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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London Borough of Lewisham (202432454) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202432454 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident moved into his property […]
Case 202432454 · 16 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202407152) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord had not acknowledged and responded to the resident’s property damage complaint in time and delivered a stage 2 response late. While it acknowledged the delay and offered compensation, this did not fully recognise its failings.
Case 202407152 · 16 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202510197) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202510197 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat. She is elderly […]
Case 202510197 · 16 Dec 2025
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202340410) Mediation
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
Decision Case ID 202340410 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident’s tenancy started on […]
Case 202340410 · 15 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202422491) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202422491 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident reported a leak, broken boiler, […]
Case 202422491 · 15 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202417994) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202417994 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident has advised the Ombudsman that she has […]
Case 202417994 · 15 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202423708) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202423708 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat. The resident made […]
Case 202423708 · 15 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202443457) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202443457 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom flat on the […]
Case 202443457 · 15 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202504224) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202504224 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her family. Her son has […]
Case 202504224 · 15 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202507822) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202507822 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident’s boiler was turned off by a contractor as […]
Case 202507822 · 15 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202334825) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202334825 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a 3-bedroom, ground […]
Case 202334825 · 12 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202425243) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord delayed providing a complaint response to the resident. It acknowledged poor communication and investigation of the complaint but had not offered compensation to recognise the distress and inconvenience caused to the resident.
Case 202425243 · 12 Dec 2025
London Borough of Islington (202500535) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202500535 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her children […]
Case 202500535 · 12 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202344966) Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
Decision Case ID 202344966 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident has lived in a ground floor flat in the […]
Case 202344966 · 12 Dec 2025
London Borough of Islington (202332775) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord did not follow its complaints policy. For example, it added an unnecessary extra stage which delayed resolution and increased effort for the resident. While it offered some compensation, it did not fully recognise the impact of its failings …
Case 202332775 · 11 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202411603) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202411603 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 11 December 2025 Background The resident complained about damp, mould, and the need […]
Case 202411603 · 11 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202423673) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202423673 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 11 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a one-bedroom flat with […]
Case 202423673 · 11 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202448010) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202448010 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 11 December 2025 Background The resident raised a complaint with the landlord about […]
Case 202448010 · 11 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202504543) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202504543 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 11 December 2025 Background On 3 November 2023 the resident reported a leak from the […]
Case 202504543 · 11 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202410631) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202410631 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 December 2025 Background On 21 July 2025 we issued our determination […]
Case 202410631 · 10 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202449599) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202449599 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident reported antisocial behaviour and noise […]
Case 202449599 · 10 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202437569) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202437569 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident lived in the property with […]
Case 202437569 · 10 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lewisham (202329214) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202329214 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident told the landlord that a leak was coming through […]
Case 202329214 · 10 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lewisham (202450546) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202450546 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident reported incidents of anti‑social […]
Case 202450546 · 10 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202413110) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202413110 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident lives with a joint tenant and her daughter. […]
Case 202413110 · 10 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202511313) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202511313 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her child in the ground […]
Case 202511313 · 10 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202401445) Mediation
Complaint: Financial
Decision Case ID 202401445 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The landlord sent an annual rent review letter to […]
Case 202401445 · 9 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202447122) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202447122 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her daughter in a ground floor […]
Case 202447122 · 9 Dec 2025
London Borough of Camden Council (202341248) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202341248 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The property is a flat. It receives heating and hot […]
Case 202341248 · 8 Dec 2025
London Borough of Hounslow (202229883) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202229883 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The resident reported that her porch roof […]
Case 202229883 · 8 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202405216) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202405216 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bed […]
Case 202405216 · 8 Dec 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202440462) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202440462 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat on […]
Case 202440462 · 8 Dec 2025
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202339725) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202339725 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 8 December 2025 Background In 2023 the resident reported to the landlord noise […]
Case 202339725 · 8 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202445455) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202445455 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat […]
Case 202445455 · 5 Dec 2025
London Borough of Islington (202441073) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202441073 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 December 2025 Background The resident is unhappy about the […]
Case 202441073 · 5 Dec 2025
London Borough of Newham (202401736) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202401736 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 5 December 2025 Background The property was a terraced house that was […]
Case 202401736 · 5 Dec 2025
London Borough of Wandsworth (202331487) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202331487 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 4 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat. She […]
Case 202331487 · 4 Dec 2025
London Borough of Croydon (202507307) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202507307 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 December 2025 Background The resident was allocated a property for […]
Case 202507307 · 2 Dec 2025
London Borough of Islington (202408770) Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202408770 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 1 December 2025 Background The landlord has told us that the resident declined to discuss […]
Case 202408770 · 1 Dec 2025
Haringey London Borough Council (202504060) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202504060 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident is a tenant of […]
Case 202504060 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Camden Council (202342417) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202342417 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident and her husband […]
Case 202342417 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Camden Council (202504809) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202504809 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]
Case 202504809 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202340806) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202340806 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lived in a […]
Case 202340806 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Harrow (202430466) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202430466 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lives in the property […]
Case 202430466 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Hillingdon (202415289) Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
Decision Case ID 202415289 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The property is a 1-bedroom flat in a […]
Case 202415289 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Islington (202343810) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202343810 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident told the landlord that her […]
Case 202343810 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Islington (202405953) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202405953 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The landlord has told us that the resident advised it that […]
Case 202405953 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202419305) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
Decision Case ID 202419305 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident has lived in her 3-bedroom flat since 2001. The flat […]
Case 202419305 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202430661) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202430661 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident holds an introductory secure tenancy […]
Case 202430661 · 28 Nov 2025
London Borough of Newham (202418048) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
Decision Case ID 202418048 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The leaseholder passed away in 2018. The complaint […]
Case 202418048 · 28 Nov 2025