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"
Great Yarmouth Borough Council (202428969)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s concerns about: The previous communal heating system The current Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
London Borough of Brent (202436365)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress, damp, and mould.
London Borough of Hackney (202325848)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of: A leak from the kitchen ceiling. Overcrowding. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202342556)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of electrical repairs following a leak.
London Borough of Hackney (202449374)
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 the associated repairs.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202321203)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs at the property. Appointments. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Hounslow (202417650)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of an unsecure communal gate and its request to remove the resident’s fence.
London Borough of Lewisham (202411470)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s maintenance of the communal areas including: Drainage issues and pipes leaking sewage. Damp, mould and algae in communal areas including on the carpet. Trip hazards and crumbling stairs. Repairs to communal lighting. Repairs to …
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202321818)
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 her neighbour. Associated complaint.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202415587)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of boiler repairs.
Chesterfield Borough Council (202418945)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould throughout his property.
London Borough of Ealing (202427554)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair to the bathroom and kitchen. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Enfield (202338681)
Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a boiler replacement. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202315092)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s rehousing request. The complaint.
London Borough of Hackney (202342863)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The landlord’s handling of reports of a: Leaking pipe in the kitchen and subsequent remedial works. Damp and mould due to the leaking pipe. Complaints handling
London Borough of Hackney (202419509)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Assignment applications. Succession application. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202449252)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of leaks, damp, and mould.
London Borough of Islington (202336924)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the location of gas supply pipes and fire safety.
London Borough of Islington (202346285)
Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak, damp, and mould.
London Borough of Islington (202402782)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a reasonable adjustment for home visits.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202419479)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to an extractor fan. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202451158)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the residents: Reports of a leak from the roof. Concerns about the firewall in the attic. Associated complaint.
Charnwood Borough Council (202325335)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the amount of compensation the landlord offered the resident.
Charnwood Borough Council (202336968)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of damp in the bathroom and kitchen. advice about internal doors. communication about replacing the kitchen. complaint handling.
Charnwood Borough Council (202431637)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repair issues, including insulation, windows, and soffits. Complaints handling.
London Borough of Wandsworth (202444517)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The condition of the property upon letting. The landlord’s handling of outstanding repairs identified at the viewing (unrelated to cracks, damp, mould, and water ingress). The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp, mould, and …
London Borough of Wandsworth (202450375)
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 the associated repairs. The resident’s reports of damage to personal belongings caused by mould. Repairs to the damaged bath. The associated complaint.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202439378)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports about: A leak, damp and the subsequent repairs. Power outages in the property.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202206014)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Damp and mould. The kitchen sink needing to be replaced. Works needed to the loft, including renewal of the loft insulation and a hole in the party wall. …
London Borough of Harrow (202417193)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of:
London Borough of Waltham Forest (202419394)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for central heating pipes to be boxed in. The associated complaint handling.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202328136)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects to the property. We have also looked at the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202422734)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB), and the associated repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Stevenage Borough Council (202416582)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about water charges within their rent.
London Borough of Enfield (202332101)
Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of energy efficiency works at the resident’s property.
London Borough of Hackney (202415271)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of ongoing antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise. The complaint.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202427886)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of roof leaks associated complaint
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202431006)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damage, damp and mould following a leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Basildon Borough Council (202412377)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs to the guttering.
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202339693)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a leak to the outhouse roof. Associated complaint.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202325010)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns with planning permission for the ground floor flats within the communal block. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Concerns with grounds maintenance. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202418615)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of pests in the property. Concerns raised in relation to the condition of the: Internal doors. Flooring. Kitchen.
Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202342794)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of staff misconduct.
Dacorum Borough Council (202442661)
Severe Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to address the resident’s report of damp and mould in the property.
Guildford Borough Council (202325281)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident's reports of an odour in her property. This report has also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
London Borough of Islington (202232909)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of leaks and associated repairs within the property coming from a communal water tank facility. Associated complaint.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (202333393)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of moving the resident to temporary accommodation. Handling of repairs to the resident’s property. Complaint handling.
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (202200983)
Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: The standard of cleaning and condition of the communal areas of her estate. Vermin in the communal area. The associated complaint.
London Borough of Islington (202407787)
No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s:
London Borough of Wandsworth (202417200)
Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to succeed his late mother’s tenancy.