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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.

18,103 decisions

Decisions

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202310206)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202310206 Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: Damp, mould and leaks. Alternative accommodation.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202313919)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202313919 Partial Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is abou t: The landlord disclosing the resident’s information to third party organisations. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) case. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202315710)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202315710 Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about communal repairs, and standards of grounds maintenance and communal estate management. The landlord’s handling of queries related to service charges.

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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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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202410369)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202410369 Partial Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the: adaptations to the resident's current property; repairs to the footpath and driveway at the resident's current property; resident's request for her fence repair costs to be refunded; adaptation and extension of the resident's new property; resident’s reports of window repairs and …

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Greatwell Homes Limited (202319639)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202319639 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the residents: Concerns regarding appointments. Reports of being harassed by the landlord.

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Home Group Limited (202230425)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202230425 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of problems with her central heating system. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Hyde Housing Association Limited (202209514)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202209514 Partial Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports that her electric meter was incorrectly wired. The associated complaint.

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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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Ipswich Borough Council (202309538)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202309538 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Islington Council (202215638)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202215638 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the resident’s reports of a leak in her bathroom causing damp and mould issues.

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Islington Council (202313746)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202313746 Maladministration Old Estate Management categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs required to the walkway.

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Lambeth Council (202312943)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202312943 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a repair to a bathroom light. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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Lambeth Council (202344169)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202344169 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs following a car hitting the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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Lambeth Council (202401762)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202401762 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

REPORT COMPLAINT 202401762 Lambeth Council 28 February 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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Livv Housing Group (202319307)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202319307 No Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The communal garden maintenance. The associated complaint.

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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (202318685)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202318685 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Planning and completing tree works. The resident’s complaint.

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London Borough of Barnet (202234656)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202234656 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak. The associated complaint.

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London Borough of Camden Council (202226400)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202226400 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to waive/reduce his service charges. Concerns about the treatment of damp and mould in his property. Concerns about the impact its damp-proofing work had on the size of his kitchen. Request for assistance with the maintenance and purchase of …

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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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London Borough of Hackney (202308590)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202308590 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to concerns raised by the resident about issues reported to him by other tenants. Response to internal repair issues in the resident’s property. Response to concerns raised by the resident about issues with other blocks. Response to the resident’s concerns about the communal …

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London Borough of Harrow (202333489)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202333489 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Antisocial behaviour from her neighbour. Drainage issues. The investigation also considers the landlord’s complaint handling.

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London Borough of Hillingdon (202204344)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202204344 No Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The associated complaint.

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London Borough of Lambeth (202316526)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202316526 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to assign his tenancy to his daughter.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202410480)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202410480 Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Subsidence at the property. Repairs, including reports of a leak from the property above. The resident’s concerns about the conduct of its contractors and damage to her personal belongings. Reports of mice in the property. The associated complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202339743)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202339743 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of a noise nuisance. Request for triple glazing. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been assessed.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202341681)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202341681 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to his kitchen following a leak, including reports of mould and water damage. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202343223)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202343223 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of reported inappropriate conduct of its contractor. response to reports that the kitchen units and flooring were damaged, following a leak. handling of the associated complaint.

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North Northamptonshire Council (202338820)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202338820 Partial Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The annual gas safety check and the decision to apply for a warrant. The resident’s concerns about the lack of heating and hot water. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202214652)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202214652 Partial Maladministration Occupancy Rights

The complaint relates to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about: The garden boundary. Its handling of repairs, and her request for alternative housing and payments. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202310923)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202310923 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request to replace the electrical heating system. Associated complaint.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202316659)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202316659 Partial Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The repairs to the boiler and heating. The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The repairs to the bathroom light. The removal of the overgrown trees in the garden. The repairs to the broken fence. The repairs to the windows and the …

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Orbit Group Limited (202306375)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202306375 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of communal grounds maintenance services. complaint handling.

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Paradigm Housing Group Limited (202316689)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202316689 Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her repair requests following a mutual exchange.

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Peabody Trust (202231396)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202231396 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the taps in her property.

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Peabody Trust (202231718)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202231718 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the heating and hot water system.

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Peabody Trust (202233695)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202233695 Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: Resident’s reports of a leak. Associated complaints.

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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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Peabody Trust (202317887)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202317887 No Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of gas leaks to her boiler.

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Peabody Trust (202318876)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202318876 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint was about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the quality of fire safety works, its contractors and her request that the landlord pay for the fire safety works. The consultation for and the costs of fire safety works.

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Peabody Trust (202331367)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202331367 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of subsidence, leaks, damp and mould and its proposed compensation.

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Peabody Trust (202331774)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202331774 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The resident’s complaint is about the conduct of a staff member while handling an antisocial behaviour (ASB) case.

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Platform Housing Group Limited (202413460)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202413460 Partial Maladministration Old Complaints Handling categories

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of a faulty boiler. Response to the resident’s request for compensation for her energy usage. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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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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Plymouth Community Homes Limited (202316637)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202316637 Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the back garden.

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Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202314623)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202314623 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of: Drainage issues. Cracks in her property walls. Staff misconduct The resident’s concerns about: The standard of replacement of communal flooring. Charges for remedial work to the communal flooring. The costs of the management of the block of flats.

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Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202324361)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202324361 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of repairs relating to damp and mould, windows and insulation.

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Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202329984)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202329984 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of: Multiple outstanding repairs. Concerns about staff conduct. A cannabis smell from a neighbouring property. This service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Richmond Housing Partnership Limited (202344819)

28 Feb 2025 Case 202344819 Maladministration Old Property Condition categories

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to her damp and mould reports and associated repairs, including to an external French drain.

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Decisions by year

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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)