897 · 25 Feb 2025
Central Bedfordshire Council (202318358) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The landlord’s responses to the resident’s complaints about: His heating and hot water. Work to the boiler and a gas leak.
Case 202318358 · 25 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a leak from the roof and subsequent damp and mould.
Case 202411782 · 25 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202318442) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about how the landlord handled a leak into the resident’s property.
Case 202318442 · 25 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202333414) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Moving to a Property categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rehousing application.
Case 202333414 · 25 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of leaks, damp and mould and the associated works. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202318181 · 25 Feb 2025
Somerset Council (202313492) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: scheduling the resident's gas safety check appointments. the resident's vulnerabilities while dealing with his service requests.
Case 202313492 · 25 Feb 2025
Southwark Council (202333479) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of reports of leaks, damp and mould and associated repairs. complaint handling.
Case 202333479 · 25 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress and leaks into her property, and associated damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202413799 · 25 Feb 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a mutual exchange. The Ombudsman has considered the landlords handling of the mutual exchange process. The Ombudsman has considered the landlords complaint handling.
Case 202315836 · 25 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of multiple repairs to his home.
Case 202232634 · 24 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202228839) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of noise transference from the property above. Complaint handling.
Case 202228839 · 24 Feb 2025
Kirklees Council (202317062) Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of subsidence reports.
Case 202317062 · 24 Feb 2025
Lewisham Council (202319211) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202319211 · 24 Feb 2025
Southwark Council (202403907) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reimbursement payments to the resident for running costs associated with its dehumidifier. a damp and mould survey at the property. The Ombudsman will also assess the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202403907 · 24 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202336503) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the building which caused water ingress to the resident’s property in 2023. Repairs to the building which caused water ingress to the resident’s property in 2024.
Case 202336503 · 21 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) about the resident’s neighbour. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202400656 · 21 Feb 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns that the central heating system was defective, which had caused high bills. Complaint handling.
Case 202302293 · 21 Feb 2025
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The resident’s reports of leaks, damp, and mould in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.
Case 202315737 · 20 Feb 2025
Leeds City Council (202324820) Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202324820 Leeds City Council 20 February 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. […]
Case 202324820 · 20 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to repair the living room windows and not replace them. This Service has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202316705 · 20 Feb 2025
Southwark Council (202227222) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of major works and associated repairs.
Case 202227222 · 20 Feb 2025
Southwark Council (202234723) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s concerns about: The suitability and qualifications of its contractors. Its handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202234723 · 19 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
This complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s request for compensation after it plumbed his toilet into a hot-water inlet.
Case 202218237 · 19 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: record keeping. damp and mould at the resident’s property. the resident’s complaint.
Case 202334065 · 19 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Concerns about staff conduct. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202232665 · 18 Feb 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns regarding works required to the windows in the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202339564 · 18 Feb 2025
Islington Council (202303962) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Concerns regarding the condition of the property on letting. Reports of damp and mould. Request for compensation for damage to her personal belongings and energy bills. The Ombudsman has also …
Case 202303962 · 18 Feb 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould. Handling of various estate management issues. Handling of various property related issues. Response to the resident’s recent concerns about rubbish on a roof.
Case 202305961 · 18 Feb 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and hate crimes. Concerns about its failure to safeguard him and breach of his human rights and the Equality Act 2010. Concerns about staff conduct. …
Case 202304164 · 18 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a bird in the chimney and chimney repairs.
Case 202331257 · 18 Feb 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) about the resident.
Case 202207893 · 17 Feb 2025
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports that a roof access gate caused noise nuisance. Complaint handling.
Case 202228085 · 17 Feb 2025
Brighton and Hove City Council (202322679) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s complaint.
Case 202322679 · 17 Feb 2025
Lambeth Council (202320004) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about an unannounced visit by landlord staff to the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202320004 · 17 Feb 2025