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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11,758
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2,212
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161
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Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202110301 · 10 May 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision not to provide the resident with a designated parking space, following its error in advising that the property came with designated parking. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202122801 · 9 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation that the landlord has offered to the resident for the delay in repairing a faulty external door that did not lock.
Case 202108929 · 6 May 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs following a leak. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202100238 · 4 May 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water system.
Case 202013243 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a rat infestation. Repairs including damp and mould. Requests for a rent refund and to be rehoused.
Case 202012087 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of her concerns regarding damp and mould at her property.
Case 202013901 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about antisocial behaviour by a neighbour, in relation to the neighbour’s dog and fence.
Case 202120855 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s concerns regarding fire safety at the pro p erty and how this impacted on the sale of their property . The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a refund …
Case 202108291 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour (‘ASB.’) request for reasonable adjustments in communication. complaint through its internal complaints process. subject access requests. concerns about staff conduct. counter allegations against …
Case 202113301 · 29 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of repairs required to the: Conservatory. Shed. Complaint handling.
Case 202102291 · 28 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint of 31 May 2019 regarding her reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by her neighbours, fencing and other issues. The resident’s complaint of 16 June 2020 about: How the landlord …
Case 202103153 · 28 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s positioning of a replacement oil tank in the resident’s back garden.
Case 202119325 · 28 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
This complaint is about the service charge relating to drainage repairs.
Case 202106364 · 26 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about: The resident’s liability to pay for some of her service charges. A legal charge against the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by her neighbours. The landlord’s response to …
Case 201912488 · 25 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
REPORT COMPLAINT 201805588 Sanctuary Housing Association 22 April 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 is […]
Case 201805588 · 22 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's requests for rehousing, handling of complaints of antisocial behaviour (ASB) by and about the resident and that the landlord would not allow him to keep a pet at the property.
Case 202105364 · 21 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to the resident’s boiler.
Case 202101314 · 20 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports about the condition of the bathroom and kitchen in the property.
Case 202112314 · 15 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202016531 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for battens to be installed to her home.
Case 202121336 · 14 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Estate Management categories
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of repairs.
Case 202103675 · 12 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information and documentation relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202110462 · 10 Apr 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns the resident’s liability for rent following the end of the tenancy.
Case 202120354 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident has complained about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s request to remove the tree in their garden. response regarding the resident’s reports of its contractor’s conduct. complaint handling. The resident has also complained about discrimination by the landlord’s …
Case 202118564 · 8 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
REPORT COMPLAINT 202015561 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 April 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 202015561 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to and the replacement of the resident’s back door. The associated complaint.
Case 202108718 · 7 Apr 2022
Sanctuary Housing Association (202003722) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports made by the resident prior to 2018 of cracks to her bedroom and living room walls and ceilings; the resident’s more recent reports of cracks to her bedroom and living room …
Case 202003722 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint concerns the resident’s belief that their former property was unsafe.
Case 202115743 · 7 Apr 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.
Case 201915800 · 1 Apr 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about: The completeness of information/disclosure provided to the resident’s legal team as part of the disrepair claim. The landlord's views of the facts of the case and the subsequent level of compensation.
Case 202011955 · 1 Apr 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of racist hate crime. Complaint handling.
Case 202016195 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Health and Safety categories
The complaint is about:
Case 202101036 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s anti-social behaviour (“ASB”) reports. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202105214 · 31 Mar 2022
Sanctuary Housing Association (202104706) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in the property and the repair to the front door. The complaint is about the level of compensation for the resident’s damaged belongings. The complaint …
Case 202104706 · 31 Mar 2022
Sanctuary Housing Association (202108331) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the boiler repair following an annual gas service. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reimbursement for his privately hired contractor. The landlord’s response to allegations about the gas engineer contractor …
Case 202108331 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s decisions regarding replacing the windows in the resident’s home.
Case 202118932 · 31 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a pest infestation in her property and request for compensation for damages and rent reduction
Case 202007783 · 30 Mar 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about the communal window cleaning service. The resident’s concerns about its lack of communal cleaning services and its administration of her service charges for these.
Case 202102780 · 30 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The leaseholder complains about: The liability to pay for services delivered by the landlord which the leaseholder does not consider reasonable, the level of service charges, and alleged ongoing and extensive errors in service charge accounts. The classification of the …
Case 202011024 · 30 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of an ant infestation at the resident’s property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202116059 · 30 Mar 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident's concerns regarding nuisance from her neighbour's cats. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202014874 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident’s complaint is that a replacement unit the landlord installed in his kitchen does not match the existing units and is of poor quality.
Case 202117663 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of water ingress and damp in her bedroom and living room; the related complaint.
Case 202012164 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of her reports of damp and mould within her property and the subsequent damage it has caused. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201909362 · 29 Mar 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from the roof of the property.
Case 202112683 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak and the level of compensation offered. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202116441 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about:
Case 202015774 · 28 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: T he landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a breakdown of their service charges and increase in charges. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s instructions to market the resident’s property on the resident’s behalf. The …
Case 202101951 · 25 Mar 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge. The landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202114470 · 24 Mar 2022