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 266 of 16,227 decisions matching "Southwark Council"
Southwark Council (202205299)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of adaptations to the resident’s kitchen and reports of damage caused during the work. The landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202201645)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her complaint about kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
Southwark Council (202102035)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour, and; response to reports regarding staff conduct.
Southwark Council (202113988)
Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the bathroom caused by a reoccurring leak from the property above. Complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Southwark Council (202200137)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the response to the resident’s request to install a toilet upstairs in her property.
Southwark Council (202115107)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of a burst pipe in the building’s pump room. The associated formal complaint into the issue.
Southwark Council (202121315)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about the condition of the property following void works.
Southwark Council (202107100)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a back surge into the resident’s kitchen sink from the outside drain. The resident’s complaint.
Southwark Council (202202636)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to reports of drainage problems. The landlord’s investigation of recurring heating faults. The landlord’s complaint handling and timeliness in providing relevant compensation.
Southwark Council (202015004)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about faulty heating caused by an ongoing leak.
Southwark Council (202117882)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports about the CCTV his neighbour installed in the communal area.
Southwark Council (202122189)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of leaks into her property from the property above. Complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202128252)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord's decision to refuse the resident’s request for his daughter to be added to the tenancy agreement.
Southwark Council (202204385)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s walls. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202207965)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a pigeon pest control issue. The associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202113518)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the disconnection of a satellite dish. The handling of the resident’s complaints and the timeliness of responses.
Southwark Council (202121132)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about bedbugs in the property.
Southwark Council (202203904)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the wording in a fire risk assessment to be changed. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about a data breach. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202210731)
Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for a copy of the final service charge account bill including complete list of works, for major works completed in 2018/2019 on his property. The associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202213560)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damages and costs following a water leak in her property. The associated record keeping and complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202122934)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The planned kitchen and bathroom replacement in the resident’s property. Repairs to the resident’s windows and fire door. The associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202200714)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to reports of leaks into the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Southwark Council (202204516)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of heating issues within the resident’s property, and the subsequent compensation offered.
Southwark Council (202207291)
Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s mutual exchange application, on the basis that he was responsible for vandalising his kitchen.
Southwark Council (202121162)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord’s handling of reports of: Defective heating in the property. Damp and mould in the property. Repairs needed to the property. A rodent problem in the property. The related complaint.
Southwark Council (202102902)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of loss of heating to her home. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202111918)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the service provided by his Homeownership Officer (HO). The landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about his service charge. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the …
Southwark Council (202113463)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
This complaint is about: The resident’s request to be rehoused; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould at the property; The landlord’s complaint handling; The landlord’s record keeping.
Southwark Council (202111944)
Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a theft and security issues in her building. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the provision of a concierge service. The landlord’s response to the resident’s …
Southwark Council (202204107)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of a loss of heating and hot water, and related missed appointments. complaints handling and record-keeping.
Southwark Council (202202296)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202202296 Southwark Council 1 November 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 […]
Southwark Council (202119848)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of required repairs and remedial works at the property, following a leak from the property above. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Southwark Council (202206071)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of outstanding mould and window repairs within his property, and the level of compensation offered by it for this. The landlord’s complaint handling, and the level of compensation offered …
Southwark Council (202125127)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to her front and back doors. The formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202125200)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of repairs to the electrics and its impact on the resident’s ability to work; complaints handling.
Southwark Council (202111047)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning damp and mould. The related complaint.
Southwark Council (202009093)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of ASB (noise nuisance) by her upstairs neighbour. Complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202102649)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s housing application. A pest infestation in the resident’s property. The resident’s reports of unacceptable staff conduct demonstrated by the Housing Officer.
Southwark Council (202118163)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property and in the basement below it. Complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202114064)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's: Handling of the resident’s reports of no heating or hot water in the property between 1 January 2021 and 14 January 2021. Complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202016554)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s noise nuisance reports. Related complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202106367)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an overheating problem with the communal heating system.
Southwark Council (202114476)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp in 2021. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Southwark Council (202014304)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of issues of water ingress to the property. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.
Southwark Council (202119518)
No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be transferred. The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Southwark Council (202104866)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the residents’ reports of an electrical fault in the property; the residents’ reports of mould growth in the bathroom; its decision to place the residents on a register for potentially aggressive customers; …
Southwark Council (202010590)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damaged flooring in her bathroom and hallway; the resident’s reports of a loss of heating; the resident’s concerns about scaffolding being left up in her garden; the resident’s …
Southwark Council (202007668)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A tenancy panel hearing and the resident’s concern that he had been placed on an introductory tenancy rather than a secure tenancy. The associated formal complaint.
Southwark Council (202121360)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of faulty internal doors in his property.
Southwark Council (202101685)
Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak from the roof.