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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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Hexagon Housing Association Limited (202521501)

5 Mar 2026 Case 202521501 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202521501 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hexagon Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 March 2026 Background The resident lives with her 9-year-old daughter in a 2-bedroom […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202405037)

5 Mar 2026 Case 202405037 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202405037 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 5 March 2026 Background The resident pays a service […]

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202423504)

5 Mar 2026 Case 202423504 Maladministration Managing Relations

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 […]

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202401172)

5 Mar 2026 Case 202401172 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202401172 Decision type Investigation Landlord The Guinness Partnership Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 March 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mouldto the landlord on […]

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Hyde Housing Association Limited (202333693)

4 Mar 2026 Case 202333693 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202333693 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 4 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a home with an enclosed […]

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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202528879)

4 Mar 2026 Case 202528879 Maladministration Financial

Decision Case ID 202528879 Decision type Investigation Landlord Paragon Asra Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 4 March 2026 Background The resident is lead complainant for a group who of […]

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City of Westminster Council (202421817)

3 Mar 2026 Case 202421817 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202421817 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 3 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]

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Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202402930)

3 Mar 2026 Case 202402930 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202402930 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 3 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a top […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202431053)

2 Mar 2026 Case 202431053 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202431053 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 March 2026 Background The resident lived in the 2-bedroom flat […]

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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202415338)

2 Mar 2026 Case 202415338 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202415338 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 March 2026 Background The resident complained that there […]

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Southern Housing (202515545)

2 Mar 2026 Case 202515545 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202515545 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 2 March 2026 Background The resident said she experienced flooding at the property over several years. […]

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Birmingham City Council (202410145)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202410145 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202410145 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident was a tenant of […]

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Haringey London Borough Council (202425109)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202425109 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202425109 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 4 […]

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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202341562)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202341562 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202341562 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident raised […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202516776)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202516776 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202516776 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident made two separate […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202527094)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202527094 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Harrow (202316982)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202316982 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Hillingdon (202415784)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202415784 Maladministration Managing Relations

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 […]

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London Borough of Lambeth (202517305)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202517305 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202313958)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202313958 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202313958 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background On 9 October 2022 the resident told the […]

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One Housing Group Limited (202332025)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202332025 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

Decision Case ID 202332025 Decision type Investigation Landlord One Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her partner in a 2-bedroom terrace house. […]

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Peabody Trust (202528890)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202528890 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202528890 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background Following a leak at the property, the resident was without hot […]

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202452495)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202452495 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202452495 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident signed the tenancy for the property in […]

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Southern Housing (202214261)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202214261 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

Decision Case ID 202214261 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord about its handling of her […]

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Southern Housing (202433447)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202433447 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202433447 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The leaseholder complained to the landlord about the way it handled repairs […]

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Southern Housing (202523916)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202523916 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202523916 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives in this property with her young daughter who […]

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Sovereign Network Group (202334235)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202334235 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

Decision Case ID 202334235 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives with mental health vulnerabilities. Her husband is her […]

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Stonewater Limited (202307883)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202307883 Maladministration Financial

Decision Case ID 202307883 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident owns and lives in an apartment within a block. The landlord is […]

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Stonewater Limited (202402424)

27 Feb 2026 Case 202402424 Maladministration Financial

Decision Case ID 202402424 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident raised a complaint with the landlord on 21 December […]

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City of Lincoln Council (202527811)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202527811 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

Decision Case ID 202527811 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Lincoln Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident reported damp and […]

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Home Group Limited (202328635)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202328635 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202328635 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background There was a fire at the resident’s home. She raised […]

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Hyde Housing Association Limited (202344221)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202344221 Maladministration Financial

Decision Case ID 202344221 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The lease requires the landlord to arrange buildings insurance and […]

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Incommunities Limited (202423275)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202423275 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202423275 Decision type Investigation Landlord Incommunities Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat in a 2-storey block. She […]

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Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (202316664)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202316664 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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Leeds City Council (202511689)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202511689 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

Decision Case ID 202511689 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in an independent living property accessed […]

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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202438161)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202438161 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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London Borough of Camden Council (202525117)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202525117 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

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 […]

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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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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202414100)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202414100 Maladministration Managing Relations

The landlord did not conduct a sufficiently thorough investigation at stage 1 and failed to acknowledge or appropriately respond to the resident’s escalation request. The complaint process was protracted, lacked clear oversight, and required the resident to repeatedly chase. It also failed to provide a clear plan to bring matters …

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Notting Hill Genesis (202321218)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202321218 Maladministration Estate Management

Decision Case ID 202321218 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident successfully bid on a property that was advertised with […]

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Peabody Trust (202520789)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202520789 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202520789 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident’s daughter told the landlord there was damp and mould in […]

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Places for People Group Limited (202406088)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202406088 Maladministration Estate Management

Decision Case ID 202406088 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident owns and lives in an apartment within a block. […]

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Places for People Group Limited (202521908)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202521908 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202521908 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a second floor flat. In […]

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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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Sanctuary Housing Association (202448219)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202448219 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202448219 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of flats. He […]

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Southern Housing (202518039)

26 Feb 2026 Case 202518039 Maladministration Managing Relations

Decision Case ID 202518039 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. She reported damp and mould to […]

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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)