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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Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cracks in the walls of his property.
Case 202013007 · 16 Jul 2021
Yorkshire Housing Limited (202100909) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: No gas supply in his kitchen at the start of his tenancy. Damp in his bedroom and lounge. Mess left by contractors. Access to his property and bathroom.
Case 202100909 · 16 Jul 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of electric sockets not working in the property. Response to the resident’s reports of a problem with one of the windows in the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202009271 · 15 Jul 2021
Leeds City Council (202016026) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint refers to: The landlord's handling of repairs following a leaking roof at the resident's property. The resident’s legal disrepair claim.
Case 202016026 · 14 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord offered the resident following a leak into her property.
Case 202013584 · 14 Jul 2021
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202012871) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to plastering in the property. Repairs to the resident’s boiler. The resident’s request for a replacement bathroom suite The resident’s request for kitchen alterations. Its communication with the resident The resident’s …
Case 202012871 · 13 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident has complained that the landlord has offered insufficient compensation after upholding their complaint about the condition of the property when let, and about the handling of the resulting repairs.
Case 202007908 · 13 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complains about how the landlord has responded to his reports of structural issues and cracks in the property.
Case 202011727 · 12 Jul 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports about repair works required at her property; reports about the landlord’s employee’s behaviour; reports about antisocial behaviour (ASB) from her neighbour; request to be transferred to an alternative property.
Case 202005862 · 12 Jul 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of mould growth in her property; the related complaint.
Case 201910893 · 9 Jul 2021
Harrow Council (202013212) No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to compensate the resident for damage to the flooring and walls, caused by a leak at the property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
Case 202013212 · 6 Jul 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the security light outside the resident’s property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Case 202013704 · 6 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The resident complained about the level of compensation the landlord offered toward the cleaning, following a fire in the property.
Case 202005661 · 6 Jul 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of the condition of the communal bin store serving her property; it’s decision to decline the resident’s request for a management transfer; the effect the situation has had on her …
Case 202100690 · 5 Jul 2021
Notting Hill Genesis (202006957) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Estate Management
The resident is unhappy that a parking space was not included within the purchase of their property. The resident is unhappy that the landlord has not subsequently agreed to sell them a parking space.
Case 202006957 · 5 Jul 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint concerns the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the property following a leak from a radiator. Refusal to reimburse the resident for damage to his personal items caused by the leak. Formal complaint into these matters.
Case 202002463 · 5 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damage caused to his property during heating works.
Case 201906836 · 2 Jul 2021
Southwark Council (202005991) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to reimburse the resident for money he spent on private accommodation while works to the property were being carried out.
Case 202005991 · 2 Jul 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s: response to the resident’s report of a water leak in the property. handling of the associated complaint. response to the resident’s concerns about rubbish left outside his property.
Case 202009351 · 1 Jul 2021
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of: Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and drug use at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202005971 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of: Mould and damp within the property and the installation of extraction fans. Damage to the resident’s belongings from mould and damp. Its complaints handling. The effects of the …
Case 202008000 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Request to repair the cladding on the property. Request to repair the fan in the downstairs toilet in order to prevent smells entering the property. Request to install a lever …
Case 202016207 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of repairs in the property including leaks in the bathroom and mould in the bedroom. Complaint handling.
Case 202000804 · 30 Jun 2021
LiveWest Homes Limited (202007797) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding defects which she had reported in respect of the property. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding high energy costs. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding staff conduct. Complaint …
Case 202007797 · 30 Jun 2021
Newlon Housing Trust (202012890) No Maladministration
Complaint: Managing Relations
The Complaint is about the landlord’s response to residents’ reports about: Repairs to the kitchen at the property including cupboards, mixer tap and linoleum flooring. Repairs to the electric cooker. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Case 202012890 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of report of a sewage leak and concerns about drainage in the property. The landlord’s decision to enact its safeguarding policy and contact the emergency services. The landlord’s handling of a fraud investigation …
Case 201916334 · 30 Jun 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of a reported leak into the resident’s property. The level of compensation offered by the landlord following the leak.
Case 202014667 · 30 Jun 2021
Home Group Limited (202009515) Outside Jurisdiction
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of a leak in the bathroom at the property.
Case 202009515 · 29 Jun 2021
Home Group Limited (202010218) No Maladministration
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of outstanding defects at the property. Breaches of data protection regulations by the landlord. The condition of the wiring in the property.
Case 202010218 · 29 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak at the resident’s property.
Case 202005851 · 29 Jun 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents’ reports that a neighbour installed a gate that restricted access to the communal path serving their property.
Case 202009450 · 29 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about: The managing agent’s response to the resident’s reports of defects in the property including issues with the property’s heating system and Heat Interface Units. The managing agent’s response to the resident’s reports of a defect to …
Case 202011085 · 29 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of mould in her property.
Case 202016320 · 29 Jun 2021
Bristol City Council (202008981) No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Request for soundproofing in the property. Complaint handling.
Case 202008981 · 28 Jun 2021
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Decision to relocate the communal bins for the building to directly outside the resident’s property. Associated complaint handling.
Case 202014644 · 28 Jun 2021
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Application of the single person discount in respect to the resident’s water bill. Handling of repairs to the resident’s windows. Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property.
Case 201915903 · 28 Jun 2021
Complaint: Occupancy Rights
The resident has complained about the number of bedrooms in her property, insofar as the property is classified as a three bedroom property; however, the resident considers that the property should be classified as a two-bedroom property.
Case 202012170 · 25 Jun 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about: The time taken to arrange/undertake the repairs reported, following the installation of the resident’s new boiler.​ The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of a chip in the edge of the kitchen table. The landlord's operative …
Case 202009426 · 25 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property.
Case 202007558 · 25 Jun 2021
Housing 21 (202002419) No Maladministration
Complaint: ASB/Abuse/Nuisance
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: request for compensation for items she had purchased for the property. request for her previous complaint about issues including anti-social behaviour (ASB), staff conduct and repairs to be reinvestigated as she …
Case 202002419 · 24 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a repair to the floor of his property.
Case 202000469 · 24 Jun 2021
Lewisham Council (201913042) No Maladministration
Complaint: Health and Safety (inc. building safety)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of attempts to access the resident’s property to resolve an issue with the fire panel, and its response to his subsequent formal complaint.
Case 201913042 · 24 Jun 2021
Optivo (202007672) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Estate Management
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of knotweed in her garden. The condition of the kitchen when the resident moved into the property, and the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to renew it. The …
Case 202007672 · 24 Jun 2021
Orbit Group Limited (201908846) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Financial
The complaint is about: The landlord’s contractors not making appointments prior to attending the property to complete repairs. The level of rent and service charges. The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about the conduct of an officer during a …
Case 201908846 · 24 Jun 2021
Complaint: Managing Relations
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Case 202014550 · 24 Jun 2021
South Tyneside Council (202012625) No Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s request to install fencing outside his property.
Case 202012625 · 24 Jun 2021
Haringey Council (202009073) Partial Maladministration
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a mouse infestation in her property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of …
Case 202009073 · 23 Jun 2021
Peabody Trust (202014675) Reasonable Redress
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns: the level of compensation offered to the resident following a water leak in his property the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an ongoing water leak.
Case 202014675 · 22 Jun 2021
Complaint: Local Authority / ALMO or TMO
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about damp occurring in the bedrooms at her property; complaints handling.
Case 201817026 · 22 Jun 2021
Complaint: Old Property Condition migrated-2025
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of a water leak in the bathroom of the property.
Case 202015974 · 21 Jun 2021