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 202438826 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident told the landlord she felt unsafe due to […]
Decision Case ID 202418280 Decision type Investigation Landlord Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her daughter […]
Decision Case ID 202518163 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her adult […]
Decision Case ID 202506461 Decision type Investigation Landlord Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The landlord moved the resident into […]
Decision Case ID 202417935 Decision type Investigation Landlord Fareham Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 January 2026 Background The property is a mid-terraced house. The landlord described the walls […]
Decision Case ID 202430004 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident has complained about the landlord’s […]
Decision Case ID 202436719 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 January 2026 Background The resident experienced noise nuisance from […]
Decision Case ID 202414645 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 20 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom tenth floor flat […]
Decision Case ID 202509286 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2 bed flat with her baby. […]
Decision Case ID 202448860 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 January 2026 Background The resident complained that after […]
Decision Case ID 202510277 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 13 January 2026 Background The property is a flat in […]
Decision Case ID 202502734 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gravesham Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 8 January 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom bungalow, […]
Decision Case ID 202432059 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 January 2025 Background On 30 September 2024, the resident […]
Decision Case ID 202453015 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground […]
Decision Case ID 202435900 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 8 January 2026 Background The resident was unhappy with the landlord’s response to […]
Decision Case ID 202307929 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 January 2026 Background The resident reported damp and mould […]
Decision Case ID 202435231 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 5 January 2026 Background The resident reported repairs to her […]
Decision Case ID 202425099 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 24 December 2025 Background The resident complained outstanding damp, mould, ceiling, and flooring repairs, […]
Decision Case ID 202441103 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 23 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a two-bedroom flat with their two […]
Decision Case ID 202501592 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 December 2025 Background The landlord inspected the property in September […]
Decision Case ID 202345933 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom flat on […]
Decision Case ID 202513407 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hounslow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat […]
Decision Case ID 202452045 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 22 December 2025 Background The resident lives in the property, which […]
Decision Case ID 202342767 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local authority Occupancy Secure tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident has lived in her flat, which is […]
Decision Case ID 202508877 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives on the 7th […]
Decision Case ID 202448818 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in ground floor […]
Decision Case ID 202338295 Decision type Investigation Landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in the property with her partner and […]
Decision Case ID 202315953 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 19 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202335792 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident has been reporting antisocial […]
Decision Case ID 202435085 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 December 2025 Background The resident moved to the […]
Decision Case ID 202348222 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]
Decision Case ID 202516094 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident reported antisocial behaviour (ASB) to the landlord between 2021 […]
Decision Case ID 202448694 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 18 December 2025 Background The resident complained to the landlord that the […]
Decision Case ID 202340320 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Harrow Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a house with […]
Decision Case ID 202512850 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 17 December 2025 Background The leaseholder is the non-resident leaseholder of a 1-bedroom property, of […]
Decision Case ID 202336929 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 December 2025 Background The leaseholder rents out the property […]
Decision Case ID 202512684 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat […]
Decision Case ID 202400105 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a house with […]
Decision Case ID 202348009 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barnet Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives in temporary accommodation in […]
Decision Case ID 202422491 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident reported a leak, broken boiler, […]
Decision Case ID 202412690 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 15 December 2025 Background At the time of this complaint, the […]
Decision Case ID 202448982 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 December 2025 Background The resident lives in the property with […]
Decision Case ID 202334825 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lived in a 3-bedroom, ground […]
Decision Case ID 202508265 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bed […]
Decision Case ID 202500535 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Islington Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 12 December 2025 Background The resident lives with her children […]
The landlord did not follow its complaints policy. For example, it added an unnecessary extra stage which delayed resolution and increased effort for the resident. While it offered some compensation, it did not fully recognise the impact of its failings or identify learning opportunities.
Decision Case ID 202329214 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident told the landlord that a leak was coming through […]
Decision Case ID 202450546 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident reported incidents of anti‑social […]
Decision Case ID 202400816 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 December 2025 Background The resident lives with […]
Decision Case ID 202212829 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 9 December 2025 Background The property is a 1-bedroom flat on […]
| 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 |