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 202344167 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Sutton Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Applicant Date 21 May 2026 Background The applicant’s father was a tenant until his death in December […]
Decision Case ID 202433247 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 May 2026 Background The landlord installed high taps as part of adaptations at […]
Decision Case ID 202431046 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Licence Date 18 May 2026 Background The resident was offered temporary accommodation. She complained to the landlord about the condition […]
Decision Case ID 202502523 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Broxtowe Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 May 2026 Background The resident submitted a Right to Buy […]
Decision Case ID 202348331 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Thurrock Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 14 April 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould in her […]
Decision Case ID 202505639 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Eastbourne Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 9 April 2026 Background The leaseholder rents the property out to a […]
Decision Case ID 202417512 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Leicester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 April 2026 Background The resident complained to the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202408423 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a first-floor bedsit. He […]
Decision Case ID 202334788 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 16 March 2026 Background On 8 October 2023, […]
Decision Case ID 202404505 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 March 2026 Background The resident had a joint tenancy with his […]
Decision Case ID 202508189 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Derby City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202434922 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Applicant Date 25 February 2026 Background The resident occupies a 1-bedroom flat. He […]
Decision Case ID 202425244 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident reported a leaking […]
Decision Case ID 202335209 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Non-secure tenancy Date 17 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a house and complained to the […]
Decision Case ID 202321886 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 February 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202518995 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 February 2026 Background The resident lives with her 3 […]
Decision Case ID 202440644 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 2 February 2026 Background The resident reported a leak coming […]
Decision Case ID 202345175 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The landlord carried out works […]
Decision Case ID 202515515 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident raised a legal […]
Decision Case ID 202503271 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 January 2026 Background The resident moved into the landlord’s property in November 2022. […]
Decision Case ID 202425439 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 January 2026 Background The resident reported an issue with her garden wall which collapsed in […]
Decision Case ID 202343469 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Broxtowe Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background On 16 November 2023 the landlord wrote to […]
Decision Case ID 202501823 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident has asked the landlord to […]
Decision Case ID 202423540 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Blackpool Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 3 December 2025 Background The resident has had issues relating to antisocial […]
Decision Case ID 202418048 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 28 November 2025 Background The leaseholder passed away in 2018. The complaint […]
Decision Case ID 202507105 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord City of Doncaster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Temporary Occupancy Agreement Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident moved into the property […]
Decision Case ID 202312005 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident complained about major works and day to day service […]
Decision Case ID 202402816 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord East Riding of Yorkshire Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 13 November 2025 Background The landlord organises several tenant involvement panels. These aim to […]
Decision Case ID 202431015 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southampton City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 10 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of the landlord. […]
Decision Case ID 202326227 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord London Borough of Havering Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident was unhappy with the […]
Decision Case ID 202335870 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 October 2025 Background The resident is the leaseholder of a […]
Decision Case ID 202342629 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 24 October 2025 Background The resident has a non-secure […]
Decision Case ID 202306436 Decision type Jurisdiction Landlord Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 October 2025 Background The landlord told the resident it […]
The complaint concerns several issues relating to the provision and management of temporary accommodation provided by the local authority. Specifically, that The property was in a poor condition when allocated to the resident and required significant repairs, which the resident states rendered it uninhabitable. That the resident’s housing requests have …
The complaint is about the local authority’s decision not to grant the resident the right to buy.
The complaint is about the level of compensation awarded by the local authority for how a Right to Buy application was handled in 2013.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair in her temporary accommodation to the lift and the heating and hot water system. The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests to change her housing status on the local authority’s choice based letting …
| 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 |