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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11,758
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2,212
No Maladministration
161
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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202435448) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202435448 Decision type Investigation Landlord Paragon Asra Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat on the ground floor […]
Case 202435448 · 16 Oct 2025
Sanctuary Housing Association (202402777) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202402777 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat in a communal block. At the time […]
Case 202402777 · 16 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202328109) No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202328109 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a flat within […]
Case 202328109 · 16 Oct 2025
Abri Group Limited (202503845) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202503845 Decision type Investigation Landlord Abri Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat in a block of 6 […]
Case 202503845 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202429120 Decision type Investigation Landlord Aster Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a first floor flat of a block. There […]
Case 202429120 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202413337 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bed flat […]
Case 202413337 · 15 Oct 2025
Home Group Limited (202428656) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202428656 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom bungalow. Her tenancy commenced on 19 […]
Case 202428656 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202407259 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a […]
Case 202407259 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202453230 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The property is a […]
Case 202453230 · 15 Oct 2025
London Borough of Islington (202429813) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202429813 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background At the time of this complaint, […]
Case 202429813 · 15 Oct 2025
Peabody Trust (202315741) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202315741 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat in a block. She reported a […]
Case 202315741 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202314292 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stevenage Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident reported a leak from the roof along with damp […]
Case 202314292 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202407929 Decision type Investigation Landlord A2Dominion Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a third floor, 2 bedroom flat. There […]
Case 202407929 · 14 Oct 2025
Accent Housing Limited (202317282) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202317282 Decision type Investigation Landlord Accent Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident has an assured tenancy with the landlord which is […]
Case 202317282 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202342880 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident has an assured tenancy with the landlord which […]
Case 202342880 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
Decision Case ID 202332559 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background In or around September 2023 the resident reported a […]
Case 202332559 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202425812 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lives with his family in a 2-bedroom flat […]
Case 202425812 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202447347 Decision type Investigation Landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a first floor flat. He […]
Case 202447347 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202323072 Decision type Investigation Landlord Progress Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lived at the property at the time of […]
Case 202323072 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Financial
Decision Case ID 202428874 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom 3rd floor flat owned by […]
Case 202428874 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202417742 Decision type Investigation Landlord Square Building Trust Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident is a tenant of the landlord which is […]
Case 202417742 · 14 Oct 2025
Stonewater Limited (202426493) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202426493 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom flat with her son. She has […]
Case 202426493 · 14 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202332741 Decision type Investigation Landlord A2Dominion Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 9 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1 bedroom, third-floor flat. Some […]
Case 202332741 · 13 Oct 2025
ForHousing Limited (202435463) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202435463 Decision type Investigation Landlord ForHousing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat. She has COPD and mental […]
Case 202435463 · 13 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202335927 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 October 2025 Background 1. The resident reported damp and mould to the landlord […]
Case 202335927 · 13 Oct 2025
Notting Hill Genesis (202432745) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202432745 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Licence Date 13 October 2025 Background Since August 2022 the resident has lived in emergency accommodation run by the […]
Case 202432745 · 13 Oct 2025
Onward Homes Limited (202419379) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202419379 Decision type Investigation Landlord Onward Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a second floor apartment within a block. He has […]
Case 202419379 · 13 Oct 2025
Saxon Weald (202427040) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202427040 Decision type Investigation Landlord Saxon Weald Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom semi-detached house with her 2 children. […]
Case 202427040 · 13 Oct 2025
Southern Housing (202321426) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202321426 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 October 2025 Background The resident lived in the property which was a 3-bedroom house with […]
Case 202321426 · 13 Oct 2025
Southern Housing (202401836) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202401836 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 13 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom ground floor flat. What the complaint is […]
Case 202401836 · 13 Oct 2025
Southern Housing (202427982) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202427982 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom house with a storage heating system. […]
Case 202427982 · 13 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202413104 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident owns the property, a 1-bedroom third floor flat, and […]
Case 202413104 · 10 Oct 2025
Dawson Housing Limited (202423189) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202423189 Decision type Investigation Landlord Dawson Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Licence Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident lived in the landlord’s supported accommodation from June 2023 until […]
Case 202423189 · 10 Oct 2025
London Borough of Hillingdon (202427669) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202427669 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident signed his tenancy on […]
Case 202427669 · 10 Oct 2025
Southern Housing (202429762) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202429762 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a maisonette flat. In April 2024, the resident […]
Case 202429762 · 10 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202426844 Decision type Investigation Landlord Believe Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 October 2025 Background The resident lived in a 1-bedroom semi-detached bungalow owned by the […]
Case 202426844 · 9 Oct 2025
Southern Housing (202502888) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202502888 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 October 2025 Background The resident and her husband are assured tenants of the landlord. The […]
Case 202502888 · 9 Oct 2025