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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Livv Housing Group (202113921) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports about the condition of her garden; Response to reports of outstanding repairs to the drainage at the property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s: Communication; Record keeping and …
Case 202113921 · 15 Feb 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The response provided on the resident’s request for copies of invoices and receipts from service charges for financial year 20/21. The response provided on the resident’s queries relating to actual spend reported for service charges in …
Case 202210259 · 14 Feb 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould; Handling of the residents’ vulnerabilities, health and welfare concerns; Response to the resident’s request for a management move; Complaint handling.
Case 202115880 · 13 Feb 2023
The Riverside Group Limited (202126771) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about increases to the service charges for the 2021/22 financial year. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202126771 · 13 Feb 2023
Abri Group Limited (202124340) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports that she was allocated the wrong property; handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202124340 · 10 Feb 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for her kitchen to be replaced due to damp and disrepair.
Case 202213764 · 8 Feb 2023
Home Group Limited (202202705) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of damage to hall carpet caused by a previous repair and the related complaint.
Case 202202705 · 7 Feb 2023
Orbit Group Limited (202012257) No Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for an increase in her disturbance payment and reimbursement of decorating costs. The condition of the property when it was let to the resident and outstanding repairs.
Case 202012257 · 6 Feb 2023
Abri Group Limited (202015303) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise nuisance and her request for compensation. The associated complaint.
Case 202015303 · 3 Feb 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom skirting board, bathroom door, bathroom cupboard flooring, a crack in the kitchen ceiling, a faulty intercom, and bathroom handrail.
Case 202204721 · 2 Feb 2023
The Riverside Group Limited (202115892) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of fire safety works. Response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of communal areas of the building. Response to the resident’s concerns about reports of problems with the back door at the …
Case 202115892 · 2 Feb 2023
Home Group Limited (202213632) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the outhouse/utility room of the property. Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202213632 · 1 Feb 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The level and standard of cleaning services at the resident’s property, including his requests for information about this. The increase in and reasonableness of the service charges. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202012877 · 1 Feb 2023
Abri Group Limited (202105835) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Complaint handling.
Case 202105835 · 31 Jan 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s request that the resident remove her belongings from the communal areas of her building.
Case 202216358 · 31 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s toilet. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of poor conduct from its staff and contractors. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202111916 · 30 Jan 2023
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Offer of reimbursement (amount) to the resident for the service charge of the communal light and power. Response to the resident’s request that the landlord reimburse her for the communal electricity charges she had …
Case 202122124 · 30 Jan 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about the 2019/20 service charges. The level of service charges for communal electricity and grounds maintenance and whether the charges were correct. The landlord’s handling of the …
Case 202015316 · 30 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request that his kitchen, kitchen door, windows, external doors and radiators be repaired or replaced. The landlord’s handling of the assciated complaint.
Case 202208737 · 27 Jan 2023
Anchor Hanover Group (202017364) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to concerns about the suitability of the resident’s former property. The landlord’s refusal to grant the resident access to view CCTV footage. The landlord’s assertion that the resident was in rent arrears. The …
Case 202017364 · 26 Jan 2023
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord has offered for damage caused by its contractor to the wallpaper and a set of drawers in the resident’s bedroom.
Case 202216106 · 26 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of poor quality work and damage caused by contractors when replacing her kitchen and bathroom, and the compensation offered for this.
Case 202207502 · 25 Jan 2023
Settle Group (202208571) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects in his property including the length of time taken to rectify this. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202208571 · 23 Jan 2023
Anchor Hanover Group (202210252) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the hedge at the rear of her property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of staff conduct. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202210252 · 20 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports about her fence.
Case 202208873 · 20 Jan 2023
Platform Housing Group Limited (202114713) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the kitchen replacement. handling of repairs to the toilet flush. response to the resident’s concerns about contaminated drinking water. communication, complaint handling and offer of compensation.
Case 202114713 · 17 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the gable end of the resident’s property.
Case 202210893 · 16 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of a leak from the property above. Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202203203 · 14 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom and the level of compensation offered.
Case 202118688 · 12 Jan 2023
Southern Housing Group Limited (202204844) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: The resident’s reports of fly tipping and rubbish being dumped at the rear of the building. The resident’s request to have CCTV installed. Repairs to the lock of the rear gate.
Case 202204844 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and hot water in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202206100 · 12 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs to her roof and associated remedial work. The related complaint.
Case 202121643 · 11 Jan 2023
Orbit Group Limited (202211662) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of broken fence posts.
Case 202211662 · 10 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rehousing request.
Case 202126368 · 9 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202109503 Orbit Group Limited 6 January 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 […]
Case 202109503 · 6 Jan 2023
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application for medical priority.
Case 202127225 · 3 Jan 2023
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding his door, and his subsequent request to be reimbursed for the cost of additional energy usage due to the resulting draughts.
Case 202207613 · 3 Jan 2023
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s requests for it to replace her flooring, and the quality of its associated works and communication. The associated complaint.
Case 202201886 · 23 Dec 2022
Platform Housing Group Limited (202117760) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for service charge information. The resident’s reports that they had been overcharged. The resident’s concerns about whether the lease allows the landlord to charge an administration fee.
Case 202117760 · 23 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202121983 East Midlands Housing Group Limited 13 June 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. […]
Case 202121983 · 20 Dec 2022
Flagship Housing Group Limited (202014892) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident complains about: the landlord’s handling of the removal of her car; the landlord’s handling of her subsequent formal complaint, and; the landlord’s handling of her formal complaint about harassment and discrimination.
Case 202014892 · 19 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord’s handling of the residents’ reports of ongoing water ingress from their bedroom window.
Case 202202700 · 15 Dec 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be reimbursed for the cost of an electrician’s call-out recharge by it to her, and its associated record keeping.
Case 202208627 · 12 Dec 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for the repair to the soffit.
Case 202208736 · 12 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about a pest infestation.
Case 202208400 · 9 Dec 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of heating problems in the resident’s home.
Case 202203250 · 5 Dec 2022
Westward Housing Group Limited (202014374) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding the: reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) from Neighbour A. landlord’s communication about the parking bay. the related complaint.
Case 202014374 · 29 Nov 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s anti-social behaviour reports. Anti-social reports made about the resident.
Case 202013561 · 25 Nov 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance from the flat above.
Case 202203771 · 25 Nov 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the management of the intercom services, including their request for a refund.
Case 202201661 · 20 Nov 2022