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.
Decision Case ID 202500054 Decision type Investigation Landlord Slough Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 April 2026 Background During 2023 the landlord carried out repairs […]
Decision Case ID 202344921 Decision type Investigation Landlord Walsall Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 April 2026 Background The resident contacted the landlord after her neighbour took down […]
Decision Case ID 202414150 Decision type Investigation Landlord GreenSquareAccord Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident pays a variable service charge. The landlord acknowledged it charged […]
Decision Case ID 202417914 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hexagon Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat with her young child. […]
Decision Case ID 202524307 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background There is a nature reserve behind the resident’s property for which […]
Decision Case ID 202345698 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident reported a broken shower in January 2024. She […]
Decision Case ID 202428645 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat on the third floor […]
Decision Case ID 202453502 Decision type Investigation Landlord Milton Keynes City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident reported antisocial behaviour (ASB) from a neighbour in […]
Decision Case ID 202503918 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord in August 2023 as she […]
Decision Case ID 202223749 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of 8 leasehold flats. The resident […]
Decision Case ID 202428299 Decision type Investigation Landlord Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background The resident reported a leak and mould […]
Decision Case ID 202447458 Decision type Investigation Landlord ForHousing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background In January 2025 the resident contacted the landlord to report that rats […]
Decision Case ID 202345613 Decision type Investigation Landlord Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background Following a rent increase, the resident raised concerns to […]
Decision Case ID 202537150 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background The resident lives with her 2 children. She said […]
Decision Case ID 202507997 Decision type Investigation Landlord NSAH (Alliance Homes) Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background The property is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house. The resident reported […]
Decision Case ID 202516207 Decision type Investigation Landlord Plus Dane Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat of a […]
Decision Case ID 202341200 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 09 April 2026 Background The resident’s representative reported a roof leak […]
Decision Case ID 202440468 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 9 April 2026 Background The resident reported faults with his heating from 2019. Following an […]
Decision Case ID 202446433 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 8 April 2026 Background The resident received a letter from the energy billing provider […]
Decision Case ID 202409946 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stoke on Trent City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 April 2026 Background The resident lived in […]
Decision Case ID 202403437 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 07 April 2026 Background The resident’s concerns relate to the landlord not issuing […]
Decision Case ID 202405680 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 April 2026 Background The resident complained about delays in […]
Decision Case ID 202411803 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 April 2026 Background The resident made multiple complaints of […]
Decision Case ID 202343141 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 2 April 2026 Background The resident reported concerns about water ingress in his […]
Decision Case ID 202536477 Decision type Investigation Landlord Vivid Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 2 April 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould since 2022 and complained about […]
Decision Case ID 202335738 Decision type Investigation Landlord Amplius Living Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 01 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat in a sheltered housing scheme. […]
Decision Case ID 202406853 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 1 April 2026 Background The residentis partially sighted. Hesaid the damp and mould has […]
Decision Case ID 202519961 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 01 April 2026 Background The resident reported concerns about damage to the […]
Decision Case ID 202423504 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 March 2026 Background Between November 2022 and April 2023 the landlord […]
The landlord did not recognise an expression of dissatisfaction in June 2024. When it finally logged a complaint in April 2025, it delayed acknowledgment and then delayed the stage 1 response. Despite a Complaint Handling Failure Order (CHFO) issued by us, the landlord has not shown that it issued a …
Decision Case ID 202522015 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background In April 2025, the resident […]
Decision Case ID 202431947 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a house. In April 2024, […]
Decision Case ID 202514334 Decision type Investigation Landlord Moat Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident has been a shared-owner of the property since April 2023. […]
Decision Case ID 202336037 Decision type Investigation Landlord Thurrock Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 April 2026 Background The resident lives with his wife in the property […]
Decision Case ID 202421481 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background The resident has been a tenant of the landlord since April […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Pest issues in the resident’s property. The complaint. The landlord operates a 2 stage complaints process. Its policy says it will provide a stage 1 response within 10 working days and a stage 2 response within 20 working days. The landlord’s compensation …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the garden from April 2023 onwards. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202343170 Believe Housing Limited 24 April 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. […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202317260 Southern Housing 11 April 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. This […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: No electricity in the kitchen since April 2022. Multiple other repairs in the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of leaks in the property between April 2021 and January 2022. Reports of leaks in the property between November 2022 and January 2023. The associated complaint.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202226422 Havering Council 29 April 2024 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. This is set […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202224334 London Borough of Ealing 24 April 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202216603 Clarion Housing Association Limited 10 April 2024 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. This […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Remedial works in April 2021. The resident’s complaint.
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s various disrepair concerns from April 2019. Handling of the resident’s vulnerabilities, health and welfare concerns. Complaint handling. Record keeping.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202117121 The Guinness Partnership Limited 27 April 2023 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. This […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202113716 Network Housing 27 April 2023 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. This […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202210202 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council 27 April 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202011545 Manchester City Council 21 April 2023 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. […]
| Decision year | Maladministration | No maladministration | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 60 | 42 | 35 |
| 2021 | 875 | 557 | 544 |
| 2022 | 1,092 | 468 | 400 |
| 2023 | 2,222 | 384 | 269 |
| 2024 | 3,021 | 247 | 272 |
| 2025 | 4,469 | 512 | 708 |
| 2026 | 1,513 | 197 | 215 |