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.
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for a breakdown of the service charges for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 periods. The resident’s concern that the landlord has not acted in line with its legal obligations regarding her request for information. The landlord’s handling of the associated …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to move to another property Repairs and adaptations to the property Reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered to the resident by the landlord for its disconnection of her external gas supply to the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint concerns: the landlord response’ to the resident’s reports of a water leak from the bathroom ceiling in the property. The effect of the ongoing issue of the water leak on the health of the resident. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a strong odour present in …
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for rehousing. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The resident complained about the landlord’s: response to his concern about insufficient compartmentalisation within the building to prevent transmission of smells and smoke into his property and communal areas. handling of his associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns that it should not have allowed the mutual exchange to go ahead due to the condition of the property. Response to the resident’s repair requests. Complaint handling. The Ombudsman’s has also considered the landlord’s record keeping as part of …
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about: The condition and management of the car parking area. The suitability of his kitchen and his request for reimbursement for the cost of tools purchased to fit his washing machine. The property not having a fridge-freezer. The property …
The complaint is about: the increase of the service charge year-on-year; the resident’s ability to acquire an additional portioned percentage of his shared ownership property; the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding the accuracy of the service charges; the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to sight the supporting …
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating system. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request to bring forward the planned replacement of her bathroom. The resident’s reported concerns about the condition of her bathroom. Complaint handling.
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for re-housing from the local authority. The landlord’s handling of multiple repairs to the resident’s property in 2016 to 2018. The landlord’s handling of multiple repairs to the resident’s property in 2019 to 2020. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s …
The complaint is about: the landlord’s decision not to remove a tree. The delay in the landlord’s response to the complaint.
The resident complains about: How the landlord handled the administration of her rent account, specifically, its decision to issue a claim for possession of the property. How the landlord handled reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) against her and her household, including the actions of a particular member of staff. The …
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB), by her neighbour. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s allegation that it did not inform her about the Government’s guidance in relation to fire safety and cladding in respect of her staircasing application; The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
The complaint concerns: How the landlord responded to the resident’s concerns relating to pest control. The condition of communal areas and windows. The level of the service charge. The associated complaint into these matters
REPORT COMPLAINT 201916116 Whitefriars Housing Group Limited 12 March 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 201912974 Orbit Group Limited 1 March 2021 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 […]
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to withdraw lease amendments in relation to sub-letting in April 2020. The landlord’s communication with the resident.
The complaint is about service charges added to the resident’s rent account by the landlord. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The resident has complained about the landlord’s response to his reports of issues with the general cleanliness of the bin store and communal hallway, a broken communal door, maintenance of the car park and noise nuisance from the property above. The resident has also complained about the landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the windows and the length of time it took to replace the windows at the property. The complaint is also about the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of communal repairs and her concerns about the standard of grounds maintenance; and the landlord’s provision of information relating to the service charge; and the landlord’s handling of the payment of compensation in respect of failures acknowledged during the …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about:
The resident complains that the landlord: did not inspect her property prior to her purchasing did not maintain and paint the external surfaces of the building did not respond to her requests for details on finances has plans to repaint windows and then shortly after replace them has plans to …
The leaseholder has complained: That the landlord has not taken sufficient action in response to reports of antisocial behaviour. That the landlord did not respond to a reported leak in good time; and did not handle the resulting claim for compensation correctly. About the handling of the resulting formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to move property; associated formal complaint.
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to his boiler His concerns about the location of a picture frame in the communal hallway His reports about the communal lighting His reports of marks on walls in the communal hallway His formal complaint
| 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 |