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 is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s personal information as she believes that it provided her information to a third party without her consent. A tenancy transfer from a joint tenancy into a sole tenancy following a court order. This Service has also investigated the landlord’s complaint …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a missing communal door and delays in replacing it. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Request for rehousing. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Application to be rehoused on medical grounds. Related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s service charge queries. The Housing Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for: A rent refund. Proof of permission for home improvements and compensation for the associated costs. The Ombudsman also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s: Report of an incorrect EWS1 form . Requests for updates regarding cladding remediation works. Request to buy back his property. Enquiries about increased service charges. Complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs required to the resident’s bathroom extractor fan and ventilation system. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A leak from the roof into the resident’s property. The associated complaint.
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould throughout the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s management transfer request. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Concerns about a carbon monoxide leak and a lack of hot water and heating in the property. Report that her property was left in an unacceptable condition following decoration works. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a loss of hot water, and the associated repairs. Reports of a leak, and the associated repairs. Subject access request (SAR). The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Leaks into the living room. Associated repairs to the living room ceiling. The entrance system and fobs. Car park gate repairs. Its handling of the associated formal complaints.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Repairs to external doors. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reports of a leak. response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the kitchen. handling of the resident’s reports of no electricity, heating, and hot water to the property. handling of multiple repair issues due to the leak, …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Concerns about the rent increase. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and vandalism in the communal area. Handling of reports about its staffs conduct. Complaint Handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of damp and mould and the associated works. Response to reports of damage to belongings. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal front door. the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould and repairs at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: Repairs. Pests at the property. The maintenance of the communal areas. The parking management. The complaint is also about the landlord's: Response to the resident's request for information about rent and service charges. Response to the resident's transfer …
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: the resident’s reports of leaks and subsequent damp and mould. the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Heating and hot water repairs. The resident’s service charge queries. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an infestation of rats and mice.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Response to the resident’s reports of the property being overcrowded. Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns in respect of moving to the property and the handling of repairs. Response to the resident’s reports of issues with the boiler. Knowledge and information management. Complaint handing.
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould. Repairs to a storage heater. Overcrowding in the property. His complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for repairs to a boundary wall and fencing. Associated formal complaint.
The landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports about damp and mould in the property; request for a mutual exchange. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of delays in installing adaptations in his home. Associated formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: request to be rehoused, and associated staff conduct; concerns regarding rent arrears; associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of window repairs and associated reports of damp and mould . Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the dishwasher, washing machine and underfloor heating repair. An infestation of mice. A repair to a leaking waste pipe and hole in the living room wall. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record-keeping and complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise nuisance. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Heating repairs. Bedroom window repairs. The resident’s formal complaint.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of outstanding works relating to subsidence of the property. Request for permanent rehousing instead of a temporary decant. Reports of a roof leak and associated damp and mould. Associated formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: Repairs to the front metal gate obstructing access to and from the property. A request to install a stair banister and a wheelchair ramp. Reports of a pest infestation. A leak from the water tank, remedial works following leaks including to plasterwork …
This complaint is about: The landlord’s management of patio door repairs. The landlord’s response to reports of an ongoing sewage leak.
This investigation is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about one of its officers. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of heating and hot water loss. Reports of gas leaks. A report of a damaged tumble drier and a boiler leak. Reports of boiling water causing burns from the shower. Reports of a water ceiling leak and damage to a neighbour’s …
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of a back door replacement. Handling of the resident’s rehousing request. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the boiler. Repairs to the windows. Damp and mould. A pest issue. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint and the level of compensation offered.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs. the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The installation of fiber-optic cables. The level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of the complaint about a noisy boiler and the loss of heating and hot water. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs required in the property’s kitchen. The resident’s reports of a rodent infestation. The associated formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of draughts from the bedroom windows. The complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of anti-social behaviour (ASB) reported by the resident. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns about wheelchair accessibility and request for adaptations. Reports of delays in repairing a gate. Associated formal complaint.
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of a reported noise nuisance. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs to the balcony door. Repairs following a bathroom leak. Repairs to communal windows Overflowing bins and grounds maintenance. The associated complaint. Repairs to the communal entrance door.
| 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 |