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
No Maladministration
161
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Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: responsive repairs. anti-social behaviour (ASB). the associated complaint.
Case 202343685 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about anti-social behaviour (ASB). complaint handling.
Case 202345302 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs and security in her permanent property and her temporary housing placement.
Case 202422867 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a sewage smell in the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202449582 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) from a neighbour. Request for rehousing.
Case 202452125 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Planned Works
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of window repairs and associated damp.
Case 202502116 · 29 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: Financial
The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns that he should have access to electricity from the building’s solar panels. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202223696 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks and repairs to the property.
Case 202330970 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the hot water at the property.
Case 202424881 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks.
Case 202429960 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of reports of damp and mould.
Case 202503275 · 26 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: Managing Relations
This investigation considers: The landlord’s response to the resident request that it renew his bathroom and kitchen. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202400474 · 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
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about:
Case 202325627 · 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 fix the heating. The resident’s request for a refund of related heating service charges. The associated complaint.
Case 202347174 · 23 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202452256 · 23 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 and associated repairs. Complaint handling.
Case 202449861 · 23 Sep 2025
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 …
Case 202419503 · 23 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a power surge in the property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202340986 · 23 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and anti social behaviour (ASB). We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202401288 · 23 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould and the associated repairs. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202406860 · 23 Sep 2025
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. …
Case 202308169 · 22 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202500562 · 22 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202449791 · 22 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: request to succeed her mother’s tenancy. complaint.
Case 202405373 · 22 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202421083 · 22 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202412754 · 19 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 roof leak.
Case 202431561 · 19 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202452711 · 19 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s: reports to repair the balcony. reports of a pest infestation. associated complaint.
Case 202347855 · 19 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202427479 · 18 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202340356 · 18 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a leak effecting the leaseholder’s property.
Case 202405556 · 18 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Gas repair work required at the property. The resident’s associated complaint.
Case 202325886 · 18 Sep 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s Right to Buy application from 2023.
Case 202403569 · 18 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of antisocial behaviour. concerns about fire safety in the block. reports of the communal front door being unsecure. concerns about the cleanliness of the communal areas. The Ombudsman has …
Case 202415483 · 18 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202341764 · 17 Sep 2025
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to issue a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) and the way it served it.
Case 202401298 · 17 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A bathroom water leak and associated damp and mould and electrical issues. The associated complaint.
Case 202405211 · 17 Sep 2025
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of balcony repairs.
Case 202430917 · 17 Sep 2025
London Borough of Croydon (202421223) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
Case 202421223 · 16 Sep 2025
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. …
Case 202427755 · 16 Sep 2025
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.
Case 202431629 · 15 Sep 2025