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"
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202322792)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s kitchen adaptation request at the property. Complaint handling.
Charnwood Borough Council (202222678)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for the property’s repair records.
Haringey London Borough Council (202408313)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to remain in her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202331497)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of water ingress and damp mould at the property, and the resident’s associated request for temporary accommodation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202419119)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Handling of the resident’s reports that a contractor damaged her bedroom flooring. This report also considers the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
Stevenage Borough Council (202222963)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the disconnection of the gas supply to the property. a warrant to complete a planned electrical safety inspection and resulting damage to the property. repairs to the boiler and fencing at the …
Stevenage Borough Council (202318656)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A roof leak, damp and mould and asbestos at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202233311)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The increase in service charges for the heating. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to control the level of heating in her property and to be proportionately billed for specific usage.
London Borough of Croydon (202220147)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The landlord’s response to the resident’s health issues and its handling of her request for adaptations and reasonable adjustments to be made. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the property …
London Borough of Lambeth (202233967)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns of subsidence at her property and repairs to a fence, drainpipe and door repair. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202324260)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of tap repairs and the resident’s request for compensation for these. Response to the resident’s reports of poor conduct and communication from its contractor.
Woking Borough Council (202311569)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s property.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202214272)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of communal issues, including subsidence and repairs to the staircase and the roof. Repairs to the resident’s balcony door. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the …
London Borough of Hounslow (202329853)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Enquiries about major works. Reports of roof leaks. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202329469)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of water ingress and the associated repairs. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202230472)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the remedial works completed and those still outstanding in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s decant. The landlord’s handling of the resident's complaint. The landlord’s record …
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202308770)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202308770 Hammersmith and Fulham Council 31 October 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
London Borough of Lewisham (202231597)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident regarding: Her queries and concerns about major works, including refuse, parking and health and safety issues. The consultation before the major works started. A non-functioning kitchen. The temporary toilet facilities. …
Luton Borough Council (202343510)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of cleaning and maintenance issues in the communal areas and the resident’s concerns about the safety of the building. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202312994)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s personal information. The utility supplier when the resident’s tenancy started. The associated complaint.
Swindon Borough Council (202203611)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: drain repairs. sewage back surges in the bathroom. the electrics in the property needing repair. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s: complaint handling. record keeping.
London Borough of Croydon (202338253)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Facilitation of a meter reading. Handling of repairs in the property. Management of the resident’s rent account. Complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s consideration of the resident’s vulnerabilities and its associated …
Crawley Borough Council (202309971)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a breach of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the conduct of its contractor’s staff. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s …
London Borough of Lewisham (202320762)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a broken window. The front door replacement. The resident’s reports of damaged electric sockets. The resident’s reports of a leak, damp and mould. The resident’s concerns about carbon …
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202307467)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of antisocial behaviour.
Haringey London Borough Council (202231001)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of roof and window repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
London Borough of Lambeth (202230674)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Various repairs. Damp and mould in the property. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202231852)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak and associated remedial repairs at the resident’s property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202342852)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a leaking roof. Reports of damp and mould in the property. Reports of a leaking radiator. The associated complaint.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202407294)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its handling of reports of damp and mould, and associated repairs.
London Borough of Hackney (202234457)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of various repairs to the property including damp and mould in the basement; damp in the upstairs of the property; disrepair to the kitchen; a collapsed basement ceiling; and …
Guildford Borough Council (202343175)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202328058)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of leaks, damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202346809)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the impact on the resident’s health of the landlord’s handling of repairs. The complaint is also about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of leaks, damp and mould. concerns about temporary accommodation. We have also …
London Borough of Brent (202340120)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The compliant is about the landlord’s handling of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Croydon (202318405)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports about repairs at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: Handling of the associated formal complaint. Record keeping with respect to the issues.
London Borough of Hackney (202322366)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Request for rehousing due to overcrowding. This report also considers the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Harrow (202344547)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of defective windows. the resident’s reports of repairs required to the roof. the associated complaint.
London Borough of Lewisham (202319152)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s damp and mould reports.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council (202231188)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the resident’s reports about the landlord’s handling of; Damp and mould and the subsequent remedial repairs in the property. The claim for damage to the household’s belongings. The management of the tenancy including audits and an …
Haringey London Borough Council (202325599)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: damp and mould. damage to belongings due to the damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Newham (202401727)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Concerns about overcrowding. The investigation has also considered the associated complaint handling.
London Borough of Croydon (202120044)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlords response to the residents requests for: Relocation of electric sockets in the bedroom, kitchen and lounge. Installation of a new electric socket for a helpline box. Bathroom renovation. Improvement works in the kitchen, including: …
London Borough of Hackney (202306139)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be placed on the housing register and for her application to be prioritised. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould and associated remedial repairs …
Swindon Borough Council (202226351)
Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s belongings including her disability equipment, following flooding at the property.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202219702)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s request for external wall insulation (EWI). complaint handling.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202318303)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for the exterior of the block to be painted. Reports concerning the volume of the intercom. Request for hooks to be fitted to the external communal doors. Request for …
London Borough of Islington (202343021)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Tenants Behaviour categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s antisocial behaviour (ASB) reports.
London Borough of Barnet (202315988)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak into the resident’s property from a neighbouring property which resulted in damp and mould.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202212904)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of a leak, handling of the resident’s complaint.