Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202316123)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a service charge dispute. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
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 a service charge dispute. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s arrears dispute. The resident’s reports of incorrect sales information. The resident’s defects liability period (DLP). The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of and response to: Reports of a leak in the communal area causing damp. Reports of graffiti on the glass in the communal area. Reports of damage to the building and boundary fence. A request for an update on the communal maintenance programme. …
The complaint is about the: Resident’s request for information concerning his rent and service charge. Landlord’s decision to restrict the resident’s communication to a single point of contact. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s requests for windows repairs. Associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s complaint about staff conduct. The resident’s reports, and counter allegations of antisocial behaviour. The resident’s request to keep his CCTV system. Its concerns for the resident’s welfare. The resident’s notice of seeking possession (NOSP). The resident’s concerns about priority it …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the resident’s ventilation unit and the associated damp and mould. repairs to the resident’s balcony doors and the associated damp and mould. the resident’s reports of damage to her possessions due to damage and mould. The Ombudsman has also investigated …
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak from the resident’s boiler shortly after her tenancy began. This Service has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.
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 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 landlord's handling of the resident's: Request to assign her tenancy. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and hot water. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of overflowing bins and fly tipping. Handling of reports of a missing bin store lock. Handling of repairs to the car park gate. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request for it to remove a water butt from the property’s garden. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s concerns about the condition of the windows. The resident’s concerns about the condition of the garden. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.
The complaint is regarding landlord’s handling of the landlord’s: Handling of a repair request. Communication with the resident. This investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) about the resident. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) about his neighbour.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Request for a lift repair. Request for a window repair. Reports of antisocial behaviour in the communal bin shed. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: The resident’s reports of repairs required at the property. The management of the landlord’s contractors, including missing appointments, over the past 20 years.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to: Repair a leak after a contractor’s visit to drain her heating system. Investigate the contractor’s conduct when dealing with the repair. Replace her damaged flooring.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise transference and ventilation issues within the property. The landlord’s handling of the complaint has also been considered.
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident's : Reports of outstanding cyclical repairs; Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB); Concerns about CCTV; Complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The renewal of the resident’s kitchen. The renewal of the resident’s bathroom and WC. The resident’s complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record-keeping.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202207267 Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) 28 February 2024 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. […]
REPORT COMPLAINT 202228166 Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) 28 February 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs required to the bathroom and toilet. Reports of repairs required to kitchen door where mice entered property. Associated formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to external doors response to leaks and damage caused by leaks. The Ombudsman has also decided to investigate the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) about a neighbour. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: Communal garden maintenance allocation. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for: Reasonable adjustments in relation to repairs appointments. A compensation payment. Adaptations to the property. Support from the ‘Connect Team’. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s 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 |