High Peak Borough Council (202219918)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to install a solid fuel heating system and a pizza oven with associated covering structure.
Source · Ombudsman casework
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.
Decisions
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202233454)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of excess cold in a single-storey side extension. The resident’s mutual exchange application. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) made by the resident.
Charnwood Borough Council (202215660)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s decision to terminate his tenancy due to concerns about antisocial behaviour (ASB) and damp and mould at the property.
Waverley Borough Council (202217773)
The complaint is about the landlord's decision to use part of a communal car park as a storage and welfare area for its contractor.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202217632)
The complaint concerns the resident’s requests for the landlord to: Remove shelving from the property and replace it with a built-in wardrobe. Amend the postcode on the tenancy agreement.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (202127147)
This complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to renew the resident’s kitchen and bathroom.
Basildon Borough Council (202115819)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for the gas pipes to be relocated.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202009512)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of refurbishment work at the resident’s property.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202100012)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding: the conifers her neighbour planted on the boundary of their gardens; the landlord’s installation of a fence panel between the two gardens.
Colchester Borough Council (202127271)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to their garage including exposed asbestos.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202222398)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Maintenance to a hedge in the resident’s back garden. The associated complaint.
Haringey London Borough Council (202114994)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s concerns about its effective management of water tanks (including maintenance and whether an alternative supply should be provided); the resident’s queries about the service charges for the water tanks; communication and complaints handling related to the above two issues.
London Borough of Barnet (202104957)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Noise from the pipes in the property. Defects to the door entry system and the rear communal door. Cleaning issues in relation to the communal areas. Other defects to the communal areas of the block. The removal of …
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (202126746)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports from the resident of anti-social behaviour.
London Borough of Hackney (202004917)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s request for compensation following the flooding of her property, and. related repairs to the resident’s property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202203518)
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s decision not to compensate the resident for plastering work she carried out in the property. The associated formal complaint.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202125655)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: housing application; concerns about discrimination and less favourable treatment in applying its voids policy; request for reasonable adjustments to the voids policy; and the associated complaint.
London Borough of Harrow (202112709)
The complaint is about: The resident’s allegation that the landlord breached General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about the conduct of its staff member.
Colchester Borough Council (202214451)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports about a neighbour’s cat entering her home and garden. The resident’s reports about a neighbour’s garden overgrowing onto her walkway.
Haringey London Borough Council (202110720)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s communication with the leaseholder about its insurance cover. The landlord’s response to the leaseholder’s request that he be reimbursed by the landlord for loss of rental income and the cost of re-installation of the property’s electrical supply.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202120726)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to allegations of anti-social behaviour (ASB) made about the resident by her neighbour. The landlord’s handling of reports of harassment and racial abuse made by the resident about her neighbour. The landlord’s alleged breach of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the …
High Peak Borough Council (202205626)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to send a letter to the resident about his behaviour and handling of the associated complaint. The landlord’s introduction of a contact arrangement for the resident.
London Borough of Brent (202203503)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of vibration and humming in her home.
London Borough of Hackney (202209118)
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of remedial works following a wet room leak.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202209304)
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of strong odours coming into her property from the property below and the landlord’s decision to decline her request to be temporarily rehoused.
Ashford Borough Council (202106882)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the kitchen replacement. This includes the following concerns: Disrespect shown to him and his home. The time it took for the works to be completed. The lack of communication about the programme of works, and the method and way the works …
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202212658)
The complaint is about: The delays in the rewiring of the resident’s property The landlord’s decision to not renew the resident’s bathroom
Swindon Borough Council (202213848)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s allegations that its operative damaged her fence.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202119574)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s security concerns for the building.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202211526)
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about a change to its tenancy conditions, specifically related to age of tenants and visitor restrictions. Concerns about anti-social behaviour.
London Borough of Ealing (202014662)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord's handling of his complaints of Anti Social Behaviour (“ASB”) by neighbours and the impact of the neighbours smoking.
Haringey London Borough Council (202127394)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to succeed the tenancy of their late father.
Decisions by year
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| 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 |
Landlords with most published decisions
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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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)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (346)
Southern Housing (337)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (329)
Notting Hill Genesis (305)
Southwark Council (301)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (269)