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 202513791 Decision type Investigation Landlord Exeter City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a property owned […]
Decision Case ID 202325023 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a first-floor flat, […]
Decision Case ID 202429952 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 January 2025 Background The resident complained that her kitchen repair had left her […]
Decision Case ID 202338858 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Brent Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 07 January 2026 Background In 2019, the landlord brought its cleaning […]
Decision Case ID 202345628 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 6 January 2026 Background The resident lives in the property […]
Decision Case ID 202431865 Decision type Investigation Landlord Mid Devon District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 December 2025 Background The landlord demolished the chimney stack […]
Decision Case ID 202515338 Decision type Investigation Landlord Norwich City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident has vulnerabilities including mental health, […]
Decision Case ID 202334879 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident has complained that the […]
Decision Case ID 202324679 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident has been a secure tenant of a 2-bedroom house […]
Decision Case ID 202428943 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident is a tenant of […]
Decision Case ID 202428156 Decision type Investigation Landlord Brighton and Hove City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202415283 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background 1. The resident lives at the property which […]
Decision Case ID 202452017 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 December 2025 Background The resident has a secure tenancy […]
Decision Case ID 202424032 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a ground […]
Decision Case ID 202508040 Decision type Investigation Landlord Colchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat and complained about […]
Decision Case ID 202437364 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a semi-detached […]
Decision Case ID 202400569 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom, […]
Decision Case ID 202326788 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 21 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of […]
Decision Case ID 202432413 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 November 2025 Background The landlord became aware that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding […]
Decision Case ID 202402357 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sheffield City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 November 2025 Background The property is a 3-bedroom house and was […]
Decision Case ID 202505558 Decision type Investigation Landlord Manchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 19 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom property. […]
Decision Case ID 202338709 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stockport Homes Limited Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 November 2025 Background In November 2021, the resident reported antisocial […]
Decision Case ID 202402012 Decision type Investigation Landlord Manchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom ground floor […]
Decision Case ID 202445527 Decision type Investigation Landlord Colchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom flat […]
Decision Case ID 202322483 Decision type Investigation Landlord Nottingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her son and grandchildren. She is disabled […]
Decision Case ID 202329908 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2 […]
Decision Case ID 202231014 Decision type Investigation Landlord Wigan Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident lived in a house owned by the […]
Decision Case ID 202408578 Decision type Investigation Landlord Stevenage Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 November 2025 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a 1 bedroom, first floor flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202336412 Decision type Investigation Landlord Thurrock Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident has a joint tenancy with his […]
Decision Case ID 202445140 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in the property, a […]
Decision Case ID 202409589 Decision type Investigation Landlord Newcastle City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom terraced […]
Decision Case ID 202427695 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202426544 Decision type Choose an item. Landlord Portsmouth City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background What the complaint is about Our […]
Decision Case ID 202328109 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a flat within […]
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of noise nuisance from her neighbour (“N”). The resident’s request for a move. In 2022, the resident had made a number of reports about noise from her neighbour. She made an application to the Environmental Health team (EHO) …
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to pave the remaining area of her garden. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns following the installation of a door mechanism by the local authority.
The resident’s complaint is about the following: How the landlord handled the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour from the neighbour above. How the landlord has handled the resident’s requests for security improvements to be made to the property to deter ASB in her locality.
The complaint is about: The local authority’s decision to allocate the property to the resident and the conduct of the Allocations Officer. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding the safety of the electrical, water, drainage, and heating systems. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the …
The complaints are about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an incident involving an operative working at a neighbouring property. the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of an incident involving the operative’s wife at a local school; and the vandalism of cars belonging to her and her …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the applicant’s request to be added to his parent’s tenancy agreement. The complaint is about the applicant’s housing applications to the local authority’s housing register.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of report of a sewage leak and concerns about drainage in the property. The landlord’s decision to enact its safeguarding policy and contact the emergency services. The landlord’s handling of a fraud investigation by the local authority.
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of the major adaptations to the resident’s property. The resident’s concerns about delays caused by the local authority and its appointed contractor in completing the adaptations.
The complaint regards the landlord’s handling of issues reported by the resident relating the implementation of an intergenerational living project (the project) jointly managed by the landlord, the local council and a charity and the impact it has had on him.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about damage to the bin storeroom shutter; response to the resident’s reports about rats in the building; response to the resident’s reports about antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbours; complaints handling, including its decision not to open multiple complaints …
| 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 |