West Kent Housing Association (202419826)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about the service charge.
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 queries about the service charge.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a decant. Response to the resident’s reports of staff attending without notice.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Service charge account. Concerns about the standard of communal cleaning. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for a meeting to discuss cyclical works . Issuing service charge statements for years ending December 2021 and December 2022. The defects list for 2022 cyclical works supplied by the resident. The resident’s concerns about the replacement of the …
This investigation considers the landlord’s response to the reports of leaks, damp and mould, in the resident’s home.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202233701 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 August 2025 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s transfer application. Handling of a Notice of Seeking Possession (NOSP).
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s:
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of anti-social behaviour. The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to move properties.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s concerns about the condition of the windows. The resident’s reports of an overgrown tree in the garden of a neighbouring property. The resident’s concerns about communications with staff members. The resident’s request to be rehoused. We have also decided to …
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of a bed bug infestation. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns a neighbour had installed a smart doorbell.
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of and response to: her reports of faulty external communal area lighting, including the level of communication. her request for CCTV footage.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: The safeguarding team. Rent arrears.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports of antisocial behaviour (‘ASB’), and his request to be reimbursed for the impact of ASB on him, including the costs of staying away from the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports of a pest infestation. reports of damp and mould. the complaint. At the time of the resident’s complaint the landlord was operating an interim complaints policy following a cyber-attack. Under this, it aimed to provide stage 1 complaint responses within 20 …
The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to replace all the subfloor tiling in the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A defect and replacement of the resident’s bath and bathroom tiles. The complaint. The landlord’s policy says it will acknowledge a complaint at stage 1 and 2 of its process within 5 working day. The resident raised her complaint on 28 June …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request that it install a battery to the solar panels at his property.
The complaint is about the resident’s concerns about the landlord’s handling of his rent account.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concern that a recording device was installed in his bathroom without his notice. Associated formal complaint and the level of compensation offered.
The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a fire alarm setting off.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a radiator not heating properly.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the termination of the tenancy, which resulted in rent arrears under the former tenancy. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Damp and mould. The resident’s request for further loft insulation. Damaged tiles and skirting board in the toilet. Blown windows. A trip hazard between the lounge and the kitchen. The resident’s request for the landlord to jet wash the external front of …
The complaint is about: The managing agent’s handling of the resident’s initial enquiry about subletting the property. The resident’s report that the council discouraged him from applying for the right to buy the property. The managing agent’s handling of the resident’s request to be compensated for his reports of financial …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the garden fence.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports regarding repairs to her heating. The resident’s reports of cannabis use in the building. The associated complaint and level of redress.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's reports about low boiler and water pressure in the property.
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise disturbance. The resident’s request for repairs. Reports of ants at the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s transfer application.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The complaint is about:
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for: An inspection of the property. A management transfer.
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s : Mutual exchange. Reports of damp, mould and outstanding repairs. Complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to sublet the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for a reasonable adjustment. Response to the resident's reports of door repairs at the property. Handling of the residents reports of a faulty smoke alarm at the property. Response to the resident's reports of noise caused by contractors and …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding: Gas safety checks at the property. Payment of court fees in relation to an injunction for gas safety checks. The landlord’s mergers from 2016. The amount of rent charged. Queries relating to her tenancy agreement. Repair requests. Her …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of the neighbours feeding the birds. Measures to prevent birds sitting on the resident’s roof, causing excrement and damage. Delays in providing a copy of an Environmental Health report.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about staff conduct during a telephone call.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Repairs to the door entry system during and after a power cut. Concerns about fire safety and whether the landlord provided a service in return for the fire safety service charge.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Pursuance of monies due to him under a court order. Concerns about a standing order on the rent account.
The complaint is about:
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to move to a new property. The landlord handling of reports about staff conduct.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: An unsatisfactory kitchen. Poor drainage in the garden. The lack of a tap in the garden.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of the rear garden.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of toxic fumes in the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a property transfer.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to be contacted by phone. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) case. Request to install a partition wall. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
| 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 |