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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Southwark Council (202326338) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202326338 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background The resident, who has visual and mobility impairments, was required to vacate her […]
Case 202326338 · 21 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202429299) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202429299 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background The resident has a secure tenancy with the […]
Case 202429299 · 21 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202337036 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bassetlaw District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 October 2025 Background The resident and his family transferred to […]
Case 202337036 · 20 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of communal flooring replacement at the property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202430070 · 20 Oct 2025
City of Doncaster Council (202409587) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202409587 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Doncaster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 October 2025 Background The resident lives in 1-bedroom flat […]
Case 202409587 · 20 Oct 2025
City of Westminster Council (202437516) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202437516 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom flat. What the complaint […]
Case 202437516 · 20 Oct 2025
Southend on Sea City Council (202450515) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202450515 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southend on Sea City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 4-bedroom […]
Case 202450515 · 20 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202334587 Decision type Investigation Landlord Tandridge District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1 bedroom property. […]
Case 202334587 · 20 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202338854 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom terraced […]
Case 202338854 · 17 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202323105 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background As part of an adaptation request by the resident, the […]
Case 202323105 · 17 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202428780) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202428780 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom semi-detached house with her husband and […]
Case 202428780 · 17 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202427475 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bed flat within a high-rise block. […]
Case 202427475 · 16 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202328109) No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202328109 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a flat within […]
Case 202328109 · 16 Oct 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
Decision Case ID 202413337 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bed flat […]
Case 202413337 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202407259 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a […]
Case 202407259 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
Decision Case ID 202314292 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stevenage Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident reported a leak from the roof along with damp […]
Case 202314292 · 15 Oct 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of a neighbour dispute.
Case 202405515 · 10 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s: Reports of outstanding repairs at the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202324956 · 10 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A request for the family to be moved to a new property on medical grounds. Reported anti-social behaviour (ASB). Various repairs within the property. Reports of mould in the property.
Case 202340525 · 10 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of defects to the garden works and kitchen window, the condition of a neighbour’s fence and to the resident’s request for a bollard. Reports of staff conduct and discrimination. …
Case 202331953 · 10 Oct 2025
City of Westminster Council (202346824) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A repair to the property’s intercom system. The associated complaint.
Case 202346824 · 9 Oct 2025
City of Wolverhampton Council (202327282) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that its contractors damaged her patio doors. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202327282 · 9 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the roof of the house. renewal of the loft insulation. repairs to the shed roof. The Ombudsman has also taken the decision to investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s …
Case 202501155 · 9 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the kitchen wall and pest control expenses incurred by the resident. The associated complaint.
Case 202430978 · 8 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202343514) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a water leak.
Case 202343514 · 8 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a blocked toilet. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202453351 · 7 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the bedroom ceiling and the property’s roof. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint as part of the assessment.
Case 202425889 · 7 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202424441) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak from above. The formal complaint.
Case 202424441 · 3 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202425793) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the loss of heating and hot water.
Case 202425793 · 3 Oct 2025
Southwark Council (202426170) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the loss of heating and hot water. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202426170 · 3 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of its resident’s request to retrieve personal belongings from her late sister’s property.
Case 202343326 · 2 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of nuisance caused by his neighbour smoking. Handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202314195 · 2 Oct 2025
Stevenage Borough Council (202321733) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Gutter leak, fascia, soffit, and roof repairs. The associated complaint.
Case 202321733 · 2 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The information the landlord provided about the resident’s tenancy. The suitability of the property the landlord offered to the resident.
Case 202430972 · 1 Oct 2025
Leeds City Council (202332540) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs at her main property, in particular: Plasterwork. Electrical issues. Mould treatment works. Kitchen repairs. Move to her temporary property. Reports of repairs at her temporary property.
Case 202332540 · 1 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The landlord’s handling of the recurrent loss of heating and hot water over the winter period.
Case 202407878 · 1 Oct 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of living in a cold property.
Case 202401674 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of drains flooding in the garden of the property.
Case 202501861 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s:
Case 202500917 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of pests. Reports of damp and mould. Reports of damaged items. Concerns about staff conduct. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202422118 · 30 Sep 2025
Leeds City Council (202336214) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of: the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). the resident's requests for tenancy and rehousing support due to his additional needs.
Case 202336214 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. The associated complaint.
Case 202203128 · 30 Sep 2025
Lewes District Council (202338493) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a disconnected boiler pipe and associated staff conduct. Reports of damp and mould.
Case 202338493 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of: A repair to the kitchen light. The associated complaint.
Case 202439436 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports about anti-social behaviour (ASB). The Ombudsman has investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202452404 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns in respect to parking. The resident’s damp and mould reports. The resident’s concerns in respect to the communal stairwells. The resident’s reports of loss of heating and hot water. …
Case 202434804 · 30 Sep 2025
Melton Borough Council (202423492) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of a data breach. the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). allegations of criminal damage against the resident. tenancy warning letters issued to the resident.
Case 202423492 · 30 Sep 2025
Reading Borough Council (202332518) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: concerns about a staff member’s conduct request for her tenancy agreement reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) report of window repairs request for a new front door report the landlord was …
Case 202332518 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)
Case 202329648 · 30 Sep 2025
Shropshire Council (202409618) Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s requests for window repairs and replacement. Damp and mould repairs and associated requests for health considerations. The resident’s reports of drainage issues. Associated complaint.
Case 202409618 · 30 Sep 2025