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"
Places for People Group Limited (202324903)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs in the property. Mice infestation in the property.
Cambridge City Council (202230973)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: Repairs to ceilings in the property. The associated complaint.
Habinteg Housing Association Limited (202411853)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of blocked drains and smell of chemical fumes within the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (202332318)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The sales process and its non-disclosure of the plans to carry out major works prior to the sale of the property to the resident. The section 20 consultation process. The funding of …
Southwark Council (202223626)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks into his property from the balcony.
Teign Housing (202328331)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about rainwater drainage issues affecting the property and garden. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Birmingham City Council (202419765)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould in the resident’s property. A leak in the resident’s property.
Bromford Housing Group Limited (202400932)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of subsidence and the associated repairs. The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The resident’s request for it to install a driveway. The associated complaint.
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202224842)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for a property move. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Request for compensation following a leak at the property. Associated complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202330436)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in his property and the associated repairs.
London Borough of Lambeth (202300177)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the leaseholder’s concerns about the water supply and a leak at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: complaint handling. record keeping.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202314421)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs and maintenance at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (202315983)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Concerns raised about the condition of the property on let and the associated repairs. Concerns raised about its communication with the resident. Concerns raised about the service of an eviction notice. The …
Places for People Group Limited (202405073)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould in the property. Associated complaint.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202329287)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s subject access request (SAR). Response to the resident's reports that a contractor damaged his property and caused him an injury during bathroom adaptation works. Delays to approve accessibility adaptations.
Stockport Homes Limited (202330786)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of beetles in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Bristol City Council (202230738)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a gas leak in the property.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202319660)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of structural repairs to the property. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Brent (202226957)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak, damp, and mould in the resident’s property and the level of compensation offered to her. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaints handling.
North West Leicestershire District Council (202329499)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A gas safety check at the property. The associated complaint.
Southern Housing (202316840)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that a carbon monoxide detector at her property had expired.
Stonewater Limited (202426067)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports about the condition of the property. Concerns about the heating system. Requests to install a log burner. Associated complaint.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202331416)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a leak at the property and the subsequent damage caused. The associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202435195)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about cold temperatures within the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
One Housing Group Limited (202345485)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Disrepair at the property. New service requests including: A report of a leak. A request for adaptations.
Ongo Homes Limited (202327435)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The condition of the property at the start of the tenancy (tenancy sign up). Repairs to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Orbit Housing Association Limited (202324581)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Heating and hot water issues and a leaking pipe at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Southern Housing (202316712)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the doors at the resident’s property.
Birmingham City Council (202304360)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the intercom/phone system connected to the property. Repairs to the communal lighting at the property. Repairs to the communal stairs.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (202417698)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: damage to and loss of the resident’s belongings. the refurbishment of the resident’s property. the temporary decant for the household. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling …
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202413823)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak from the wet room and a leak in the hallway at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Lambeth (202315909)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that the structure of the building was causing water ingress and damage to his property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202310905)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Planned Works
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for her kitchen and bathroom to be replaced. Damp and mould at the resident’s property.
Paradigm Housing Group Limited (202305331)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: checks to the condition of the property when let as part of a mutual exchange the resident’s reports of repairs concerns about asbestos the resident’s request to remove the back garden shed …
Southern Housing (202322976)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns that an engineer entered the property without her permission. Related complaint handling.
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of internal repairs in the property.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202402589)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of recurring leaks into her property and the damage caused.
Birmingham City Council (202321183)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about subsidence and structural issues in her property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Bromford Housing Group Limited (202338851)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of her request to stay permanently in her decant property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Peabody Trust (202308088)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s dissatisfaction about an annual rent increase. Handling of the resident’s reports of communal issues and a water leak in his property. Complaint handling.
Amplius Living (202220408)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: response to reports of damp and mould in the property; complaint.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202421320)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Damp and mould. Pests in her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Home Group Limited (202428206)
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.
Phoenix Community Housing Association (Bellingham and Downham) Limited (202334224)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about repairs to the property. Decision to not decant the resident during repair work. We will also consider the landlord’s complaint handling as part of this investigation.
Hexagon Housing Association Limited (202409523)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about repairs in her property following fire safety works. Complaints handling.
Home Group Limited (202318556)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The standard of work carried out during the period when the property was void (empty). Adaptations to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202435924)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of heating and hot water issues at the property. complaint.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202417848)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of damp and mould and defects at the property. complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202323748)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Decision to relet a property which it had marked for disposal. Decision to dispose of its housing stock. Response to the resident’s request to be added to its rehousing list. We have also considered …
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202330453)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of unpleasant smells in the resident’s property. The Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.