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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.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202316180)

25 Mar 2025 Case 202316180 Reasonable Redress Moving/Buying/Selling Home

This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s request for a management pack during the sale of her property. We have also considered how the landlord handled the complaint.

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Sparrow Shared Ownership Limited (202309277)

25 Mar 2025 Case 202309277 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Defects the resident reported at his property. The resident’s parking allocation. The associated complaint.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202231388)

24 Mar 2025 Case 202231388 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s toilet. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited (202322513)

24 Mar 2025 Case 202322513 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for the installation of an electric charging port.

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Stonewater Limited (202336531)

24 Mar 2025 Case 202336531 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of water ingress at the property.

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A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202334443)

21 Mar 2025 Case 202334443 Reasonable Redress Old Estate Management categories

The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for it to install a lift in her building.

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Orbit Group Limited (202318854)

21 Mar 2025 Case 202318854 Reasonable Redress Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the safety of the glass panels on the balconies of the flats at her development.

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Stonewater Limited (202329801)

21 Mar 2025 Case 202329801 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

REPORT COMPLAINT 202329801 Stonewater Limited 21 March 2025 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 […]

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202331458)

20 Mar 2025 Case 202331458 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Service charge queries. Associated formal complaint.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202306482)

19 Mar 2025 Case 202306482 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Level and increase of service charges. Handling of requests for information about service charges. Complaint handling.

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A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202321836)

18 Mar 2025 Case 202321836 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the bathroom.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202326016)

18 Mar 2025 Case 202326016 Reasonable Redress Old Tenants Behaviour categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that other tenants were throwing cigarette butts onto her balcony.

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Platform Housing Group Limited (202331192)

18 Mar 2025 Case 202331192 Reasonable Redress Old Estate Management categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a new bathroom.

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Stonewater Limited (202302280)

18 Mar 2025 Case 202302280 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Associated complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202307487)

17 Mar 2025 Case 202307487 Reasonable Redress Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the condition of the property when let to the resident and the level of compensation the landlord offered for this.

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Peabody Trust (202314939)

14 Mar 2025 Case 202314939 Reasonable Redress Financial

The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about service charges and the resident’s concerns that the landlord had mislaid her direct debit form. How the landlord calculated the resident’s service charges. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s data.

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The Extracare Charitable Trust (202319027)

13 Mar 2025 Case 202319027 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about excessive heat in the property.

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Abri Group Limited (202234501)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202234501 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to external lighting, a toilet cistern, the back gate, the garden fence, and the front door canopy. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202309638)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202309638 Reasonable Redress Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for a refund of rent overpayments. Correspondence from 29 August 2023 onwards.

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Midland Heart Limited (202326767)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202326767 Reasonable Redress Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for the removal of her phone number from the landlord’s system. The associated complaint.

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Regenda Limited (202300456)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202300456 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of an additional handrail/banister on a communal staircase.

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Southern Housing (202330144)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202330144 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s direct debit payments. Complaint handling.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202319222)

12 Mar 2025 Case 202319222 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a collapsed wall at the front of her property. The associated complaint.

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A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202323177)

11 Mar 2025 Case 202323177 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

This complaint is about how the landlord handled repairs to the resident’s front and back doors.

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Peabody Trust (202308551)

11 Mar 2025 Case 202308551 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of outstanding repairs and damage to the property following a long term temporary move to carry out major repair works. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (202233574)

10 Mar 2025 Case 202233574 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: An appointment to inspect the disability adaptations in the resident’s home. The associated complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202302237)

6 Mar 2025 Case 202302237 Reasonable Redress Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for information about the replacement of the kitchen, bathroom, plumbing and electrics in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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LiveWest Homes Limited (202314328)

5 Mar 2025 Case 202314328 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould at the resident’s property. The associated complaint.

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Eastlight Community Homes Limited (202313995)

4 Mar 2025 Case 202313995 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak in the resident’s property and the associated repairs.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202231359)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202231359 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns regarding the neighbour’s use of commercial vehicles and allocated car parking spaces. The complaint and level of compensation offered.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202320698)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202320698 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about service charges.

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Hyde Housing Association Limited (202317915)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202317915 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of cracked walls in the property.

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London Borough of Hackney (202207449)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202207449 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about damp and mould in the property.

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London Borough of Hackney (202227662)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202227662 Reasonable Redress Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a roof leak and subsequent repair issues.

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Peabody Trust (202316568)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202316568 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about its service charges including cost of communal lighting being connected to his utility meter.

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Plus Dane Housing Limited (202303061)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202303061 Reasonable Redress Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about asbestos removal at her property in April 2023. The resident’s reports of black dust in her loft space in December 2023.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202234694)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202234694 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the property’s front door. Complaint handling.

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Flagship Housing Group Limited (202317828)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202317828 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the property condition.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202303026)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202303026 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of errors made on the service charge account. Concerns about the level of the management fee charged.

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Peabody Trust (202221599)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202221599 Reasonable Redress Old Estate Management categories

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of issues he reported with the cleaning service in his building, including its decision to share his name and address with its cleaning contractor.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202317224)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202317224 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s report of a leak in the communal area and request for compensation.

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Westward Housing Group Limited (202312923)

27 Feb 2025 Case 202312923 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about its contractor’s conduct and its subsequent offer of compensation.

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LiveWest Homes Limited (202317217)

26 Feb 2025 Case 202317217 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning its member of staff’s conduct.

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Places for People Group Limited (202223965)

26 Feb 2025 Case 202223965 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s stairlift. Complaint handling.

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Sovereign Network Homes (Former Network Homes) (202315902)

26 Feb 2025 Case 202315902 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the balcony door lock. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.

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Together Housing Association Limited (202301946)

26 Feb 2025 Case 202301946 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of problems with the car parking facilities and her request for a disabled parking space.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202319186)

25 Feb 2025 Case 202319186 Reasonable Redress Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about reported delays in communication from the landlord during the sale of the shared-ownership property, and the impact of these delays.

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Islington Council (202318442)

25 Feb 2025 Case 202318442 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

This complaint is about how the landlord handled a leak into the resident’s property.

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Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202305144)

25 Feb 2025 Case 202305144 Reasonable Redress Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for it to: Repair the front door. Repair a leak in the kitchen. Address drainage issues. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as part of this assessment.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202314025)

24 Feb 2025 Case 202314025 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks and a request to repair damage caused by the leaks.

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Decisions by year and outcome · full collection with a recorded date
Decision yearMaladministrationNo maladministrationOther
2019100
2020604235
2021875557544
20221,092468400
20232,222384269
20243,021247272
20254,469512708
20261,513197215

Maladministration includes partial and severe maladministration. Values are counts of published decisions.

Landlords with most published decisions

Decision counts
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)