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 1,955 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
London Borough of Barnet (202104957)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Noise from the pipes in the property. Defects to the door entry system and the rear communal door. Cleaning issues in relation to the communal areas. Other defects …
London Borough of Redbridge (202111800)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Complaints Handling categories
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of flooding at the resident's property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Chesterfield Borough Council (202120286)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request to assign her tenancy to her son. The associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202126874)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about repair issues, including: the roof; the window frames; the window panes; complaints handling.
London Borough of Ealing (202114284)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of obstructions to his storage unit. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202126976)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the conduct of landlord staff during the resident’s application for rehousing and the associated complaint.
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of adaptations required to the resident’s property. handling of the complaint
Haringey London Borough Council (202219041)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Report of damp and mould in the property. Report of damage to her personal belongings and carpet due to the damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s …
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202014048)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Remedial work to the resident’s property following reports of damp and mould. The associated complaints.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202003694)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of her garden.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (202126746)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports from the resident of anti-social behaviour.
London Borough of Hackney (202004917)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s request for compensation following the flooding of her property, and. related repairs to the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Dacorum Borough Council (202212543)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of structural repairs to the property’s garden; Complaint handling.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202203518)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s decision not to compensate the resident for plastering work she carried out in the property. The associated formal complaint.
Stevenage Borough Council (202119525)
Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns following the disturbance of asbestos during works to a storage cupboard.
Haringey London Borough Council (202121329)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of a leak into the property. Request for reimbursement for damage to his personal items due to the leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as …
Haringey London Borough Council (202204505)
Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs at her property and her concerns regarding related service charges and the length of time scaffolding was in place. The Ombudsman will also consider the landlord’s complaint …
Haringey London Borough Council (202206204)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to: the roof; her bathroom; a garden fence.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202125655)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: housing application; concerns about discrimination and less favourable treatment in applying its voids policy; request for reasonable adjustments to the voids policy; and the associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202113789)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to address the resident’s reports of: Interference with the water supply into the property. Anti-social behaviour (ASB). The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of the assessment.
London Borough of Hackney (202215518)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s bath mixer tap. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Newham (202212688)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s queries about whether the rear garden is a communal space and who is responsible for its maintenance. The landlord’s response to the resident’s queries about the horticulture payment. The …
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202215329)
Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
This complaint is about: The landlord clearing the property before the end of the tenancy. The landlord's response to the resident’s request for compensation for personal items removed while clearing the property.
London Borough of Brent (202207406)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the: Downstairs toilet. Driveway.
London Borough of Croydon (202215975)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202215975 London Borough of Croydon 4 May 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 […]
London Borough of Harrow (202112709)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The resident’s allegation that the landlord breached General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about the conduct of its staff member.
London Borough of Newham (202206186)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
REPORT COMPLAINT 202206186 Newham Council 02 May 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 case. This is […]
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202126427)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: the landlord’s compliance with a court judgement from 2015. the landlord’s handling of a boiler repair and replacement. the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Colchester Borough Council (202214451)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports about a neighbour’s cat entering her home and garden. The resident’s reports about a neighbour’s garden overgrowing onto her walkway.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202128542)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for her balcony door to be fixed.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202213699)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of bedbugs in the resident's property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202203346)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s enquiries about: invoicing; grounds maintenance and outstanding repairs. The report will also investigate the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202102073)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This is about the landlords handling of: The residents’ concerns about a neighbours use of the communal garden. Antisocial behaviour (ASB) reports about the resident. Antisocial behaviour reports about the residents neighbour. Noise complaints. The associated complaint.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (202014943)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s application to court for an injunction following reports of Anti-Social Behaviour made against the residents. Information the landlord included within the court bundle, which the resident believes was a data breach.
Haringey London Borough Council (202110720)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s communication with the leaseholder about its insurance cover. The landlord’s response to the leaseholder’s request that he be reimbursed by the landlord for loss of rental income and the cost of re-installation of the …
Reading Borough Council (202104235)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s: Handling of reports of damp, mould, and condensation affecting the property. Complaint handling.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (202210202)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202210202 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council 27 April 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 […]
Dacorum Borough Council (202203963)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress in the storage area located in the basement of the building. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damage and water ingress into the property. This …
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202212417)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request to get a new front door. Complaint handling.
Haringey London Borough Council (202200748)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak and mould in the property. The resident’s concerns that she was discriminated against. The resident’s complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202218553)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of water ingress which led to damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202120726)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to allegations of anti-social behaviour (ASB) made about the resident by her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of reports of harassment and racial abuse made by the resident about her neighbour. The landlord’s alleged …
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202215160)
Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to issues with damp and mould, following wastewater leaks at the resident’s home. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s record keeping.
Haringey London Borough Council (202120060)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair issues in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of the assessment.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202105216)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202010313)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of poor staff conduct. Medical evidence to support the resident’s re-housing application.
Haringey London Borough Council (202123855)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The repairs service provided by the landlord following a burst pipe in the property. The suitability of the temporary accommodation offered by the landlord. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reimbursement for damage to …
London Borough of Redbridge (202120423)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to extend her property. The landlord’s decision to refuse consent for the extension.
London Borough of Brent (202121420)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be compensated for damages from a water leak that flooded her property.
High Peak Borough Council (202205626)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to send a letter to the resident about his behaviour and handling of the associated complaint. The landlord’s introduction of a contact arrangement for the resident.