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.
16,227
Total Decisions
11,758
Maladministration Found
2,212
No Maladministration
161
Severe Cases
Decisions by Year
Top Landlords by Volume
Clarion Housing Association Limited
817
Peabody Trust
522
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
517
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
360
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
313
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Common Topics (last 2 years)
Top Landlords
Clarion Housing Association Limited (817)
Peabody Trust (522)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (517)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (360)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (313)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (309)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (299)
Southern Housing (273)
Southwark Council (266)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (239)
Notting Hill Genesis (229)
Showing 1,955 of 16,227 decisions matching "borough"
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202402166)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of concerns raised by the resident about the conduct of a member of staff during and after a home visit. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Waverley Borough Council (202332453)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbouring property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Camden Council (202347174)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs required to fix the heating. The resident’s request for a refund of related heating service charges. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Camden Council (202452256)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp in the property. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202449861)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould and associated repairs. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Islington (202419503)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The time taken for the landlord to remove scaffolding. The landlord’s response to the leaseholder’s report of damage caused to the property by scaffolding it had erected. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as …
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (202338362)
Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident’s reports of issues with her neighbour. The resident’s queries about the wellbeing charge and concerns about changes to nighttime care provision. We will also consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Guildford Borough Council (202422292)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Tenancy while she was away from the property. Son’s vulnerabilities while she was away from the property. Associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202308169)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp, mould, and the associated property repairs. Response to the resident’s reports of a faulty kitchen window. Response to the resident’s request for it to replace household appliances. …
Haringey London Borough Council (202500562)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould and draughts in her property. The information held on its records. Her request to be rehoused. The complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202449791)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak from the bathroom skylight. Associated complaint.
Luton Borough Council (202342309)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB), including noise nuisance. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Camden Council (202412754)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) by the ingress of the smell of cannabis into her flat.
London Borough of Ealing (202431561)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for compensation following a roof leak.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202452711)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s damp and mould reports and associated repairs. The resident’s complaint.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202414386)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202427479)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp, mould and leaks at the property.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202340356)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for it to reconsider the external communal area arrangements. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202405556)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a leak effecting the leaseholder’s property.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202341764)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise transference from an upstairs neighbour. We have also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202339589)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
REPORT COMPLAINT 202339589 Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited 17 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 […]
London Borough of Croydon (202421223)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
London Borough of Hackney (202427755)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a leak and the associated remedial repairs. Response to the resident's request for compensation to replace water damaged possessions. Response to the resident’s request for alternative permanent accommodation. …
London Borough of Camden Council (202431629)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request that it repaint the property’s hallway following a roof leak.
London Borough of Hackney (202444098)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord handling of the resident’s reports of: inadequate heating and smoke in her property. low hot water pressure and drainage issues. leaks in the bathroom and subsequent repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s …
London Borough of Hackney (202446981)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Camden Council (202446702)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a roof leak. The resident’s complaint.
London Borough of Camden Council (202501402)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs, damp and mould, and staff conduct.
London Borough of Hounslow (202339645)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s: concerns that the property is too cold and draughty. reports about the temperature of the water, problems with the water pressure and a chemical smell from the hot water cylinder. …
London Borough of Islington (202329050)
Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s housing assignment application.
London Borough of Newham (202218560)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: A banging noise from the roof. Birds nesting in the extractor fan. A roof leak in August 2021. Low water pressure and banging pipes. We have also investigated …
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202417205)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in a bedroom.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202335312)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s report of a leak into the bathroom. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202338811)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Report of a faulty light fitting. Formal complaint.
London Borough of Lambeth (202403717)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of the communal lifts breaking down. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Croydon (202419946)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s: request for rehousing on medical grounds. reports of: drafty windows. a faulty storage heater. various outstanding repairs. damage to personal possessions. This report has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Luton Borough Council (202331379)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for maintenance of trees at the property and associated repairs.
London Borough of Croydon (202332109)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
REPORT COMPLAINT 202332109 London Borough of Croydon 8 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 […]
London Borough of Islington (202207381)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request to have flooring thresholds installed in the property. Handling of the complaint about the flooring thresholds. Response to reports of a leak in August 2022. Handling of the complaint …
London Borough of Lambeth (202331756)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the bathroom and kitchen ceilings. Complaint handling.
Luton Borough Council (202422810)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: its investigation into her complaint about staff conduct . its Chief Executive response to her emails.
Haringey London Borough Council (202319401)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the repairs to the resident’s kitchen following a flood. the repairs to the resident’s property’s leaks. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Camden Council (202501426)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from her sink. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202422218)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of an uneven garden surface. This report has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Lambeth (202430174)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould, and the associated repairs. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Newham (202346518)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The leaseholder’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof leak. We have also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202441950)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the property’s condition. The resident’s related concerns about unfair treatment by the landlord (including an allegation of bias). The landlord’s complaint handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202446323)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould at the resident’s property. The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The Ombudsman has also looked at the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Newham (202415480)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The leaseholder’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a roof leak. We have also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (202436061)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of repairs including: the beading and render on the exterior of a window at the rear of the property. her request for a radiator in the kitchen to be …