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 202520334 Decision type Investigation Landlord Abri Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident purchased a 75% share of the property in […]
Decision Case ID 202527811 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Lincoln Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident reported damp and […]
Decision Case ID 202409039 Decision type Investigation Landlord City of Westminster Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident, her partner, and […]
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 202340660 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background In August 2023, the landlord was made aware that the […]
Decision Case ID 202343079 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background On 21 November 2023, the resident signed the tenancy for […]
Decision Case ID 202405024 Decision type Investigation Landlord Clarion Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about outstanding repairs and the […]
Decision Case ID 202516122 Decision type Investigation Landlord GreenSquareAccord Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident complained that the landlord was not effectively responding to […]
Decision Case ID 202328635 Decision type Investigation Landlord Home Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background There was a fire at the resident’s home. She raised […]
Decision Case ID 202344221 Decision type Investigation Landlord Hyde Housing Association Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The lease requires the landlord to arrange buildings insurance and […]
The landlord issued its complaint responses in a timely manner, but its stage 1 response did not clearly set out the scope of its investigation or fully explain its reasoning. Although the landlord acknowledged these failings at stage 2 and offered £50 in compensatory redress, it did not clearly outline …
Decision Case ID 202423275 Decision type Investigation Landlord Incommunities Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 January 2026 Background The resident lives in a ground floor flat in a 2-storey block. She […]
Decision Case ID 202316664 Decision type Investigation Landlord Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Landlord type Local Authority Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident had a long-standing damp problem in her […]
Decision Case ID 202511689 Decision type Investigation Landlord Leeds City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in an independent living property accessed […]
Decision Case ID 202442332 Decision type Investigation Landlord Legal and General Affordable Homes Limited Landlord type For profit Occupancy Assured Shortlhold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 The resident complained to the landlord about how […]
Decision Case ID 202338791 Decision type Investigation Landlord LiveWest Homes Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident is unhappy that, despite repairs carried out by […]
Decision Case ID 202438161 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident’s property is […]
Decision Case ID 202525117 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Camden Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202340830 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hackney Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 1-bedroom […]
Decision Case ID 202305309 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in […]
Decision Case ID 202501043 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Lewisham Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a […]
Decision Case ID 202525669 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Waltham Forest Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives at the property […]
Decision Case ID 202342591 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of […]
Decision Case ID 202436927 Decision type Investigation Landlord London Borough of Wandsworth Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident requested service charge documentation on […]
The landlord did not conduct a sufficiently thorough investigation at stage 1 and failed to acknowledge or appropriately respond to the resident’s escalation request. The complaint process was protracted, lacked clear oversight, and required the resident to repeatedly chase. It also failed to provide a clear plan to bring matters …
Decision Case ID 202339747 Decision type Investigation Landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident has been a tenant of the […]
Decision Case ID 202427434 Decision type Investigation Landlord Midland Heart Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The property is a 2-bedroom house with a garden. In June 2020, […]
Decision Case ID 202424079 Decision type Investigation Landlord My Space Housing Solutions Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background At the time of the resident’s complaint, she resided […]
The landlord’s stage 1 response was delayed and confusingly incorporated the compensation offered in another complaint in its assessment of this complaint.
Decision Case ID 202425231 Decision type Investigation Landlord Norwich City Council Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Secure Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2 bed […]
Decision Case ID 202315084 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The property is in a block of flats. Between April 2024 […]
Decision Case ID 202321218 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident successfully bid on a property that was advertised with […]
Decision Case ID 202327302 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident brought her case to our Service after receiving no […]
Decision Case ID 202339021 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident reported noise nuisance in February 2021. This was linked […]
Decision Case ID 202345914 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident raised concerns about her service charges with her housing […]
Decision Case ID 202347192 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident first reported uneven flooring to the landlord in 2020. […]
Decision Case ID 202424882 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of multiple repair issues. […]
Decision Case ID 202441353 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident reported intermittent hot water supply in around July […]
Decision Case ID 202519335 Decision type Investigation Landlord Notting Hill Genesis Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident has health conditions, including respiratory problems. She moved into […]
Decision Case ID 202423539 Decision type Investigation Landlord One Vision Housing Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a 2‑bedroom upper flat owned […]
Decision Case ID 202324676 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The property is a flat in a block. The freehold of the […]
Decision Case ID 202451579 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 27 February 2026 Background The resident reported mould in her bathroom in January 2024. She continued to […]
Decision Case ID 202520789 Decision type Investigation Landlord Peabody Trust Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident’s daughter told the landlord there was damp and mould in […]
Decision Case ID 202406088 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Leaseholder Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident owns and lives in an apartment within a block. […]
Decision Case ID 202521908 Decision type Investigation Landlord Places for People Group Limited Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Shared Ownership Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a second floor flat. In […]
Decision Case ID 202524778 Decision type Investigation Landlord Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Landlord type Local Authority / ALMO or TMO Occupancy Other Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident moved into the […]
Decision Case ID 202301971 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a supported living property which came with […]
Decision Case ID 202345441 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident disputed the landlord’s decision to charge her rent on […]
Decision Case ID 202433197 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background In June 2024 the resident reported issues with her boiler, and […]
Decision Case ID 202448219 Decision type Investigation Landlord Sanctuary Housing Association Landlord type Housing Association Occupancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy Date 26 February 2026 Background The resident lives in a block of flats. He […]
| 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 |