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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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Islington Council (202001430)

22 Feb 2021 Case 202001430 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak through their bathroom ceiling.

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Haringey Council (202005594)

5 Feb 2021 Case 202005594 Outside Jurisdiction

The complaint concerns the level of compensation offered by the landlord, in response to her request for compensation for the impact of ASB on her health, wellbeing, and life.

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Kingston upon Thames Council (202003379)

4 Feb 2021 Case 202003379 Outside Jurisdiction Managing Relations

The resident complains that the landlord failed to handle her complaints in accordance with its complaints procedure in that:

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Southwark Council (202001947)

20 Jan 2021 Case 202001947 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the increase to the service charge for major works following a section 20 consultation process.

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Lambeth Council (202001297)

15 Jan 2021 Case 202001297 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the increase in his service charges, in particular, relating to the charges for the repair costs incurred following a fire within the block.

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Southwark Council (202007170)

13 Jan 2021 Case 202007170 Outside Jurisdiction Leaseholder

REPORT COMPLAINT 202007170 Southwark Council 13 January 2021 Our approach What we can and cannot consider is called the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction and is governed by the Housing Ombudsman […]

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Bassetlaw District Council (202002925)

12 Jan 2021 Case 202002925 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint concerns the resident’s eviction from their former property due to rent arrears, which they state arose due to errors in the administration of their claims for housing benefits, discretionary housing payments and universal credit.

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Birmingham City Council (201915607)

23 Dec 2020 Case 201915607 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the level of service charge for major works.

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Hackney Council (202004968)

16 Dec 2020 Case 202004968 Outside Jurisdiction

The Resident complained: about the information the landlord provided to this Service in relation to a previous complaint under the reference 201703415. that the landlord accused them of being responsible for the gas leak in their former property.

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Birmingham City Council (202000068)

3 Dec 2020 Case 202000068 Outside Jurisdiction Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the Council’s assessment of the residents housing needs.

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Decisions by year

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Decisions by year and outcome · full collection with a recorded date
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.

Landlords with most published decisions

Decision counts
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)