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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Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The landlord's handling of repairs to fix a leak in the property and subsequent reports of damage.
Case 202016776 · 12 Jan 2022
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a squirrel infestation.
Case 202119040 · 12 Jan 2022
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of fumes from the heating flue in the property below.
Case 202015921 · 8 Jan 2022
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour. The associated complaint.
Case 201911000 · 8 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s response to his concerns about a staff member.
Case 202102411 · 6 Jan 2022
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge and rent account. The reasonableness and level of the resident’s service charges.
Case 201915413 · 5 Jan 2022
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s storage heaters, immersion heater, and electricity meter. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202010282 · 30 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating or hot water in February 2021. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that his radiators were not working in April 2021. The impact the period …
Case 202016194 · 29 Dec 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about its handling of her property transfer.
Case 202102517 · 23 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202103457 · 23 Dec 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident's request that it dispense with the requirement to repay the Right to Buy (RTB) discount.
Case 202101157 · 22 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works required at the property, specifically, the resident is dissatisfied with delay to carrying out works regarding a kitchen fan and the landlord’s communication around this. The complaint is also about the …
Case 202100940 · 22 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about a leak in her home and her request for compensation for the damage it caused.
Case 202015582 · 20 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: T he landlord‘s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation in relation to a leak in his bathroom in January 2018.
Case 202015995 · 20 Dec 2021
Sanctuary Housing Association (202014810) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs needed in her property. The condition of the property at the start of the resident’s tenancy. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to be compensated for …
Case 202014810 · 20 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about – The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair works regarding damp and mould to the resident’s property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports in relation to her property windows. The landlord’s response to …
Case 202101922 · 20 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to her roof. repairs to address damp and mould. repairs to address cracking. her associated complaint.
Case 201910195 · 17 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
The resident, via his representative, complains about the landlord’s handling of: Matters relating to an asbestos incident in January 2018. A formal complaint made by the representative in June 2018. The Delegated Authority (DA) process. An offer of compensation in …
Case 202002136 · 17 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The condition of the property when it was let. The landlords handling of the resident’s request for compensation for items damaged in a flood. The number of reported repair issues following the installation of a new …
Case 202119656 · 17 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a water leak from the property above.
Case 202101844 · 17 Dec 2021
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s decant, return to his property, and request to be reimbursed for his lost items and costs from being decanted as a result of a leak.
Case 202107827 · 16 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a leak. Response to the resident’s concerns about defects to the boiler. Refusal to refund car parking charges for the period when the resident was not living at the property.
Case 202001773 · 16 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202015148 · 15 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord erroneously changing the locks at the property and its subsequent investigation of the error. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202103219 · 15 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled repairs to the resident’s property following his reports of damp and mould. How the landlord handled the resident’s request to be rehoused. The handling of the formal complaint.
Case 202007083 · 15 Dec 2021
Sanctuary Housing Association (202102360) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
This complaint is about:
Case 202102360 · 14 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of an electrical fault. complaint about the conduct of an employee. claim for compensation. request for gas heating. The associated handling of the complaint.
Case 202004945 · 13 Dec 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour, caused by her neighbour installing a movement activated doorbell. The associated complaint.
Case 202011120 · 10 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
REPORT COMPLAINT 202100601 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 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. This […]
Case 202100601 · 9 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: how the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about a decant. the landlord’s response to a request for a copy of its policies and procedures.
Case 202016772 · 9 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of unpleasant smells at the property. Complaints handling.
Case 202010496 · 8 Dec 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding the temperature within the property. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding the property’s windows. Response to the resident’s concerns of a sewage smell and mould within the property. …
Case 202000920 · 8 Dec 2021
Sanctuary Housing Association (202104457) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident's reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour. the resident's reports of mice in her property. the associated complaint.
Case 202104457 · 8 Dec 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202014623 · 7 Dec 2021
Complaint: Financial
REPORT COMPLAINT 202016709 Clarion Housing Association Limited 6 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. This […]
Case 202016709 · 6 Dec 2021
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the resident’s concerns that the landlord disclosed information about them to a neighbour.
Case 202012470 · 4 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the plastering works and his report of damage caused to his property by its contractors.
Case 202012286 · 3 Dec 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to various repairs at the property.
Case 202004086 · 30 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
NOTE: AMENDED INVESTIGATION REPORT Case Ref: 202016889 Created by Gillian Lowdon on 15/12/2021 10:45:24 Title: NOTE: AMENDED INVESTIGATION REPORT Category: Case Notes Activity Date: 15/12/2021 Body:
Case 202016889 · 29 Nov 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: contractors attending during the COVID-19 pandemic. the level of contact from its contractors. Her personal information being shared.
Case 202110343 · 29 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the: level of grounds maintenance service charges. landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the standard of the grounds maintenance.
Case 202101927 · 28 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of mould in the property; the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB); the resident’s request for a property transfer; a notice to quit it issued to the resident.
Case 202015548 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Case 202109934 · 26 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about how the landlord handled: The resident’s report of fly-tipping outside her property following a mutual exchange. A report that the resident had disposed of rubbish in bins allocated to other properties. This complaint is also about …
Case 202010657 · 25 Nov 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of damp and mould in her bathroom, in relation to its offer of compensation. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 201916149 · 25 Nov 2021
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is regarding: The tone of the landlord’s communication. How the landlord sought to arrange an electrical test at the resident’s property. The landlord allegedly victimising the resident.
Case 202016907 · 24 Nov 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202013193 · 23 Nov 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of toilet repairs at the property. The landlord’s communication regarding rent payments. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202109500 · 23 Nov 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The level of service charges and the affordability of those charges. Issues with the correct level of estimated charges and billing in previous years. The cost level for estate services not being fair in comparison to …
Case 202008587 · 22 Nov 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and his request for a management transfer.
Case 202012797 · 22 Nov 2021