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 202348525 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Tower Hamlets Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 29 May 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202336645 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 30 April 2026 Background The resident lives in a flat, with heating and […]
Decision Case ID 202534426 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lambeth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 23 April 2026 Background The resident’s lease began in April 2004. […]
Decision Case ID 202404450 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other (Non-Secure Tenancy) Date 9 April 2026 Background The resident requested repairs to […]
Decision Case ID 202531598 Decision type Investigation Landlord North West Leicestershire District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Introductory Tenancy Date 8 April 2026 Background The resident moved into the […]
Decision Case ID 202501668 Decision type Investigation Landlord Canterbury City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 1 April 2026 Background The landlord carried out kitchen renovation works […]
Decision Case ID 202516676 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 1 April 2026 Background The resident told the landlord […]
Decision Case ID 202414277 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Leaseholder Date 31 March 2026 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a top‑floor flat. The […]
Decision Case ID 202414674 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 March 2026 Background The resident lives in a block […]
Decision Case ID 202437805 Decision type Investigation Landlord Manchester City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 17 March 2026 Background The resident reported that his property was […]
Decision Case ID 202415342 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background On 29 February 2024, the […]
Decision Case ID 202342558 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background There were several inspections […]
Decision Case ID 202426820 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Newham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 February 2026 Background The resident lived in a ground-floor […]
Decision Case ID 202312763 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 24 February 2026 Background The leaseholder complained in 2022 that […]
Decision Case ID 202517957 Decision type Investigation Landlord Oxford City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 23 February 2026 Background The resident has been a tenant since […]
Decision Case ID 202500561 Decision type Investigation Landlord Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident is elderly, has health […]
Decision Case ID 202226285 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 30 January 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202500735 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 16 December 2025 Background The resident complained to the landlord about […]
Decision Case ID 202404949 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 27 November 2025 Background The resident has lived in the property, a one-bedroom […]
Decision Case ID 202313498 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bassetlaw District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 November 2025 Background The resident is a secure tenant of […]
Decision Case ID 202405683 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 11 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a […]
Decision Case ID 202400316 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 10 November 2025 Background The property is a 1-bed flat. The resident lives […]
Decision Case ID 202501855 Decision type Investigation Landlord Haringey London Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 7 November 2025 Background The resident’s ground floor flat, owned […]
Decision Case ID 202423205 Decision type Investigation Landlord Birmingham City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 6 November 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder of a first […]
Decision Case ID 202320682 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Enfield Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 30 October 2025 Background At the time of the complaint […]
Decision Case ID 202415470 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 30 October 2025 Background The resident is a leaseholder and signed the lease […]
Decision Case ID 202403515 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Croydon Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 28 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a house. The resident reported to […]
Decision Case ID 202334157 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 24 October 2025 Updated 14 January 2026 Background The resident experienced a leak from […]
Decision Case ID 202316938 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough Of Greenwich Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 23 October 2025 Background The resident was a shared ownership leaseholder […]
Decision Case ID 202326338 Decision type Investigation Landlord Southwark Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 21 October 2025 Background The resident, who has visual and mobility impairments, was required to vacate her […]
Decision Case ID 202337036 Decision type Investigation Landlord Bassetlaw District Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 20 October 2025 Background The resident and his family transferred to […]
Decision Case ID 202413337 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 15 October 2025 Background The resident lives in a 3-bed flat […]
The complaint is about: The actions of the local authority’s environmental health department in response to the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbour. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbour’s boiler. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account. The resident’s concern in relation to receiving invoices from the local authority’s Housing Benefit service. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
| 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 |