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
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) 488
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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) 313

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Leeds City Council (202102205) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of brickwork repairs to the resident’s property.
Case 202102205 · 14 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 202016531 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and no hot water. The compensation offered by the landlord for its handling of a repair to the resident’s skylight. The landlord’s response to the resident’s …
Case 202113375 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s property and her subsequent complaints.
Case 202110107 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord for its handling of the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbour’s water system. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202113014 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for battens to be installed to her home.
Case 202121336 · 14 Apr 2022
Tower Hamlets Homes (202107361) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water system. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the conduct of a member of staff.
Case 202107361 · 14 Apr 2022
Croydon Council (202005025) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp in her property caused by a leak in her bathroom. the resident’s reports of repairs needed to her back door. the resident’s request for an adapted bath. …
Case 202005025 · 13 Apr 2022
Lambeth Council (202104181) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202104181 · 13 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for his toilet seat to be repaired. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202115414 · 13 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to a leaking roof and the damage this caused to the inside of the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
Case 202109066 · 12 Apr 2022
Camden Council (202109853) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about parking management on their estate.
Case 202109853 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to comments made about the resident’s occupancy during a special general meeting.
Case 202117025 · 12 Apr 2022
Gravesham Borough Council (202113158) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202113158 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the resident’s request for the landlord to write off their rent arrears.
Case 202125009 · 12 Apr 2022
Karbon Homes Limited (202118373) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns whether the lease provides right of access over the garden.
Case 202118373 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of repairs to the communal ventilation system. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202101131 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs.
Case 202103675 · 12 Apr 2022
Thanet District Council (202105158) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: The installation of storage heaters in his property The installation of fire alarms in his property. the increase in service charges due to the changes to the heating …
Case 202105158 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of flooding. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202110662 · 12 Apr 2022
Tower Hamlets Homes (202116150) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation for leaks, damage and loss of water in the bathroom.
Case 202116150 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to re-charge the resident for having taken off and disposed of the internal doors at the property.
Case 202101005 · 11 Apr 2022
Westminster City Council (202008410) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s housing transfer application. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202008410 · 11 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information and documentation relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202110462 · 10 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the condition of the property when it was let to the resident.
Case 201903686 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her: Transfer request. Associated complaint.
Case 202114719 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns the resident’s liability for rent following the end of the tenancy.
Case 202120354 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident has complained about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s request to remove the tree in their garden. response regarding the resident’s reports of its contractor’s conduct. complaint handling. The resident has also complained about discrimination by the landlord’s …
Case 202118564 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the conduct of occupational therapists who visited her at her home.
Case 202110790 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s management transfer. The resident’s requests for adaptations to the property.
Case 202009209 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202017193 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for documentation, specifically, the Insurance-Backed Guarantee (IBG), following a window installation at his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Case 202108482 · 8 Apr 2022
Network Homes Limited (202113931) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of Repairs required to the roof of the property. Repairs required to the window and front door, and the level of compensation awarded in respect of the repairs.
Case 202113931 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns damage caused to the resident’s car.
Case 202101375 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015561 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 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 202015561 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to and the replacement of the resident’s back door. The associated complaint.
Case 202108718 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the request for a replacement front door.
Case 202120059 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of a compensation request following repairs to the boiler.
Case 202113818 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal door and intercom.
Case 202125391 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to an ongoing leak from a porch roof.
Case 202100271 · 7 Apr 2022
Sanctuary Housing Association (202003722) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports made by the resident prior to 2018 of cracks to her bedroom and living room walls and ceilings; the resident’s more recent reports of cracks to her bedroom and living room …
Case 202003722 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint concerns the resident’s belief that their former property was unsafe.
Case 202115743 · 7 Apr 2022
WATMOS Community Homes (202125332) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the resident’s liability to pay for the cost of electricity used by the landlord when repairing empty properties.
Case 202125332 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The Council’s decision to extend a controlled parking scheme to include the area where the resident lives.
Case 202113031 · 6 Apr 2022
ForHousing Limited (202111500) Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works to replace external doors and to remedy damp and mould in the resident’s property.
Case 202111500 · 6 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of reports of unacceptable behaviour made against the resident.
Case 202123338 · 6 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair issues and the length of time taken to resolve this.
Case 202010163 · 6 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak and subsequent offer of compensation.
Case 202118548 · 6 Apr 2022
Karbon Homes Limited (202100441) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to investigate issues of noise transference at the property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202100441 · 6 Apr 2022
Leeds City Council (202119882) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the windows at the property.
Case 202119882 · 6 Apr 2022