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
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11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
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Peabody Trust 522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 517
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Peabody Trust (202418731) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Roof leaks, consequent damp and mould, and the handling of remedial repairs. A request for compensation for damage to personal property and lost rental revenue.
Case 202418731 · 30 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202419425 · 30 Apr 2025
Southampton City Council (202319968) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: the condition of the property when let in 2010. the landlord’s handling of an asbestos incident in 2017. the landlord’s handling of a ceiling repair. the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about asbestos. the landlord’s …
Case 202319968 · 30 Apr 2025
Southern Housing (202402427) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of roof leaks causing damp and mould in the resident’s property. The resident’s request for permission to install a shed in the communal gardens. The resident’s communication that her mother had …
Case 202402427 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of: Damage caused when conducting repairs, quality of works, and the landlord not completing a snagging list. Radiators not heating the property sufficiently. Repairs required to address concerns about …
Case 202300948 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s query about the size of his property in 2023.
Case 202320019 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to purchase the remaining shares in his property. Associated complaint.
Case 202322872 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould and subsequent repairs to the guttering, the facias, the soffits, roof, doors and window frames of the property.
Case 202322043 · 30 Apr 2025
Torus62 Limited (202329651) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Electrical works and electrical inspections at the property. The associated complaint.
Case 202329651 · 30 Apr 2025
West Kent Housing Association (202321956) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for a move. The repairs to the resident’s property pending her permanent move. The associated complaint.
Case 202321956 · 30 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of leaks and damp and mould within the property. Concerns about a trip hazard in the communal area of the building. Request for it to repair the bedroom window …
Case 202329684 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The repairs to the resident’s property. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202321905 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s responsive repairs, including a paving slab to the front of the property and the rear garden fence.
Case 202315925 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when it was let to her.
Case 202330237 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to buy the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202234205 · 29 Apr 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to an internal door and the windows at the property.
Case 202405696 · 29 Apr 2025
Vico Homes Limited (202317286) No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s allocation of a property which the resident did not believe was safe, and its response when she moved out.
Case 202317286 · 29 Apr 2025
Sage Rented Limited (SRL) (202311732) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the impacts on the resident of leaks at the property. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202311732 · 28 Apr 2025
West Kent Housing Association (202340274) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for repair to the steps and the handrail at the front of the property. The replacement of the resident’s front door. The associated complaint.
Case 202340274 · 28 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of heating and hot water issues at the property. associated complaint.
Case 202335032 · 25 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Handling of the resident's reports of a leak at his property. Complaint handling.
Case 202314860 · 25 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of heating and hot water issues at the property. associated complaint.
Case 202300176 · 25 Apr 2025
One Housing Group Limited (202322111) Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak in her property.
Case 202322111 · 25 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202332425 · 25 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: a leak into the property; faulty lighting.
Case 202323288 · 24 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202426557 · 24 Apr 2025
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 …
Case 202228806 · 24 Apr 2025
Wolverhampton City Council (202322317) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Photographs on her property file, which do not reflect the current condition of the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202322317 · 24 Apr 2025
Gentoo Group Limited (202417253) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould in the property. Temporary move.
Case 202417253 · 23 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202332543 · 23 Apr 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of water ingress at the property.
Case 202323383 · 22 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the communal roof above the resident’s home. Response to his concerns about pigeons nesting in the roof cavity above his property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling …
Case 202342384 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the property and the resident’s concerns of asbestos. The associated complaint.
Case 202339015 · 17 Apr 2025
Citizen Housing (202321963) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Response to the resident’s reports of a leak causing damp and mould at the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202321963 · 17 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202321169 · 17 Apr 2025
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.
Case 202346836 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of flooding from the balcony, which he said was caused by the new build property having been sold with defective or missing balcony drainage. Formal complaint. The Ombudsman has …
Case 202234914 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a mice infestation at her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202307207 · 17 Apr 2025
Peabody Trust (202300329) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Leaks into the property and subsequent damp and mould. Damages to personal property. Issues with faulty air bricks. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202300329 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of defects to her property. Handling of reports of a defect to the resident’s fire alarm. Complaint handling.
Case 202314747 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s property. Damp and mould in the property.
Case 202412195 · 17 Apr 2025
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord's administration of the resident's property pool plus (PPP) application and request it uploads supporting documents.
Case 202335451 · 16 Apr 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of water penetration and associated damp and mould, including internal and external works. requests for compensation for damage to personal property. associated complaint.
Case 202337396 · 16 Apr 2025
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: Its letter requesting access to complete electrical testing in the property. Unannounced visits at the property. This assessment will also consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202304492 · 16 Apr 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports that the shower was not working when the property was let.
Case 202341833 · 15 Apr 2025
NSAH (Alliance Homes) Limited (202322929) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for it to rehouse him. Request for a reasonable adjustment. Request for it to cover costs incurred during his property move. Reports of drainage repairs. Associated complaint.
Case 202322929 · 15 Apr 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries concerning the accuracy of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessment carried out to the property.
Case 202347341 · 15 Apr 2025
Southern Housing (202407786) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of a new property sale. response to the resident’s concerns about the valuation of his property. response to the resident’s concerns about staff conduct.
Case 202407786 · 15 Apr 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of repairs to the property. Requests for recycling services.
Case 202321575 · 15 Apr 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Communication regarding the resident’s request to move property. Handling of outstanding repairs, namely: Faulty windows. Damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202330901 · 14 Apr 2025