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: 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.
Case 202104614 · 3 May 2022
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 […]
Case 202102425 · 3 May 2022
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.
Case 202120337 · 3 May 2022
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.
Case 202011890 · 3 May 2022
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.
Case 202118184 · 3 May 2022
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.
Case 202013243 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202012087 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of her concerns regarding damp and mould at her property.
Case 202013901 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202109038 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 201816165 · 29 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202112117 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202120371 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202119908 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202106974 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202014370 · 29 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202014177 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 201703374 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202009689 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202015387 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202100964 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents’ reports about noise and anti-social behaviour (‘ASB.’)
Case 202104309 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202120855 · 29 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202108291 · 29 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202113301 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202111696 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202016111 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202120138 · 29 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202000899 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202009409 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202016827 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202114671 · 28 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of repairs required to the: Conservatory. Shed. Complaint handling.
Case 202102291 · 28 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202103153 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202107022 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202101745 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202103136 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202104606 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202119325 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202101094 · 28 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202014650 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202103451 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202008976 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202113005 · 28 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202118210 · 28 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202010721 · 27 Apr 2022
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 …
Case 202105994 · 27 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202106914 · 27 Apr 2022
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.
Case 202118080 · 27 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the service charge relating to drainage repairs.
Case 202106364 · 26 Apr 2022
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 […]
Case 202102407 · 26 Apr 2022