London Borough of Redbridge (202109202)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request to be decanted or compensated during repairs to the property: The resident’s complaint.
Source · Ombudsman casework
Housing Ombudsman Decisions
18,103 total decisions
13,253 maladministration found
2,407 no maladministration
167 severe cases
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.
Decisions
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202011133)
This complaint is about:
Wokingham Borough Council (202102033)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202102033 Wokingham Borough Council 22 December 2021 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 is […]
Brentwood Borough Council (202016001)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202016001 Brentwood Borough Council 20 December 2021 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 is […]
London Borough of Hillingdon (202012171)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about:
Darlington Borough Council (202014803)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports; the resident’s complaint about staff conduct.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (202012425)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: - The resident’s report of a flood in her bathroom. The resident’s reports of consequential damage to the bathroom and kitchen. The resident’s complaint.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202105375)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a range of different repairs, including leaks, damp and mould. The landlord’s complaint handling. The impact the condition of the resident’s property had on her family’s health.
Dartford Borough Council (202006740)
This complaint is about: a. the level of the landlord’s service charges for items such as building and communal grounds maintenance; b. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about; Service charges a neighbour’s CCTV installation
London Borough of Hackney (202016460)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to no longer include water rates in rent. The level of rent and the amount of the rent increase. The landlord’s complaint handling.
Eastbourne Borough Council (202014000)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Consideration of the resident’s transfer application. Support to the resident in applying for alternative accommodation. Handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Complaints handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202107582)
The complaint refers to the landlord’s handling of: communal cleaning at the resident’s property. the resident’s Subject Access Requests. The resident’s concerns about the landlord’s decision to issue a single point of contact arrangement. the associated complaint.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202103112)
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of adaptations needed within the resident’s property. The resident’s concerns about the recommendations made by Occupational Therapy. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint and record keeping.
London Borough of Hillingdon (202004603)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the replacement of the front door. Handling of the installation of an extractor fan. Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. Response to the resident’s reports of defects to the windows. Complaint handling.
Broxtowe Borough Council (202008231)
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the shower. Response to concerns that were raised about the replacement shower. Handling of the formal complaint. Response to concerns that were raised about the resident’s mother injuring herself when using the replacement shower.
London Borough of Hackney (202004219)
The complaint is about the: Landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance from her neighbour. Landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling. Effect of noise nuisance on the health of the resident’s family.
Northampton Borough Council (202008281)
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s complaint about its administration of his service charges, its maintenance and repair of his block, grounds maintenance and cleaning, and his reports of ASB, for which the landlord issued its final response on 2 September 2019. The resident’s complaint that …
Crawley Borough Council (202012035)
The resident has complained that the landlord has offered insufficient compensation in response to their complaint about the works to their kitchen and bathroom. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been assessed in this report.
London Borough of Hackney (202002516)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Response to the resident’s request for a property transfer. Response to the resident’s reports of mould in the property. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Redbridge (202008791)
The resident has complained about: the local authority Environmental Health team’s decision not to take enforcement action against his neighbour for alleged statutory noise nuisance. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise-related anti-social behaviour (‘ASB’) by his neighbour. the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
London Borough of Redbridge (202011626)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her home. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to replace windows. The landlord’s handling of events after its final complaint response of 7 January 2020.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (201912592)
REPORT COMPLAINT 201912592 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 13 May 2021 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. […]
Slough Borough Council (202007248)
The complaint is about:
Ashford Borough Council (202001169)
The complaint is about: The managing agent’s communication with the resident after he informed it in February 2018 he was no longer living at the property. The managing agent’s request to the resident concerning charges at the end of the tenancy. The managing agent’s handling of the associated complaint.
Dacorum Borough Council (202007602)
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a broken boundary fence. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (202002793)
The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of: repairs to the electrical installations. damp in the kitchen. the installation of a Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) unit and the cost associated with running the same.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (202003681)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. handling of antisocial behaviour reports against the resident. complaint handling.
Harrogate Borough Council (202004558)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance coming from the floorboards of the property above his own. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that unauthorised vehicles were parked in the car park of his property. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (202000337)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202000337 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 26 February 2021 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. […]
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202007918)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202007918 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 26 February 2021 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 […]
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202003469)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202003469 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 9 February 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances […]
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (201908898)
This complaint is about the resident’s concerns that the landlord and its contractor failed to comply with Health and Safety Regulations when removing asbestos tiles from his hallway floor. The resident has also complained that the landlord had, without his permission arranged for the Housing Benefit element of his Universal …
Crawley Borough Council (201913362)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of:
Woking Borough Council (202000175)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s request for repair works to the toilet at his property; response to the resident’s request for an electric heater to be installed in the bathroom at his property; response to the resident’s reports about poor mobile telephone signal at his …
Eastbourne Borough Council (202003830)
The complaint refers to: The landlord’s handling of your transfer from your previous property. Information provided by the landlord at the beginning of your tenancy. The landlord’s complaint handling of these matters. The landlord’s offer of compensation for errors it identified in its complaint handling.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (202003866)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202003866 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 2 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the […]
Decisions by year
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| 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 |
Landlords with most published decisions
Clarion Housing Association Limited
919
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
634
Peabody Trust
597
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q)
488
Sanctuary Housing Association
410
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV)
354
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Clarion Housing Association Limited (919)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (634)
Peabody Trust (597)
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488)
Sanctuary Housing Association (410)
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (354)
Hyde Housing Association Limited (346)
Southern Housing (337)
The Guinness Partnership Limited (329)
Notting Hill Genesis (305)
Southwark Council (301)
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (269)