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 202338562 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident lives with his child, both live with physical […]
Decision Case ID 202401327 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 20 April 2026 Background The resident is unhappy with the landlord’s handling of concerns […]
Decision Case ID 202409517 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 17 April 2026 Background The resident agreed a payment plan with the landlord in April […]
Decision Case ID 202324653 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 18 February 2026 Background The resident’s flat is located within a building containing 2 […]
Decision Case ID 202501909 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident is unhappy about ongoing delays in the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202215163 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 21 January 2026 Background In 2019 the landlord found problems with fire containment and […]
Decision Case ID 202403215 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 24 December 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder. She said that staff assisted the […]
Decision Case ID 202323260 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a property managed by the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202335065 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident complained that he is paying a higher level of service […]
Decision Case ID 202323256 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident changed her car and asked the landlord for an […]
Decision Case ID 202422633 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 4 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom ground floor flat. He […]
Decision Case ID 202429668 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a one-bedroom flat. He has long-term physical […]
Decision Case ID 202413403 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 28 October 2025 Background At the time of the complaint the resident lived in […]
Decision Case ID 202324668 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 23 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a ground floor flat […]
Decision Case ID 202412747 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 23 October 2025 Background The resident lived in a 3-bedroom house and was an assured […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s concerns about staff conduct. handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A gas safety check and its contractor’s conduct. The resident’s requests for a replacement fence, designated car parking space, and a bin store at the front of his property. Staff conduct. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
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.
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 reports of a bed bug infestation. Complaint handling.
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 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 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 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 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 requests for: An inspection of the property. A management transfer.
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 concerns about staff conduct during a telephone call.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The decant process, including the offer of alternative permanent accommodation and its offer of compensation. The resident’s associated formal complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of the defects to the residents property. The landlords handling of the defects to the residents boiler. The handling of the resident’s complaint and the amount of compensation offered.
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s decant following a fire in her home. Response to the resident’s concerns about smoke alarms in her home and communal areas.
The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports regarding: the garden drainage; replacement of the garden fence; damp and mould in the property; a request for the installation of windows.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (‘ASB’). The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of removal of the resident’s vehicle and its contents.
The complaint is about: The information provided by the landlord when the property was offered and whether there was a supply of gas to the property. The landlord’s response to concerns about gas safety and its handling of reports of a gas leak in the building. The landlord’s handling of …
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about CCTV installed on the premises The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of and response to: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). the resident's installation of CCTV cameras. the resident’s management transfer application. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of reports of noise nuisance. complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for it to: Maintain the grass in his front garden. Maintain or cut back the trees overhanging his property. Increase the visibility of its staff in the vicinity of his property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to replace an internal door. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from a neighbour’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the information provided by the landlord in relation to parking at the resident’s property.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202204056 Clarion Housing Association Limited 18 October 2023 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 response to the request for an allocated disabled parking space.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202215486 Clarion Housing Association Limited 6 October 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the case. This […]
| 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 |