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 202333957 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 June 2026 Background The resident has a flat in a […]
Decision Case ID 202504250 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 8 June 2026 Background The resident complained that the landlord did not answer […]
Decision Case ID 202401432 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 28 April 2026 Background The resident and his partner have a joint tenancy with […]
Decision Case ID 202419881 Decision type Investigation Landlord Redditch Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 April 2026 Background The landlord fitted a new kitchen and […]
Decision Case ID 202400111 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 22 April 2026 Background The resident lives in an apartment. The landlord is responsible for cleaning the […]
Decision Case ID 202504303 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 April 2026 Background On 23 October 2024 the resident complained to the […]
Decision Case ID 202326022 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 19 March 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202335097 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 12 March 2026 Background Between 2016 and 2023 the landlord recorded the resident accrued rent […]
Decision Case ID 202503047 Decision type Investigation Landlord Torus62 Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 March 2026 Background The resident accepted a tenancy via a management move on 7 October […]
Decision Case ID 202414178 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident has health and mental health vulnerabilities including […]
Decision Case ID 202424539 Decision type Investigation Landlord A2Dominion Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 February 2026 Background In early June 2024 the resident told the landlord that […]
Decision Case ID 202339569 Decision type Investigation Landlord Newlon Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 6 February 2026 Background On 22 September 2022 the landlord began a planned kitchen renewal […]
Decision Case ID 202329492 Decision type Investigation Landlord Anchor Hanover Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about repair issues in the property. This […]
Decision Case ID 202321044 Decision type Investigation Landlord A2Dominion Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 2 February 2026 Background The resident experienced a fire at the property and, later, […]
Decision Case ID 202335161 Decision type Investigation Landlord ForHousing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background On 3 August 2023 the resident reported water marks had appeared on […]
Decision Case ID 202330820 Decision type Investigation Landlord Newcastle City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background In December 2022 the resident applied to […]
Decision Case ID 202523046 Decision type Investigation Landlord The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background Between August and November 2024 the resident said […]
Decision Case ID 202340473 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stonewater Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 12 January 2026 Background The resident reported she was experiencing damp and mould in her […]
Decision Case ID 202340410 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident’s tenancy started on […]
Decision Case ID 202339800 Decision type Investigation Landlord Ongo Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident installed a cat flap in the rear door of the […]
Decision Case ID 202338591 Decision type Investigation Landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background In December 2023 the resident complained to the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202401445 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The landlord sent an annual rent review letter to […]
Decision Case ID 202505611 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a property that was built in 2022. In […]
Decision Case ID 202328523 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident reported a leak in her property in September 2023. […]
Decision Case ID 202342892 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background In February 2024 the resident reported the reappearance of a […]
Decision Case ID 202334918 Decision type Assessment Landlord Octavia Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background In October 2023 the resident reported a repair to the ceilings and […]
Decision Case ID 202338552 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background In October 2023 the resident reported damage to […]
Decision Case ID 202341077 Decision type Investigation Landlord Orbit Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 November 2025 Background The resident was temporarily moved from her property around February 2023 […]
Decision Case ID 202333799 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background On, or around, 7 July 2023 the resident complained to the […]
Decision Case ID 202335377 Decision type Investigation Landlord Great Places Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 November 2025 Background The resident complained the landlord had charged her for estate lighting. […]
Decision Case ID 202339384 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 November 2025 Background The resident reported issues with her windows to the […]
Decision Case ID 202336258 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her daughter who has a […]
Decision Case ID 202334890 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The landlord was aware of a damp bedroom wall […]
Decision Case ID 202428527 Decision type Investigation Landlord One Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat. The flat above […]
Decision Case ID 202334681 Decision type Investigation Landlord South Kesteven District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background On 28 July 2023 the resident complained […]
Decision Case ID 202326168 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 October 2025 Background In January 2023 the resident queried the […]
Decision Case ID 202348588 Decision type Investigation Landlord A2Dominion Housing Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom flat with her children. […]
Decision Case ID 202324360 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southern Housing Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background On 17 June 2021 the resident reported she was experiencing damp and […]
Decision Case ID 202335025 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sovereign Network Group Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background In February 2023 the resident reported a leak from her […]
Decision Case ID 202323105 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 October 2025 Background As part of an adaptation request by the resident, the […]
Decision Case ID 202314292 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stevenage Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident reported a leak from the roof along with damp […]
Decision Case ID 202332559 Decision type Investigation Landlord London & Quadrant Housing Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 14 October 2025 Background In or around September 2023 the resident reported a […]
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to end, and not regrant, the resident’s tenancy. The landlord became aware that the spouse was seeking housing in April 2020 and that the relationship had broken down. At the time, the landlord placed the spouse on the lowest banding for rehousing. According …
The complaint is about: The condition of the property at the beginning of the tenancy. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about the resident’s tenancy type following a mutual exchange.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: administrative error when it provided the resident with a tenancy agreement with a rent figure that was incorrect, request that the resident sign a new tenancy agreement with a rent figure the resident disputed.
| 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 |