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: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould, and the subsequent repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202335573 · 8 Oct 2025
London Borough of Hounslow (202343142) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould. A pest infestation. We have also considered the landlords complaint handling.
Case 202343142 · 6 Oct 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns about the noise from a local community centre when in use, and the impact it was having on her health.
Case 202403833 · 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a mice infestation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202427559 · 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 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
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). the resident’s request for a property transfer. the associated complaint.
Case 202431867 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The resident’s requests for rehousing and/or adaptations to the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about rats around the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202448931 · 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
London Borough of Croydon (202314582) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) by a neighbour. Associated complaint.
Case 202314582 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about service charge arrears.
Case 202404873 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for it to remove items from her previous address. Reports of a flood and resulting damage. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202331963 · 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
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Request to be permanently rehoused. Move to temporary rehousing while it conducted repair work.
Case 202407223 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of leaks, damp, and mould in the resident’s property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202447925 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the applicant's request to succeed a tenancy.
Case 202403228 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and assault by a neighbour and her contractor. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of the neighbour using the communal area for building works …
Case 202500361 · 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: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of water entering the property and the associated damp and mould.
Case 202451608 · 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
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to service charge queries. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202217555 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs. Concerns regarding comments made by a surveyor during a visit to the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202419593 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould. The resident’s management transfer request.
Case 202452161 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about a roof leak. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Case 202439737 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould, and the associated repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202319198 · 29 Sep 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202339244) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports in 2021 about water ingress. Reports in May 2022 that the roof leak had damaged her property. Concerns in 2022 that there were delays with it repairing the roof. …
Case 202339244 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak. The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint.
Case 202441786 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to address leaks, asbestos and damp and mould in the property. We have investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202500713 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Issues with his building insurance company, including related repairs to the interior of his home . Reports of issues with his windows. Reports of a blocked drain. We have also …
Case 202303693 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for compensation following a leak. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaints handling.
Case 202338185 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: the condition of the property after she moved in. the collapse of her living room ceiling. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202337234 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: No heating and hot water. Leaks.
Case 202424423 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: Resident’s request for adaptation works to the property. Associated complaints.
Case 202450621 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Case 202453056 · 26 Sep 2025
London Borough of Lambeth (202332105) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident’s requests for it to replace the bedroom windows. The resident’s reports of a leak into the property and the associated repairs. The associated complaint.
Case 202332105 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202333999 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The purchase of the resident’s former property, home move, and associated communications throughout the process. The condition of the resident’s new property.
Case 202348399 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The resident’s request to move. The associated complaint.
Case 202337870 · 25 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202409283 London Borough of Lambeth 25 September 2025 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 202409283 · 25 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: Damp and mould and drainage issues. A leak into the property. The condition of the windows. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
Case 202449187 · 25 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a roof leak at the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202224687 · 24 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202328972 London Borough of Havering Council 24 September 2025 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of […]
Case 202328972 · 24 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs required to the property including to the bathroom, toilet, cupboard door, kitchen units and windows. Repairs required to address damp and mould in the property. The associated …
Case 202408476 · 24 Sep 2025