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 response to the resident’s concerns about: Increases in service charges. Fly tipping in the communal bin store area. Installation of a timer for communal lighting. Complaints handling.
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of the poor condition of the balcony doors when the property was let. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
The complaint is about the: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about her neighbour throwing food in the garden which attracted pests and vermin. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled the replacement of an extractor fan in the bathroom of the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling in relation to the resolution it offered.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202119068 The Guinness Partnership Limited 11 May 2022 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 not to replace the door at the property. The landlord’s communication and complaint handling.
This complaint is about: The process which led to the creation of the communal garden in 2015; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) linked to the communal garden; The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Repairs at the property. Alleged damage to his vehicle. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a faulty boiler. The resident’s request for compensation for home improvements on his previous property. The resident’s report of the cooker space being too small. The associated complaint handling.
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s: Handling of a repair following a reported leak. Response to the resident’s request for replacement flooring damaged by the leak. This Service has also considered how the landlord managed the resident’s complaint through its complaint procedures.
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s historical reports of antisocial behaviour. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour from mid-2020 onwards. The impact the antisocial behaviour had on the resident and her partner’s health.
| 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 |