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 202530793 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 May 2026 Background In 2022, the resident reported damp and mould in the property and […]
Decision Case ID 202348022 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident shared information about household vulnerabilities with the landlord, including […]
Decision Case ID 202348355 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 April 2026 Background In July 2023 the resident told the landlord she was appealing […]
Decision Case ID 202425583 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 29 April 2026 Background The resident made a formal complaint after the landlord did […]
Decision Case ID 202533771 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 21 April 2026 Background The resident lives in the property with her elderly mother. There […]
Only the general date of the resident’s original complaint is known. However, based on that the landlord either met or almost met its complaint timeframes. Any delay was minor and there is no evidence this would have caused significant adversity.
Decision Case ID 202410261 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 31 March 2026 Background The resident complained about damp and mould in his flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202401966 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 30 March 2026 Background The resident was unhappy with how the landlord handled […]
Decision Case ID 202440324 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 March 2026 Background The resident referenced the impact of damp on his young […]
Decision Case ID 202343688 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 12 March 2026 Background The resident raised concerns with the landlord about its maintenance of […]
Decision Case ID 202400237 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 11 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom semi-detached house. She has told […]
Decision Case ID 202336319 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 5 March 2026 Background The resident said the landlord had not installed a drop […]
Decision Case ID 202301971 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a supported living property which came with […]
Decision Case ID 202433197 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background In June 2024 the resident reported issues with her boiler, and […]
Decision Case ID 202515848 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about water coming into her property […]
Decision Case ID 202401004 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 12 February 2026 Background The resident is elderly and was represented by a family member who […]
Decision Case ID 202339908 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident lives with her partner in a ground floor flat. […]
Decision Case ID 202432009 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a basement flat of a converted […]
Decision Case ID 202517455 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 January 2026 Background The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of reports of multiple […]
Decision Case ID 202518804 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a 3-bedroom house. Three children were living […]
Decision Case ID 202440898 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 January 2026 Background The property is a 1-bed flat in a high rise block […]
Decision Case ID 202433492 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 20 January 2026 Background At the time of her complaint, the resident lived with her […]
Decision Case ID 202450398 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 20 January 2026 Background In February 2024, the resident reported that a sash window was […]
Decision Case ID 202505775 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 20 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a maisonette. The landlord is the freeholder of […]
Decision Case ID 202347034 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 23 December 2025 Background The resident complained about a leak that damaged some of the kitchen […]
Decision Case ID 202335314 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The resident reported antisocial behaviour (ASB) from the neighbouring flat that adjoins […]
Decision Case ID 202439524 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 9 December 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom top-floor flat that the resident has […]
Decision Case ID 202411628 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The property is a 3-bedroom house and the resident has lived there […]
Decision Case ID 202412363 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lived in a one-bedroom flat in a block. He […]
Decision Case ID 202430575 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident’s late father held an assured tenancy with the landlord of […]
Decision Case ID 202430579 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 28 November 2025 Background The resident lived in the property, a flat in a block […]
Decision Case ID 202342877 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 November 2025 Background The resident’s property is a first floor flat in a block that […]
Decision Case ID 202428785 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 25 November 2025 Background The resident experienced a flood from pipes in his bathroom which caused […]
Decision Case ID 202340521 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 13 November 2025 Background The resident lives with her daughter in the property. In November 2023 […]
Decision Case ID 202343871 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 12 November 2025 Background The resident is the leaseholder of the property, which is a flat […]
Decision Case ID 202331975 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat which has a front door […]
Decision Case ID 202404880 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 10 November 2025 Background The resident lives in the property with her children. The property is […]
Decision Case ID 202336033 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The property is a one bedroom basement flat, with 3 flats […]
Decision Case ID 202413206 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident lives in a one-bedroom flat. He has physical health conditions, […]
Decision Case ID 202450021 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The property is a 2-bedroom house that the resident has occupied […]
Decision Case ID 202531652 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 3 November 2025 Background The resident was an assured tenant of the landlord from 2014. […]
Decision Case ID 202405207 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 October 2025 Background The resident holds a joint assured tenancy with the landlord in […]
Decision Case ID 202348371 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 1 bed property with her 2 […]
dDecision Case ID 202423876 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a bungalow. She is disabled and has mobility […]
Decision Case ID 202427949 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 29 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 2-bedroom ground floor maisonette. They live with […]
Decision Case ID 202447739 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Background The property is a semi-detached home which the resident has lived […]
Decision Case ID 202402777 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 16 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a flat in a communal block. At the time […]
The complaint is about: Repairs to the communal front door. Repairs to the lift. The absence of a scheme manager. The standard of grounds maintenance, cleaning, and concerns about the bins. The handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of neighbour nuisance. Handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a loss of heating and hot water. Repairs to the lifts. Repairs to the communal door. We have 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 |