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 1,959 of 16,227 decisions
London Borough of Hillingdon (202104614)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s replacement of lighting in the area around the resident’s property and the effect this has had on him.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202102425)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202102425 Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited 3 May 2022 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 […]
Peabody Trust (202120337)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about repairs and damage caused by contractors. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
South Tyneside Council (202011890)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s housing register application. Handling of the recovery of the resident’s former tenancy arrears. Handling of the resident’s mutual exchange.
The Riverside Group Limited (202118184)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding its contractor’s attendance at his property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaints handling, in particular its response times.
Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-op Housing Association Limited (202013243)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water system.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202012087)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a rat infestation. Repairs including damp and mould. Requests for a rent refund and to be rehoused.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202013901)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of her concerns regarding damp and mould at her property.
Hounslow Council (202109038)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning antisocial behaviour from his neighbour. the landlord’s complaint handling.
Islington Council (201816165)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of persistent damp and mould issues at the property; The landlord’s handling of various other repairs to the property; The landlord’s complaint handling.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202112117)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request that it buy back the property. Decision to share the resident’s private medical information with the buyback panel. Communication concerning the fire safety issues in relation to the resident’s …
Magenta Living (202120371)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a bath to be installed at his property.
Network Homes Limited (202119908)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the level of compensation offered for a missed appointment.
Newham Council (202106974)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a blockage in the wet-room drainage. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports in relation to the standard of decorative works in her property. The landlord's complaint handling.
Notting Hill Genesis (202014370)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of damp and mould in the resident’s home. The complaint is about the administration of the resident’s rent account following an error with Housing Benefit payments.
Paradigm Housing Group Limited (202014177)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the: Support given by the landlord to the resident following her giving notice to quit the tenancy and the landlord’s application of its breach of tenancy policy. Level of redress offered by the landlord in relation …
Peabody Trust (201703374)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the current landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation relating to a period without hot water, and the subsequent remedial repair works.
Peabody Trust 2018 (202009689)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). concerns about the security of the communal entry door. reports about the functionality of the spyhole camera. queries about the window replacement.
Places for People Homes Limited (202015387)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns around the property’s omission from a historic kitchen replacement programme and its communication in relation to access issues; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202100964)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: The front gate. The heating system.
South Liverpool Homes Limited (202104309)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents’ reports about noise and anti-social behaviour (‘ASB.’)
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202120855)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about antisocial behaviour by a neighbour, in relation to the neighbour’s dog and fence.
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202108291)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s concerns regarding fire safety at the pro p erty and how this impacted on the sale of their property . The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a refund …
Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202113301)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour (‘ASB.’) request for reasonable adjustments in communication. complaint through its internal complaints process. subject access requests. concerns about staff conduct. counter allegations against …
Thirteen Housing Group Limited (202111696)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: complaints about the resident’s wife’s former property. the charges for the resident’s garage. the resident’s Subject Access Request.
Thurrock Council (202016111)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of a roof leak. Reports of a drainage issue in her kitchen. The Ombudsman has made a finding regarding the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Town and Country Housing (202120138)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of theft of his bike from the property car park.
Westminster City Council (202000899)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling in respect to: The resident’s reports about the current property condition and repairs. The resident’s request for compensation for items affected by her move and leaks at the property, and for delays and …
Westminster City Council (202009409)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of their complaint and compensation claim in relation to a number of leaks into the property.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202016827)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The resident has complained about: the landlord's handling of repairs to the heating and hot water. the compensation awarded specifically for a lack of heating and hot water for the period 5 August 2021 to 16 September 2021.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202114671)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the door entrance system. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202102291)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of repairs required to the: Conservatory. Shed. Complaint handling.
Derwent Housing Association Limited (202103153)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint of 31 May 2019 regarding her reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by her neighbours, fencing and other issues. The resident’s complaint of 16 June 2020 about: How the landlord …
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202107022)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the repairs to resolve an ongoing leak from the resident’s property into property below the repairs required to the bathroom and kitchen. the resident’s subject access request.
Islington Council (202101745)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the windows at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Islington Council (202103136)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of kitchen repairs and pest proofing work to the resident’s property.
Leeds City Council (202104606)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the re-plastering and associated works at the resident’s property.
Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association Limited (202119325)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s positioning of a replacement oil tank in the resident’s back garden.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202101094)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for supporting information about its costs following an increase in her service charge; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Mansfield District Council (202014650)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: The level of redress the landlord awarded in respect of repair issues the resident reported while she was moving into the property; The landlord’s response to reported anti-social behaviour (ASB) from the resident’s neighbour; The landlord’s …
Newlon Housing Trust (202103451)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.
Sheffield City Council (202008976)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s anti-social behaviour reports.
Southampton City Council (202113005)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's decision not to reimburse the resident for the cost of a shower seat he purchased for his home.
Waltham Forest Council (202118210)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Basildon Borough Council (202010721)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlords handling of repairs to a broken skylight following a storm in January 2020.
Livv Housing Group (202105994)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of smoke pollution caused by her neighbours and resulting request for repairs and improvements to her windows and household ventilation. handling of a mutual exchange application and request for …
Westminster City Council (202106914)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered and organisational learning demonstrated by the landlord following a report of a leak causing damp and mould.
Westminster City Council (202118080)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of repairs to the resident’s garden gate. The conduct of the landlord’s staff.
Derwent Housing Association Limited (202106364)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the service charge relating to drainage repairs.
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202102407)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202102407 Flagship Housing Group Limited 26 April 2022 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 […]