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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Showing 299 of 16,227 decisions matching "The Guinness Partnership Limited"

Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s property move.
Case 202113202 · 21 Oct 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance.
Case 202126599 · 5 Oct 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s communication in relation to the resident’s application to sell the property.
Case 202200956 · 27 Sep 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs. The associated complaint.
Case 202110442 · 20 Sep 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about her neighbour throwing food in the garden which attracted pests and vermin. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201909566 · 1 Sep 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the replacement of an extractor fan in the bathroom of the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling in relation to the resolution it offered.
Case 202126272 · 1 Sep 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a pest infestation in her property.
Case 202200377 · 31 Aug 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s offer of compensation in relation to issues and delays with bathroom repairs. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202127330 · 25 Aug 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ivy growing onto her property from a neighbouring property.
Case 202113535 · 17 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs to the windows and patio doors in the resident’s property.
Case 202124928 · 8 Aug 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of his faulty boiler.
Case 202125458 · 21 Jul 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The associated complaint.
Case 202127126 · 11 Jul 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202114388 · 21 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s delay to resolve a leak in the resident’s kitchen and repair the damage caused.
Case 202122166 · 20 Jun 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202119419 · 8 Jun 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's reports about the condition of her boiler when she moved into her property after a mutual exchange. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202112838 · 26 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Poor workmanship with regards to repairs in her bathroom. Damp and mould in her bathroom. Damage caused to the bathroom fan and flooding of the bathroom floor.
Case 202115799 · 23 May 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about – The landlord’s handling of repairs to a leak in the resident’s roof The landlords’ response to damage to the resident’s carpet and sofa.
Case 202117909 · 20 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202119068 The Guinness Partnership Limited 11 May 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 […]
Case 202119068 · 11 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision not to replace the door at the property. The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
Case 202119664 · 10 May 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202116578 · 26 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: The process which led to the creation of the communal garden in 2015; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) linked to the communal garden; The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202015412 · 25 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of flooding. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202110662 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns damage caused to the resident’s car.
Case 202101375 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks coming from skylight windows into her home.
Case 202115088 · 11 Mar 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about Plymouth Community Homes and Guinness’ communication with the residents about their tenancy status both prior to, and after, a mutual exchange.
Case 202012435 · 3 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord following acknowledged service failures relating to its repairs service and associated complaints handling.
Case 202114705 · 24 Feb 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak at the property.
Case 202103612 · 21 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Repairs at the property. Alleged damage to his vehicle. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
Case 202014482 · 3 Feb 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a faulty boiler. The resident’s request for compensation for home improvements on his previous property. The resident’s report of the cooker space being too small. The associated complaint …
Case 202112215 · 31 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202104966 · 30 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of a repair following a reported leak. Response to the resident’s request for replacement flooring damaged by the leak. This Service has also considered how the landlord managed the resident’s complaint through its …
Case 202102041 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s requests for the windows in the property to be replaced.
Case 202108476 · 17 Nov 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of redecoration work to the resident’s hallway.
Case 202102353 · 10 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from his neighbour’s property.
Case 202014535 · 27 Oct 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a dispute over the maintenance of the garden area in the front of the resident’s property.
Case 202006419 · 28 Sep 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about landlord’s management of a deceased neighbour’s property.
Case 202104385 · 16 Sep 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that a contractor had damaged his vacuum cleaner beyond repair and left his carpet in an unacceptable condition.
Case 202016448 · 15 Sep 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about kitchen doors, a washing machine not being reconnected, a vent, and a request for a repairs list.
Case 202009533 · 13 Aug 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a gas safety check at the property.
Case 202015899 · 2 Aug 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to her car window.
Case 202011602 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to reports of staff conduct.
Case 202011931 · 16 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s report that a leak from her toilet in 2020 had caused her water bill to increase. The resident’s concerns about her increased water usage between 2016 and 2020, which she …
Case 202005376 · 15 Jun 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s historical reports of antisocial behaviour. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour from mid-2020 onwards. The impact the antisocial behaviour had on the resident and her partner’s health.
Case 202009057 · 15 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: The temperature at the property and the need for insulation. A delay in the repairs to the windows. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202008437 · 28 May 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The length of the notice period required by the landlord before the resident left the property, as well as the rent payable during this period. The …
Case 201911472 · 10 May 2021
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of his windows.
Case 202003383 · 5 Mar 2021
Complaint: Case Review
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to restrict the resident’s contact with it in November 2018.
Case 201900772 · 28 Jan 2021
Complaint: Old Home Ownership Issues (not new build) categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s right to acquire the property, in particular, its failure to provide him reasons for the delay and also about its subsequent handling of the complaint.
Case 201915214 · 21 Dec 2020