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Housing Ombudsman Decisions

18,103 total decisions 13,253 maladministration found 2,407 no maladministration 167 severe cases

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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London Borough of Hackney (202340830)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202340830 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202305309)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202305309 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Waltham Forest (202525669)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202525669 Maladministration Managing Relations

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 […]

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London Borough of Wandsworth (202342591)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202342591 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Wandsworth (202436927)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202436927 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (202524778)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202524778 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Southwark Council (202425084)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202425084 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202425084 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her child, who she […]

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Birmingham City Council (202432541)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202432541 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202432541 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident’s tenancy of a new build […]

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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (202421861)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202421861 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Harrow (202515440)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202515440 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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. […]

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London Borough of Hillingdon (202329442)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202329442 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Lewisham (202525114)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202525114 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202331397)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202331397 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

: 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 […]

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Mid Suffolk District Council (202339671)

25 Feb 2026 Case 202339671 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202339671 Decision type Investigation Landlord Mid Suffolk District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident has reported damp and […]

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Birmingham City Council (202424797)

24 Feb 2026 Case 202424797 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202424797 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident lives with his wife […]

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Bristol City Council (202324241)

24 Feb 2026 Case 202324241 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202324241 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bristol City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat which is located within a […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202441561)

24 Feb 2026 Case 202441561 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202319330)

24 Feb 2026 Case 202319330 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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. […]

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London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (202322934)

23 Feb 2026 Case 202322934 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Norwich City Council (202421241)

23 Feb 2026 Case 202421241 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202421241 Decision type Investigation Landlord Norwich City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident was unhappy with how the […]

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Sheffield City Council (202450779)

23 Feb 2026 Case 202450779 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202450779 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sheffield City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident has anxiety and depression. Her bathroom […]

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Warwick District Council (202442833)

23 Feb 2026 Case 202442833 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202442833 Decision type Investigation Landlord Warwick District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 23 February 2026 Background The property is a newly built […]

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Basildon Borough Council (202335067)

20 Feb 2026 Case 202335067 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Birmingham City Council (202339542)

20 Feb 2026 Case 202339542 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202339542 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat and outside the property is […]

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Manchester City Council (202517123)

20 Feb 2026 Case 202517123 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202517123 Decision type Investigation Landlord Manchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 February 2026 Background During November 2023 the resident contacted the […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202320005)

19 Feb 2026 Case 202320005 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202408415)

19 Feb 2026 Case 202408415 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Southwark Council (202503168)

18 Feb 2026 Case 202503168 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Please Decision Case ID 202503168 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom maisonette […]

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Haringey London Borough Council (202439407)

17 Feb 2026 Case 202439407 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202343282)

17 Feb 2026 Case 202343282 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202424377)

17 Feb 2026 Case 202424377 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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. […]

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Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202218428)

17 Feb 2026 Case 202218428 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Eastbourne Borough Council (202418573)

16 Feb 2026 Case 202418573 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202424550)

16 Feb 2026 Case 202424550 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Lewisham (202442163)

16 Feb 2026 Case 202442163 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Sheffield City Council (202432792)

16 Feb 2026 Case 202432792 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202432792 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sheffield City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 February 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord about damp and mould in […]

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Birmingham City Council (202526561)

13 Feb 2026 Case 202526561 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202526561 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background The property is a 2-bedroom flat on the top floor of […]

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Haringey London Borough Council (202429149)

13 Feb 2026 Case 202429149 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Enfield (202424493)

13 Feb 2026 Case 202424493 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Birmingham City Council (202444007)

12 Feb 2026 Case 202444007 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202444007 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom maisonette […]

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London Borough of Croydon (202416544)

12 Feb 2026 Case 202416544 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Ealing (202348401)

12 Feb 2026 Case 202348401 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Bristol City Council (202332077)

10 Feb 2026 Case 202332077 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202332077 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bristol City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a property with a […]

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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202523510)

10 Feb 2026 Case 202523510 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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. […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202344328)

10 Feb 2026 Case 202344328 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Newham (202328922)

10 Feb 2026 Case 202328922 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Southwark Council (202434183)

10 Feb 2026 Case 202434183 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202434183 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. He complained […]

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Southampton City Council (202318910)

9 Feb 2026 Case 202318910 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202318910 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southampton City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a one-bedroom flat […]

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Southwark Council (202451019)

9 Feb 2026 Case 202451019 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202451019 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 9 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a maisonette. A communal district […]

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Southwark Council (202451951)

9 Feb 2026 Case 202451951 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202451951 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 09 February 2026 Background The resident told the landlord about repair issues which she believed were […]

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Decisions by year

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Decisions by year and outcome · full collection with a recorded date
Decision yearMaladministrationNo maladministrationOther
2019100
2020604235
2021875557544
20221,092468400
20232,222384269
20243,021247272
20254,469512708
20261,513197215

Maladministration includes partial and severe maladministration. Values are counts of published decisions.

Landlords with most published decisions

Decision counts
Clarion Housing Association Limited 919
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 634
Peabody Trust 597
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) 488
Sanctuary Housing Association 410
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) 354

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (919) London & Quadrant Housing Trust (634) Peabody Trust (597) London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488) Sanctuary Housing Association (410) Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (354) Hyde Housing Association Limited (346) Southern Housing (337) The Guinness Partnership Limited (329) Notting Hill Genesis (305) Southwark Council (301) A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (269)