Newham Council (202012229)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from his upstairs neighbour.
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 reports of noise nuisance from his upstairs neighbour.
The complaint concerns the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about the level of the service charges. Response to the resident’s queries about the service charge account. Complaint handling.
The complaint concerns; The landlord’s handling of antisocial behaviour reports (ASB). How the landlord has handled the resident’s concerns regarding the service charges.
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The quality of the landlord’s communication.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about its handling of her personal data and her concerns about data breaches. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns, following the breakdown of her relationship and the subsequent Family Court proceedings, about her occupation of the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of damaged laminate floors following water ingress in her home.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of noise nuisance by a neighbour. request that it rehouse him or provide soundproofing; and Request for support with his mental health and wellbeing.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about non-residents causing anti-social behaviour (ASB) in communal areas of the building and lighting fires.
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). This Service has also made a finding in relation to the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that two of her bicycles had been stolen from a communal bicycle shed. The complaint is also about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding: ongoing antisocial behaviour (ASB) in the communal areas at the estate; a flood …
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs to his boiler. Request that the landlord reimburse him for increased electricity costs which he said he had incurred as a result of the issues with the boiler.
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for electrical works carried out in the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a bed bug infestation at her property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of flooding to his property.
The resident complains about: The landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in his property from 2017 to 2019, a complaint about which was escalated through the landlord’s complaint procedure in 2019. The landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in his property, a complaint about …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from neighbouring properties, particularly with regards to the sound transference between the party wall and the landlords’ refusal to perform acoustic tests and take remedial action.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries regarding right of access to a nearby pathway.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: Repairs reports. The property condition and level of checks when he moved in via mutual exchange. Health and safety concerns. The property’s lack of modernisation. His request to move.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports: that there were outstanding works that should have been completed during the void period prior to her moving in; that the landlord’s staff did not handle her concerns appropriately; that there was disrepair which may allow pests to enter …
The complaint is about the landlord‘s handling of:
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to sell the resident a 70% share of its property under the Help to Buy Scheme. The landlord’s sales process and its decision not to buy back the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler and shower room.
The complaint was about the landlord’s responses to the resident’s reports in relation to the following: Repairs to the kitchen floor. The resident’s concerns in relation to asbestos in her property The resident’s request for a post-works inspection to her loft. Repairs to external brickwork and the resident’s garden path. …
The complaint is about: How the landlord handled the resident’s concerns regarding the condition of the property when it was first let. How the landlord handled the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs. How the landlord handled the resident’s request for a rent adjustment.
The complaint is about the landlord’s refusal to reimburse money the resident paid to decorate a property which she subsequently did not move into.
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s request for a parking bay .
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (‘ASB’) by his neighbour.
The complaint is about the landlord issuing the resident with a final antisocial behaviour warning.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Request for a transfer to another property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of rodents (rats) in her property and neighbouring properties.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling repairs to the resident’s front door and the communal front door, and the removal of the concrete canopy for the block. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for a breakdown of the cost of the work.
This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reimbursement of plumbing costs and repairs to damage following a toilet leak. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the communal area of the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repair work to the resident’s property following a water leak in January 2020. The resident’s reports of a pest infestation in her property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance from a neighbouring property.
The landlord’s handling of the resident’s disrepair reports relating to the bathroom.
The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account, in relation to the amount charged for water rates.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a broken front fence. The associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about a letter sent to him by the landlord’s chief executive.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the bedroom wall at the property.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of fumes from the heating flue in the property below.
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s concerns relating to the conduct of its staff. The level of support offered to the resident by the landlord with managing his tenancy. The landlord’s decision to increase the resident’s rent.
The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s response to his concerns about a staff member.
The resident complains about the summer temperature settings of the district heating system.
The complaint is regarding: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge and rent account. The reasonableness and level of the resident’s service charges.
| 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 |