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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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord following delays to fence repairs.
Case 202101154 · 15 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202017193 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of no hot water or heating in the property. The associated formal complaint into the matter.
Case 202105440 · 1 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s handling of a leak in the resident’s property. The resident being left without heating and hot water for a period. The level of compensation offered by the landlord. This Service has also considered the …
Case 201910665 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) the resident’s concerns about repairs to various areas of his property. the associated complaint.
Case 202004850 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015780 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 31 March 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. […]
Case 202015780 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to a leak that occurred during works to the resident’s kitchen. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to her belongings. The landlord’s response to the original works to the kitchen. …
Case 202112349 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: The level of service charges; and Charges for services she alleges she was not receiving.
Case 202017301 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202103887 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 28 March 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. […]
Case 202103887 · 28 Mar 2022
London Borough of Hillingdon (202102461) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s report of repairs needed to communal gutters; the resident’s report that a communal patio area needed to be cleaned; the resident’s report of a faulty communal front entrance door intercom; …
Case 202102461 · 23 Mar 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of allegations made about the resident by its contractor; the capping of the resident’s gas supply; the subsequent boiler repairs, and; complaint handling.
Case 202005079 · 15 Mar 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be rehoused.
Case 202108067 · 14 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202108941 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 14 March 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. […]
Case 202108941 · 14 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak in the property, and his subsequent compensation request.
Case 202111792 · 11 Mar 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s Response to reports of mould and damp. Handling of reports of a noise nuisance. Response to reports that the kitchen needed replacing. Handling of the recent kitchen redesigns. Complaint handling.
Case 202010235 · 9 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns:
Case 202116033 · 3 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of window disrepair.
Case 202004153 · 3 Mar 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request that it cuts back overgrown hedges and trees. Complaint handling.
Case 202112708 · 28 Feb 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: exterior repairs to the guttering at the resident’s property. the associated complaint.
Case 202109796 · 25 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The landlord for its handling of the resident’s reports of damp. The associated complaint.
Case 202017368 · 25 Feb 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Broken lift and intercom at the property and the amount of compensation offered. Handling of rent arrears. Adding her husband as an occupant to the tenancy agreement. The …
Case 202005112 · 23 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to increase rent payments following an IT error.
Case 202101738 · 16 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs at the property, specifically, repairs to the intercom. roof and bath taps and bathroom sink. The landlord’s handling of the complaint. The landlord’s handling of a transfer request. The level of …
Case 202017187 · 14 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to end his tenancy. The landlord’s handling of the return of the resident’s deposit. The landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling.
Case 201916247 · 11 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of: The poor quality of work to renew the kitchen. Delays in completing repairs to fencing at the property.
Case 202106689 · 10 Feb 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak onto her balcony. The resident’s reports of staff conduct, including victimisation and discrimination. The landlord’s complaint handling including the level of compensation.
Case 202100263 · 4 Feb 2022
London Borough of Hounslow (202007782) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: The landlord's handling of the resident’s requests to resolve a leak from a neighbouring property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s compensation request.
Case 202007782 · 31 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). The resident’s request to be rehoused. The resident’s reports of damp and mould at his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of …
Case 202005403 · 28 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the compensation offered for the landlord’s handling of the repairs to the balcony.
Case 202014001 · 27 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding works to secure her front door, and the length of time that it took to respond to this.
Case 202009794 · 26 Jan 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the level and reasonableness of the resident’s service charges, and her liability to pay for some of the charges included in her account.
Case 202007650 · 25 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the damage to the resident's balcony.
Case 202114197 · 25 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repair works to the resident’s property, including the conduct of members of the landlord’s staff, and the resident’s concerns that the landlord has not taken her vulnerability into consideration. The level of …
Case 202103687 · 19 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a broken front fence. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202109177 · 13 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled repairs at the property prior to January 2020. How the landlord handled repairs at the property, including reports of damp and mould, from January 2020 onwards. The associated formal complaint into these matters.
Case 202008449 · 30 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202002239 · 29 Dec 2021
London Borough of Redbridge (202109202) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request to be decanted or compensated during repairs to the property: The resident’s complaint.
Case 202109202 · 24 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The resident’s claim of personal injury sustained following a fall in her kitchen. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s repair requests in relation to damp and mould, the windows, and an external hole underneath the property.
Case 202011329 · 23 Dec 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s subject access request (SAR). The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an electrical fault in his property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202107922 · 22 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: the level of service charge for ground maintenance. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of services not provided.
Case 202104345 · 21 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of a repair to the resident’s heating and hot water system, and its offer of compensation.
Case 202010785 · 17 Dec 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015026 London & Quadrant Housing Trust 17 December 2021 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 202015026 · 17 Dec 2021
London Borough of Hillingdon (202012171) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about:
Case 202012171 · 16 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reporting of: Several repairs issues. A rodent infestation.
Case 202109303 · 15 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to issue a notice to the resident to remove items that he had stored in the communal cupboard when he previously had been permitted to use this, and its enforcement of this policy …
Case 201911304 · 15 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour.
Case 202115867 · 13 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s charges for energy usage.
Case 202012424 · 3 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to a leak at the resident’s property. Handling of remedial works following the leak. The Ombudsman has also investigated: the landlord’s complaint handling. the landlord’s record keeping.
Case 201916023 · 2 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the communal water supply pipe valves. Response to the resident’s reports of repair following an escape of water. Response to leaks within the resident’s block. The Ombudsman has also investigated …
Case 202015446 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding overcrowding and her request to be transferred.
Case 202105318 · 30 Nov 2021