London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202340261)
This complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of a leak from her upstairs neighbour’s flat.
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
Longhurst Group Limited (202221733)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of interior, window frame, and electrical repairs at the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of bath and accessibility adaptations at the resident’s property.
Longhurst Group Limited (202330082)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Front door repairs. The associated complaint.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202304669)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Squirrels in the loft of the property and repairs to associated damage. His complaint.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202229901)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of parking management at the resident’s block by its freeholder’s managing agent.
Birmingham City Council (202222814)
The complaint is about: The conduct of the landlord’s staff. A repair to the front door and boiler. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping and complaint handling.
Dacorum Borough Council (202212553)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to a leak and subsequent collapsed ceilings at the property. Complaint handling.
London Borough of Hackney (202301222)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: the resident’s reports of a leak and associated repairs in her bedroom. the resident’s reports of damage caused to her belongings from the leak. The Ombudsman has decided to consider the landlord’s complaint handling.
Red Kite Community Housing Limited (202222068)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs and damp in her bathroom. The associated complaint.
Norwich City Council (202319029)
The complaint is about the landlord's: Response to requests for repairs to the kitchen window. Response to reports of issues with the intercom system. Complaint handling.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202346818)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of damp and mould in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sovereign Network Homes (Former Network Homes) (202301357)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to damp and mould. Response to repair issues including the condition of the property at the beginning of the tenancy. Response to the resident’s concerns about the landlord’s staff and its contractors including discrimination and contact restrictions. Complaint handling.
Walterton and Elgin Community Homes Limited (202220044)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould and request for windows to be replaced. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Great Places Housing Association (202233150)
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of external repairs. The associated complaint.
Phoenix Community Housing Association (Bellingham and Downham) Limited (202301452)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: A pest infestation; An outstanding repair; Staff conduct.
Sovereign Network Homes (202300111)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of damp and mould in November 2022. The landlord’s handling of damp and mould in September 2023. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
Sovereign Network Homes (Former Network Homes) (202314764)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202233594)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of drafts coming in from the windows. Request for the windows to be replaced earlier than planned. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202220110)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s management of damp and mould reports and the associated repairs. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Magenta Living (202230503)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202230503 Magenta Living 12 July 2024 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 […]
Newlon Housing Trust (202224478)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of damage to flooring. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Onward Homes Limited (202234079)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a lack of hot water in the bathroom. The replacement of a grab rail.
Orbit Group Limited (202306179)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a leak, including reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202305551)
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s decision not to reclassify her property as having two bedrooms rather than three; The landlord’s associated response to her request that it increase the priority banding it had awarded her application for rehousing.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202337322)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of insulation and loft repairs. complaint handling.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202310449)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about leaks in her kitchen.
Broadland Housing Association Limited (202315191)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns: That a gas hob had been installed incorrectly. That its staff member had advised that the hob was safe. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
Hyde Housing Association Limited (202317233)
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of defects in their newly built property. The delay installing an electric vehicle (“EV”) charger. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Lambeth Council (202315922)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a communal lift.
Leeds City Council (202303188)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Decision to no longer communicate with the resident’s chosen representative . Decision to carry out visits to the property in pairs. Level of customer service received from a landlord staff member .
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202221241)
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of a reported noise nuisance. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202308916)
The complaint refers to the landlord’s: Handling of leaks, damp and mould, and bathroom repairs. Management of the resident’s complaint and request for compensation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Longhurst Group Limited (202315493)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about: Its capping of the gas supply. Faulty extractor fans. Low toilet pressure. A broken external light.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202225311)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for no contact from the Housing Officer. The automated messages sent to the resident regarding arrears. The associated complaint.
Peabody Trust (202210783)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Various repairs in the resident’s home, including but not limited to: Roof and guttering repairs. A boiler repair. Repairs to cracked stair treads. Bathroom repairs. A repair to the party wall in the resident’s garden. Removal of a tree. The associated complaint. …
Southern Housing Group Limited (202306442)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of a faulty oven. The landlord’s record keeping. The associated complaint handling.
Stonewater Limited (202303707)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould, and associated repairs ; Complaint.
Vivid Housing Limited (202211238)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the reported defects to the property and the request for warranty information about the windows. the complaint.
Harlow District Council (202341933)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks from the roof of his property.
Orbit Group Limited (202214357)
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Misrepresentation of the property before he purchased it; Increases to his service charge.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202226735)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of: Antisocial behaviour by the resident’s neighbour. The resident’s neighbour feeding birds excessively. The investigation has also taken the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint into consideration.
Silva Homes Limited (202313847)
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of: Damp and mould, and related repairs. Damaged personal possessions due to mould. Poor conduct by one of its contractors.
Islington Council (202218257)
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Report of a leak. Concerns around damp and mould. Concerns around pipework blockages. Concerns around rodents in the property. The Ombudsman also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Longhurst Group Limited (202303652)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of an outstanding repair to a shower chair and associated works. Complaint. This report will also assess the landlord’s record keeping.
Midland Heart Limited (202307009)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s delay to register the property with the land registry. The landlord’s handling of a dispute over the shared pathway. The landlord’s complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202204826)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). request to be reimbursed for a shower screen. request that the landlord paint her bathroom. This service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
Peabody Trust (202230461)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of issues with her service charge account. Handling of the associated complaint.
Peabody Trust (202318678)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to an external structure. complaint handling.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202228567)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202228567 Sanctuary Housing Association 9 July 2024 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. […]
South Tyneside Council (202314554)
The complaint is about the level of compensation the landlord offered the resident in relation to its handling of: Various repairs to the windows, doors, plaster, roof and pipework at the property. The complaint handling.
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)