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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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Lambeth Council (202007851)

27 Jun 2022 Case 202007851 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The resident complains about the handling of their application for re-housing.

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Hackney Council (202200110)

23 Jun 2022 Case 202200110 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint concerns the council’s assessment of the resident’s housing needs, and its bidding process for housing.

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Melton Borough Council (202126131)

20 Jun 2022 Case 202126131 Outside Jurisdiction Managing Relations

The complaint concerns the following issue: The council’s categorisation of the resident as an unreasonably persistent and vexatious customer.The council’s decision not to progress the resident’s complaint through its internal complaints process.

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Hounslow Council (202009297)

13 Jun 2022 Case 202009297 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for rehousing and adaptations.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202008909)

26 May 2022 Case 202008909 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint relates to the landlord’s response to concerns raised about the service charges for 2019/2020.

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Onward Homes Limited (202110847)

10 May 2022 Case 202110847 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be rehoused for her medical conditions.

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Thirteen Housing Group Limited (202111696)

29 Apr 2022 Case 202111696 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: complaints about the resident’s wife’s former property. the charges for the resident’s garage. the resident’s Subject Access Request.

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Islington Council (202103136)

28 Apr 2022 Case 202103136 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of kitchen repairs and pest proofing work to the resident’s property.

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Derwent Housing Association Limited (202106364)

26 Apr 2022 Case 202106364 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

This complaint is about the service charge relating to drainage repairs.

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Peabody Trust (202108708)

22 Apr 2022 Case 202108708 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s request to the complainant to remove the concrete he laid in the communal garden.

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Camden Council (202109853)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202109853 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about parking management on their estate.

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Deptford Housing Co-operative Limited (202117025)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202117025 Outside Jurisdiction Information and data management

The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to comments made about the resident’s occupancy during a special general meeting.

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Karbon Homes Limited (202118373)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202118373 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint concerns whether the lease provides right of access over the garden.

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A2Dominion Homes Limited (201903686)

8 Apr 2022 Case 201903686 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the condition of the property when it was let to the resident.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202120354)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202120354 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns the resident’s liability for rent following the end of the tenancy.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202101375)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202101375 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns damage caused to the resident’s car.

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Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202115743)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202115743 Outside Jurisdiction Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint concerns the resident’s belief that their former property was unsafe.

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WATMOS Community Homes (202125332)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202125332 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint is about the resident’s liability to pay for the cost of electricity used by the landlord when repairing empty properties.

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Barking and Dagenham Council (202113031)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202113031 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The Council’s decision to extend a controlled parking scheme to include the area where the resident lives.

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Guildford Borough Council (202123338)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202123338 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of reports of unacceptable behaviour made against the resident.

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Birmingham City Council (202117808)

5 Apr 2022 Case 202117808 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents request that it gift them their existing property.

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Saxon Weald (202111536)

5 Apr 2022 Case 202111536 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The resident is a leaseholder and owns a flat in a purpose built housing scheme. Their complaint concerns the following issues: The accuracy with which the property and scheme was presented during the sales process, and the accuracy of information provided when purchasing the property. The landlord’s refusal to buy …

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Lambeth Council (202101806)

4 Apr 2022 Case 202101806 Outside Jurisdiction Occupancy Rights

The complaint concerns the resident’s application to succeed their late father’s tenancy.

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Anchor Hanover Group (202122869)

1 Apr 2022 Case 202122869 Outside Jurisdiction Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damage to their possessions following a leak.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (201915800)

1 Apr 2022 Case 201915800 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s boiler.

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Birmingham City Council (202110459)

31 Mar 2022 Case 202110459 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint concerns rewiring works completed in January 2020.

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Camden Council (201904469)

31 Mar 2022 Case 201904469 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance.

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Camden Council (202118084)

31 Mar 2022 Case 202118084 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise disturbance from pipes.

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Southwark Council (201901217)

31 Mar 2022 Case 201901217 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs and the resident’s insurance claims for costs and damages to their property and contents following a leak.

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B3 Living Limited (202015263)

30 Mar 2022 Case 202015263 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint is about the communal cleaning.

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The Riverside Group Limited (202106360)

30 Mar 2022 Case 202106360 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about service charge increases.

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Southwark Council (202111092)

29 Mar 2022 Case 202111092 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

This complaint is about the level of redress the landlord awarded in respect of multiple delays and failures while handling plumbing repairs at the property, and the resident’s subsequent complaint.

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Wealden District Council (202108306)

29 Mar 2022 Case 202108306 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of differences in the level of service charges between residents and leaseholders.

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Saxon Weald (202120043)

28 Mar 2022 Case 202120043 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint concerns the landlord’s application of an age limit to parties wishing to purchase the resident’s property, and whether this is applied fairly to all residents of the housing scheme.

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Leeds City Council (202101237)

18 Mar 2022 Case 202101237 Outside Jurisdiction Old Tenants Behaviour categories

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: An unauthorised occupant at a neighbouring property Antisocial behaviour

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Sheffield City Council (202123141)

17 Mar 2022 Case 202123141 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint concerns the Council’s assessment of the resident’s application to be re-housed.

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Southwark Council (202103972)

15 Mar 2022 Case 202103972 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about a pest infestation at the leaseholder’s property.

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Magenta Living (202103912)

9 Mar 2022 Case 202103912 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of anti-social behaviour (ASB) allegations made about the resident resulting in a Notice of Seeking possession.

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Barnet Council (202105043)

8 Mar 2022 Case 202105043 Outside Jurisdiction Occupancy Rights

The complaint concerns whether the resident is entitled to use of a shed.

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Brent Council (202121014)

7 Mar 2022 Case 202121014 Outside Jurisdiction Occupancy Rights

The complaint concerns the landlord’s repairing obligations under the tenancy agreement.

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Haringey Council (202124996)

7 Mar 2022 Case 202124996 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint concerns the Council’s assessment of the resident’s housing application.

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A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202110110)

4 Mar 2022 Case 202110110 Outside Jurisdiction Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a lack of top soil in his front and back garden, and his requests for compensation.

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Orbit Housing Association Limited (202114041)

4 Mar 2022 Case 202114041 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns the resident’s liability to pay service charges for communal spaces.

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Lambeth Council (202119553)

2 Mar 2022 Case 202119553 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns the level of service charges incurred following a boiler installation.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202103104)

26 Feb 2022 Case 202103104 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint concerns information provided by the landlord relating to car parking outside the resident’s property.

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Peabody Trust (201908122)

24 Feb 2022 Case 201908122 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint is about information provided to the resident regarding parking restrictions in the local area.

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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)