The Riverside Group Limited (202315925)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s responsive repairs, including a paving slab to the front of the property and the rear garden fence.
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.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s responsive repairs, including a paving slab to the front of the property and the rear garden fence.
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when it was let to her.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to buy the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report that a contractor damaged her television and her subsequent request for compensation.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of problems with her back garden. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's requests to remove waste from the area surrounding her home. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about damp and mould.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise transference from other properties in the building. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a bed bug and mice infestation.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident's requests for repairs following a flood. The resident’s request for compensation for damage following a flood.
The complaint is about the landlord's: Handling of the resident's reports of a leak at his property. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports from the resident of antisocial behaviour (ASB) by her neighbours.
The complaint is about the resident’s reports of not receiving window cleaning services from the landlord via service charges.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding damp and mould in the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of disrepair to the front door. Complaint handling.
The landlord’s response to the resident’s fire safety concerns. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a faulty balcony door. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: a leak into the property; faulty lighting.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of water ingress. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the granting of the resident’s starter tenancy.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the windows in the property. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs including external repairs to the building, indoor and outdoor communal areas, mould on interior walls in the resident’s individual property, condensation in the window units, and cracks in the ceiling. Communal garden maintenance and window cleaning. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of drainage issues in his garden. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Rent account following a succession. Associated complaint, including her use of a representative. The resident complained to the landlord on 6 October 2022. It acknowledged her complaint the next day, which was positive. In the acknowledgement it advised it would …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of low water pressure at the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated: the landlord’s complaints handling. the landlord’s information management and record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Handling of the repairs to the windows. Record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise transference from the property above. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s door and window replacements. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports damp, mould, and the associated repairs.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of water ingress at the property.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of water ingress and subsequent repairs.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of flooding in the carpark which caused damage to his possessions. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of repairs to communal doors and safety concerns. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for it to install a larger bath in the bathroom. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the chimney.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A roof leak and associated repairs. Reports of damp and mould. The resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of lift repairs. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Rusty water from the cold taps, and a fault with the internal stop tap. Leaks and associated damage. We also considered the landlord’s handling of the related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a leak. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the communal roof above the resident’s home. Response to his concerns about pigeons nesting in the roof cavity above his property. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the property and the resident’s concerns of asbestos. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord's: Offer of compensation for its handling of a repair to a hole in paving by the entrance door. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reported: snags following her move into the property. concerns that there was no electricity in the property. The Ombudsman has also assessed the landlord’s: complaint handling. record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of dumped rubbish in communal areas of the building and gardens.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s service charge enquiries. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports about the condition of the kitchen. Reports about the condition of the windows. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of an overflowing external drain. Reports of a leak. The complaint.
| 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 |