Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202120807)
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her request for an assistance dog; The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint; The landlord’s record keeping.
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.
The resident complains about the landlord’s response to her request for an assistance dog; The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint; The landlord’s record keeping.
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The complaint is about the: Landlord’s handling of the resident’s move. Condition of the property when let to the resident. Landlord’s response to boiler breakdowns.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs and replacement of multiple windows in the resident’s property. The associated complaint
The complaint is about: the resident’s report of a lack of benefit from the landlord’s solar panels, and; the level of compensation offered to remedy this situation.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the bathroom floor. A sewage leak in the garden.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to the resident’s solar heating system.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Use of a communal garden. Associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports about communal lighting. The resident’s reports about the intercom system. The resident’s reports about the CCTV system. The formal complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of a defect in her bathroom. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s formal complaint.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns regarding her move to temporary accommodation after a fire. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: - The resident’s reports of anti social behaviour. The resident’s request to move home. The resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about: The resident’s request for a suitability review of the property. The state of repair of the property at the start of the tenancy. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of communal areas at the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint relates to: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns over its handling of service charges. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s: a. Response to the resident’s reports of leaks and damp in the property. b. Complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a service charge cost for communal redecorations completed within the resident’s block of flats.
The complaint relates to: The landlords handling of the flooring repairs. The landlords handling of the resident’s request for the installation of an accessible kitchen. The landlord forcing entry to the property and changing the locks. The landlord’s record keeping. The landlord’s complaint handling and the level of compensation offered.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of the smell of cannabis from a neighbouring property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlords complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the refurbishment of the resident’s wet room. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a disabled parking bay.
The complaint is about: the standard of grounds maintenance; and the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of a leak into the resident’s property, and; response to the resident’s report of damages to his property and belongings following the leak.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of remedial repairs to the roof of the block and electrical assessment of the resident’s property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of repairs required to the flooring in his property. associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of disturbance from the fire alarm panel. The resident’s concerns that a part of her home is accessible by the landlord.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould at the property. The landlord’s complaint management.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance; the resident’s associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs in the property following reports of leaks and damp. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling .
The complaint is about: The resident’s reports of the landlord’s handling and alleged discrimination, harassment and bullying during the property allocation process in 2015. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs to the property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports concerning the maintenance of the lift and …
The complaint is about the landlord’s management of the legal proceedings to gain possession of the property occupied by a neighbour due to anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the level of compensation offered to the resident in respect of the complaint. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling as …
The resident complains about the landlord’s handling of his reports of his home overheating.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB and noise nuisance. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of shower repairs. associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: reports that it has charged for services it has not provided; requests for a refund of service charges, and; associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Decision to grant permission for the installation of storage cabinets in the communal area. Response to the resident’s concerns about items being removed from the communal area and disposed of. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of noise nuisance complaints against the resident. This service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
This complaint comprises two separate complaints raised to the landlord. Both have been considered in this report as they are related. The first complaint raised to the landlord was about allegations of appointments which were not attended to as expected. The second complaint was about: The landlord’s response to reports …
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s shared ownership property; The resident’s claim that the landlord is liable for his loss of £11,000 through delays in the sales process; The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Cyclical repair works to the resident’s property including a kitchen and bathroom refit. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident's reports of: Damp and mould. A leak in the bathroom ceiling. This investigation will also look at the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of adaptations to the resident’s kitchen and reports of damage caused during the work. The landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint.
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The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about its management of the sinking fund and repairs at the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding the windows in the communal area. Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Handling of the resident’s transfer request. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint as part of the assessment.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to a request for boiler repairs, and; failure to provide the resident with requested policies and practices.
The resident complained about: the landlord’s handling of the mutual exchange. The landlord’s handling of repairs required to the property after the mutual exchange, including the resident’s reports of damp and mould..
| 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 | 3,023 | 247 | 272 |
| 2025 | 4,476 | 513 | 709 |
| 2026 | 1,636 | 211 | 238 |