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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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Leicester City Council (202016164)

1 Feb 2022 Case 202016164 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint concerns the landlord's response to reports of: rubbish being left in communal areas and fly tipping. a mice infestation in the block.

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Vivid Housing Limited (202015759)

1 Feb 2022 Case 202015759 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s:

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Wandle Housing Association Limited (202108812)

1 Feb 2022 Case 202108812 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of an outhouse (garden shed), built without permission by the previous resident.

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Catalyst Housing Limited (202010183)

31 Jan 2022 Case 202010183 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from a neighbouring property and compensation for damaged goods and decorations.

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Grainger Trust (202111324)

31 Jan 2022 Case 202111324 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about: The standard of the landlord’s repairs and redecorating work following a leak into the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of and response to the resident’s reports that his property’s toilet does not flush and drain properly.

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Optivo (202110503)

31 Jan 2022 Case 202110503 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: noise nuisance from a community centre beneath her property. pest issues and repairs to her property.

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South Holland District Council (201914962)

31 Jan 2022 Case 201914962 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the residents’ concerns about the service charge and service delivery. The service charge payable under the tenancy agreement. The landlord’s response to repairs.

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Southwark Council (202100422)

31 Jan 2022 Case 202100422 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of his reports about the conduct of a member of staff.

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Aster Group Limited (202113626)

28 Jan 2022 Case 202113626 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint concerns: How the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. The landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s request for a management transfer.

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Camden Council (202010798)

28 Jan 2022 Case 202010798 No Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about: The resident’s concerns that the landlord breached its housing allocations scheme. The landlord’s decision not to offer the resident a permanent move while repairs were taking place.

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Newham Council (202012229)

28 Jan 2022 Case 202012229 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from his upstairs neighbour.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202015195)

28 Jan 2022 Case 202015195 No Maladministration Financial

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.

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Bournemouth Borough Council (202017558)

27 Jan 2022 Case 202017558 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Camden Council (202009609)

27 Jan 2022 Case 202009609 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202100891)

27 Jan 2022 Case 202100891 No Maladministration Information and data management

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.

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Peabody Trust (202108961)

27 Jan 2022 Case 202108961 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of damaged laminate floors following water ingress in her home.

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Wakefield And District Housing Limited (202110047)

27 Jan 2022 Case 202110047 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Great Yarmouth Borough Council (202103099)

26 Jan 2022 Case 202103099 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202101495)

26 Jan 2022 Case 202101495 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202101610)

25 Jan 2022 Case 202101610 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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 …

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Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202102795)

24 Jan 2022 Case 202102795 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

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.

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Red Kite Community Housing Limited (202012377)

24 Jan 2022 Case 202012377 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to recharge the resident for electrical works carried out in the property.

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Anchor Hanover Group (202115872)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202115872 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a bed bug infestation at her property.

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Broxtowe Borough Council (202017004)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202017004 No Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of flooding to his property.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202016007)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202016007 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

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 …

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Crawley Borough Council (202103813)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202103813 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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LiveWest Homes Limited (202113388)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202113388 No Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries regarding right of access to a nearby pathway.

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Taunton Deane Borough Council (202014914)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202014914 No Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

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.

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Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202005483)

21 Jan 2022 Case 202005483 No Maladministration Managing Relations

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 …

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ForHousing Limited (202103530)

20 Jan 2022 Case 202103530 No Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord‘s handling of:

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Aster Communities (202005481)

19 Jan 2022 Case 202005481 No Maladministration Managing Relations

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.

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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202110692)

19 Jan 2022 Case 202110692 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

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Anchor Hanover Group (202107997)

18 Jan 2022 Case 202107997 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler and shower room.

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Bolsover District Council (202001223)

18 Jan 2022 Case 202001223 No Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

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. …

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Charnwood Borough Council (202014424)

17 Jan 2022 Case 202014424 No Maladministration Financial

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.

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Incommunities Limited (202111130)

17 Jan 2022 Case 202111130 No Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

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.

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Network Homes Limited (202116494)

17 Jan 2022 Case 202116494 No Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to decline the resident’s request for a parking bay .

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One Manchester Limited (202101321)

17 Jan 2022 Case 202101321 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (‘ASB’) by his neighbour.

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Red Kite Community Housing Limited (202109781)

17 Jan 2022 Case 202109781 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord issuing the resident with a final antisocial behaviour warning.

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Beyond Housing Limited (202114018)

15 Jan 2022 Case 202114018 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Request for a transfer to another property.

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Home Group Limited (202104435)

15 Jan 2022 Case 202104435 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of rodents (rats) in her property and neighbouring properties.

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Magenta Living (202110935)

15 Jan 2022 Case 202110935 No Maladministration Financial

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.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202101179)

14 Jan 2022 Case 202101179 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

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.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202004745)

14 Jan 2022 Case 202004745 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

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.

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Settle Group (202105247)

14 Jan 2022 Case 202105247 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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.

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Southway Housing Trust (Manchester) Limited (202016044)

14 Jan 2022 Case 202016044 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The landlord’s handling of the resident’s disrepair reports relating to the bathroom.

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Wandsworth Council (202015540)

14 Jan 2022 Case 202015540 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account, in relation to the amount charged for water rates.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202109177)

13 Jan 2022 Case 202109177 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a broken front fence. The associated complaint handling.

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The Riverside Group Limited (202111572)

12 Jan 2022 Case 202111572 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).

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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.

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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

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