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 202527094 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord on 22 […]
Decision Case ID 202316982 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of residential flats. The […]
Decision Case ID 202415784 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 September 2026 Background The resident lives in the property with […]
Decision Case ID 202517305 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The leaseholder corresponded with and complained to […]
Decision Case ID 202316664 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident had a long-standing damp problem in her […]
Decision Case ID 202438161 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident’s property is […]
Decision Case ID 202525117 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202340830 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]
Decision Case ID 202305309 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202525669 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives at the property […]
Decision Case ID 202342591 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of […]
Decision Case ID 202436927 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident requested service charge documentation on […]
Decision Case ID 202524778 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident moved into the […]
Decision Case ID 202421861 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident lived in a […]
Decision Case ID 202515440 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202329442 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hillingdon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The landlord agreed to rehouse the […]
Decision Case ID 202525114 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 February 2026 Background The resident complained that her windows […]
: Decision Case ID 202331397 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202441561 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a first […]
Decision Case ID 202319330 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident is elderly and lives in a flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202322934 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident complained that […]
Decision Case ID 202335067 Decision type Investigation Landlord Basildon Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 February 2026 Background Following roof repairs, the resident made a […]
Decision Case ID 202320005 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 February 2026 Background The resident reported concerns with […]
Decision Case ID 202408415 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a high […]
The landlord did not identify the resident’s emails from November 2023 as a formal complaint. This caused a delay in its response.
The Decision Case ID 202439407 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident first reported problems […]
Decision Case ID 202343282 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background During October 2022 the resident reported […]
Decision Case ID 202424377 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident has vulnerabilities that are known to the landlord. […]
Decision Case ID 202218428 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident was reporting noise disturbances […]
Decision Case ID 202418573 Decision type Investigation Landlord Eastbourne Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about the pointing and […]
Decision Case ID 202424550 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a […]
Decision Case ID 202442163 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident has been a leaseholder of […]
Decision Case ID 202429149 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background Following an order made in […]
Decision Case ID 202424493 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 February 2026 Background The resident rented out her property but reported damp and mould […]
The landlord did not respond appropriately to the resident’s earlier complaint which caused further delays in reaching a resolution. It also did not address all the issues raised which was not in line with its policy.
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 202416544 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident reported that someone was […]
Decision Case ID 202348401 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Ealing Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident says he lives with […]
Decision Case ID 202523510 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her child. […]
Decision Case ID 202344328 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a top […]
Decision Case ID 202328922 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 February 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]
Decision Case ID 202425854 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord that […]
Decision Case ID 202440922 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background The resident reported an issue with […]
Decision Case ID 202526088 Decision type Investigation Landlord Waverley Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her husband and 2 children. Her eldest […]
Decision Case ID 202448284 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a house […]
Decision Case ID 202400211 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202516069 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 4 February 2026 Background The resident reported concerns about persistent […]
Decision Case ID 202518785 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 4 February 2026 Background The resident is the leaseholder […]
Decision Case ID 202500499 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 4 February 2026 Background The resident has a secure tenancy with […]
There were unnecessary delays in the landlord’s handling of the complaint which caused the resident significant time, trouble, and inconvenience in chasing a response to her concerns. The landlord acknowledged the delays but it did not put things right.
| 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 |