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: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: leaks from an upstairs property. noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour (ASB) from the same property. We will investigate the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202333699 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Old Property Condition categories
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a moth infestation in the property.
Case 202426785 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of defects in the property. the associated complaint.
Case 202330910 · 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 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: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance and her concerns about the information provided about the noise level before purchasing the property. The landlord’s handling of the complaint has also been considered.
Case 202440022 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould in the property. Complaint.
Case 202449593 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Moving/Buying/Selling Home
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports about repair issues at the property.
Case 202501150 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The resident has complained about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbouring property. The landlord’s response to reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) by the resident. The associated complaint handling.
Case 202453198 · 30 Sep 2025
Notting Hill Genesis (202433631) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the boiler. Damp and mould in the property. Repairs to the window restrictor. Reports of damage to the property and possessions following a leak. The resident’s requests to move. The …
Case 202433631 · 30 Sep 2025
Ocean Housing Limited (202451771) No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A hot water cylinder replacement. The resident’s reports of obstructions in the communal area. The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s request for a property transfer. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202451771 · 30 Sep 2025
Peabody Trust (202331799) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlords response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould and associated repairs Reports of damage to her property The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202331799 · 30 Sep 2025
Peabody Trust (202401856) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for permission to sublet her property. Response to the resident’s request to be allocated a disabled parking space. Consideration of the resident’s vulnerability and disability while dealing with her …
Case 202401856 · 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: Estate Management
The landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Requests to cut back the trees overhanging the rear of the property. Associated complaints.
Case 202428174 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to a plastered wall in the property. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202429025 · 30 Sep 2025
Southern Housing (202342145) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water ingress and damp and mould in the property. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
Case 202342145 · 30 Sep 2025
Sovereign Network Group (202419189) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of rising damp and associated repairs. Concerns regarding asbestos in the property. Associated complaint.
Case 202419189 · 30 Sep 2025
Stonewater Limited (202332610) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of multiple repairs at the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202332610 · 30 Sep 2025
Stonewater Limited (202334196) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of cold temperatures inside, and excessive heat loss from the property the resident’s request for cavity wall insulation to be replaced The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling …
Case 202334196 · 30 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of leaks which caused damp and mould. Issues with electrics at the property due to the leak. The resident’s request for pebbledash to be removed from the property. The complaint.
Case 202343088 · 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: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents: concerns about the length of time scaffolding had been up at the property. concerns about the conduct of the contractors and the alleged damage to her porch. associated complaint.
Case 202344448 · 29 Sep 2025
Abri Group Limited (202433137) Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould at the resident’s property.
Case 202433137 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: Reports of leaks and water ingress from a neighbouring property. The complaint.
Case 202435034 · 29 Sep 2025
ForHousing Limited (202445239) Maladministration
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of rats at her property.
Case 202445239 · 29 Sep 2025
Home Group Limited (202442339) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property which included: Drainage Damp and mould The shower The landlord’s failure to attend to an emergency repair. The landlord’s response to the resident’s …
Case 202442339 · 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 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 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: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a break-in at the resident’s property.
Case 202317968 · 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: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould at the property.
Case 202438422 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Adaptations to the resident’s property. The resident’s complaint.
Case 202448418 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Responsive repairs/activity
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defects at her property, in particular repairs to the staircase.
Case 202331741 · 29 Sep 2025
One Manchester Limited (202425038) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The management of bins being kept in the communal area. The resident’s reports that he felt harassed by the landlord over the bins issue. Repairs to gaps in the structure of …
Case 202425038 · 29 Sep 2025
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould at her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202450951 · 29 Sep 2025
Southern Housing (202404075) Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of various repairs in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202404075 · 29 Sep 2025
City of Westminster Council (202440866) 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 in the property. The resident’s reports regarding staff conduct.
Case 202440866 · 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
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: 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: 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 202502432 · 26 Sep 2025
Midland Heart Limited (202311065) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of pests in the property. reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). associated complaint.
Case 202311065 · 26 Sep 2025
Milton Keynes Council (202314473) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Difficulties accessing the garden due to the lack of maintenance. Difficulties accessing the garden due to issues with his path and threshold step from the property. A hole …
Case 202314473 · 26 Sep 2025
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of damp in the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202406712 · 26 Sep 2025
Peabody Trust (202420842) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Information and data management
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a leak from above and associated damp and mould. The resident’s reports of mice in the property. The resident’s Subject Access Request (SAR). The associated complaints.
Case 202420842 · 26 Sep 2025