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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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 2,188 of 16,227 decisions matching "group"
Home Group Limited (202213850)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of trees and shrubs overhanging into his garden. Handling of the resident’s reports that common areas including an access footpath were not being maintained. Complaint handling.
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202212693)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Report of a leak; Complaint. The resident has also complained about the outcome of her insurance claim.
Places for People Group Limited (202219419)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Complaint Handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Jigsaw Homes Group Limited (202217419)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the: Condition of the property when it was let to the resident. Landlord’s handling of repairs including a leak, damp, and mould. Landlord's response to the resident's reports that she did not have heating and hot …
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202223766)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of external works to the block and the related communication with the resident. Information provided in relation to charges for external work to the block .
The Riverside Group Limited (202210938)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the bathroom. Response to the resident’s request to be moved to supported housing. Complaint handling.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202204109)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to faulty kitchen cupboard doors. Complaint handling.
The Riverside Group Limited (202216395)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of fly tipping in the bin store. Concerns relating to the caretaker’s performance. Reports of repairs required to the external communal doors of the building. Reports of repairs required …
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202016209)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s application for succession. Complaint handling.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202212450)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports concerning the conduct of its contractor’s staff and the resulting ‘duty of care’ alert raised against the resident by its contractors. The associated complaints.
Aster Group Limited (202210579)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the boiler and thermostat.
Home Group Limited (202120126)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s dissatisfaction of the provision and standard of grounds maintenance for the front garden and communal outdoor areas. The resident’s request for the landlord to pave the front garden as a …
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202201960)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to flooding at the property. The landlord’s handling of the decant. The landlord’s handling of repairs. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s personal data. The landlord’s response to damage caused to the resident’s …
Bromford Housing Group Limited (202123542)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to a sewage leak at her property; Response to her reports of water ingress and resultant damp; Handling of the associated complaint.
Bromford Housing Group Limited (202201378)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: its handling of her ASB reports. its decision to extend the introductory tenancy.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202203707)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for reimbursement of her service charge. Concerns regarding gas safety at the property. Snagging reports.
Southern Housing (202013457)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
REPORT COMPLAINT 202013457 Southern Housing Group Limited 22 December 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
Aster Group Limited (202205493)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects to the property, including damp and mould and door repair issues.
Places for People Group Limited (202206081)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of domestic abuse and her request for an urgent management transfer to flee the abuse. This investigation also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint. This investigation also …
Southern Housing Group Limited (202128297)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs in the kitchen. The resident's reports of damp and mould in the property and associated bathroom repairs. Record keeping The associated complaint.
Livv Housing Group (202121943)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a pest infestation at the resident’s previous property. The resident’s report of a leak and rubbish found underneath the bath in the resident’s current property.
Longhurst Group Limited (202220643)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of required works after completing a damp and mould survey. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s broken staircase and handrail.
One Housing Group Limited (202201421)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to: a leak to the building roof; the associated complaint.
Places for People Group Limited (202127097)
Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlords response to the residents concerns about the damp and mould in her property. The landlords handling of the residents complaint.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202128262)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Antisocial behaviour (ASB); Outstanding repairs; Boiler repairs. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Management move; Complaint.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202203359)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The property condition at the point of mutual exchange. Repairs reported by the resident on moving in. The resident’s complaint.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202202594)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202202594 A2Dominion Housing Group Limited 19 December 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202200340)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about: Information provided during the sales process. The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports about repairs. The Ombudsman investigated the landlord's handling of the associated complaint.
Home Group Limited (202203465)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord following a wide range of repair, cleaning, communication, gardening and maintenance issues in the resident’s home and the communal areas of his block. The resident’s concern that the …
Places for People Group Limited (202210881)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak and subsequent repairs. Formal complaint.
Home Group Limited (202225677)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: - A leak and associated repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202118249)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: The level of insulation in the property. The condition of the external brickwork. The condition of the heating system. This Service will also assess the landlord’s complaint handling.
Aster Group Limited (202216842)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s introduction of a service charge for the maintenance of a fall arrest system on the roof of the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of maintenance to the ‘living roof’ at the resident’s property. The …
Longhurst Group Limited (202124154)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: outstanding repairs to the property. a telephone call on 26 and 28 April 2022 regarding the rent account. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated. The landlord’s knowledge and information management …
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202200406)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information, after receiving an increased service charge bill. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Abri Group Limited (202126676)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the energy performance of the property including the cost to heat it and condition of the heating system. The landlords handling of the resident’s complaint.
Aster Group Limited (202116121)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident has complained about: the landlord’s handling of reports of issues with estate waste management, including its handling of littering and fly tipping. the landlord’s handling of her reports of washed laundry on balconies and walkways. the landlord’s handling …
Jigsaw Homes Group Limited (202218579)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports about antisocial behaviour (ASB). Handling of the resident’s reports about its officers’ conduct and behaviour. Implementation of its unreasonable behaviour policy. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint …
Orbit Group Limited (202128656)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB), racial harassment, and abuse.
Settle Group (202200981)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: a boundary dispute. a dispute involving a garden wall and canopy. the subsequent complaint.
Westward Housing Group Limited (202212521)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the temperature of the water and the water pressure. The associated complaint.
Aster Group Limited (202210364)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
One Housing Group Limited (202204964)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Communal repairs. A notice put up by a member of the landlord’s staff. Antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Paradigm Housing Group Limited (202210991)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the following: The support provided to the resident as part of the licence agreement. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about staff behaviour. The landlord’s response to the resident’s anti-social behaviour reports. The landlord’s decision to …
The Riverside Group Limited (202220159)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould, and subsequent claim for compensation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Longhurst Group Limited (202112139)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of outstanding repairs in the property. The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) about her neighbour. Reports of ASB it received about the resident. The resident’s request to be …
Orbit Group Limited (202225435)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of leaks, blockages, and drainage issues Repairs to the boiler. Damp and mould in the bathroom. The complaint.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202117230)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The residents reports of water ingress into the property. The associated remedial works. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202205541)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The resident’s allegation that his share in the property was mis-sold due to the defect. The landlord’s handling of remedial works and the resident’s temporary move into alternative accommodation. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202207355)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s privacy concerns and his request that it increase the height of the boundary fence.