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 re-housing request. The landlord’s handling of repairs in the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of reports of a silverfish infestation. The communication from the resident’s housing officer and general treatment by …
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 concerns about parking. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaints about: Noise nuisance reports. Cleanliness of the communal area. Unauthorised access to the block. Availability of the lifts.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for a boundary fence to be moved. Concerns about discrimination. The Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about: the resident’s concerns about the impact on her health of the landlord’s handling of issues. the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports it had accessed her garden without permission. a rodent issue at the property. the resident’s concerns about how it communicated with her, and about …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of various repairs. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns around: Managing agent fees and charges for heating and hot water. Lift breakdowns. Antisocial behaviour (ASB). The standard of communal cleaning. Fire safety. A charge for communal window cleaning. This report has also assessed the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Outstanding repairs to the kitchen ceiling and bathroom sink, the relocation of the resident’s oven following advice from an occupational therapist, and the replacement of the kitchen tap. The replacement of the balcony decking. Reports of the resident’s flat being excessively cold …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the lifts. the resident’s report of a missed survey appointment for a new boiler. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s rent arrears. Response to the resident’s concerns about staff conduct. Handling of repairs to a toilet. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about: Trees behind a boundary fence. The side patio retaining water. The size of the driveway. The condition of the kitchen countertop. The resident has also complained about the landlord’s handling of their complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of a defective patio door. The resident’s concerns about the garden fence. The resident’s reports of a loss of hot water.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: damp and mould in the property. a rent review in February 2024. lost or stolen personal possessions whilst they were in storage. a managed move application. further and additional repairs to the property and common parts. the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: An unauthorised structure in the neighbour’s garden. Anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The removal of asbestos flooring in the property. Repairs to the kitchen flooring and electrical sockets. Repairs to a leak in the bathroom. Reports of mould in the bathroom. Repairs to a leak and floors in a bedroom. Reports of leaking windows …
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s requests for service charge information. Handling of the resident’s request for repairs to an external water pump controller. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlords handling of the residents reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) from her next-door neighbour. The landlords contact restrictions imposed on the resident by the landlord.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: request to keep an assistance dog at her property; reports of a leak and damp and mould at her property; reports of repair issues in her property; associated complaint
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about outstanding repairs to his doors and fence. This report has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reports that his parking space was being used by others and associated antisocial behaviour (ASB). complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the resident’s reports of: Repairs in the bathroom and her request for further works . Rubbish and overgrown weeds in the communal alleyway . The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord's complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning: a neighbour committing benefit fraud. a neighbour running a business from their home. noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour (ASB). access to, and items left in a shared alleyway. The Ombudsman has also investigated the resident’s complaint.
The resident’s complaint is about the following: The landlord’s handling of his reports of misinformation about his rent payments and the possibility of it being deducted from his benefits. The landlord’s handling of his reports about a key safe removal without prior notice.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The condition of the property when let. Repairs to the balcony door and glass. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of: Damp and mould in the property. Disrepair in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The condition of a property at the start of the tenancy. The adequacy of the heating and hot water system in the property. A request for a wash hand basin in the downstairs toilet. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs to: The toilet. The window vents. The French doors. Request for the secondary front door to be replaced. Complaint and the level of redress offered.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of disrepair to communal steps leading up to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for: A replacement kitchen. A replacement bathroom. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of the neighbours’ inconsiderate parking. Reports of the neighbours’ dog being let out without a lead. Concerns for the welfare of the neighbours’ cats and dog, and the nuisance they were causing. Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) caused by …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the gas safety check. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Concerns that it had not renewed her smoke alarms. Formal 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 noise nuisance. This Service has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about: the impact of repair issues on the resident’s family’s health. the landlord’s handling of: flooring repairs. window repairs. the related complaint.
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s bedroom ceiling repairs. Responses to the resident’s damp and mould reports.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to her roof following a leak. The resident’s associated complaint.
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The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of: Noise nuisance. The neighbours use of a doorbell camera. The neighbours use of audio recording equipment.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: Intermittent heating and hot water due to a faulty boiler. Asbestos in the property. No fire or smoke alarm in the property. Creaky stairs. Damp and mould in the property. The report also looks at the landlord’s handling …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of defects. The resident’s request for an independent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) level 3 survey. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A leak in the shower cubicle. Damp and mould in the property. The associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: The condition of the property when she moved in following a mutual exchange. Repairs required at the property once she had moved in.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a faulty boiler in a decant property. The resident's reports that water damaged the electrics in the decant property. A delayed decant payment. This report also looks at the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of remedial repairs following a mutual exchange. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about: the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of repairs, damp and mould at her previous address. the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of repairs. the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of damaged belongings. the landlord's handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: repairs to the boiler damage to the resident’s personal belongings following a leak complaint handling.
| 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 |