The Guinness Partnership Limited (202200794)
The complaint is about:
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 complaint is about:
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a roof leak, damage to a ceiling, and damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the removal of garden decking and repairs to the underlying concrete.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: request for the resident to install carpets in the property. handling of the resident's management transfer.
The complaint is regarding: the landlord's response to an emergency management transfer request the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of a leak in the property and the subsequent reimbursement request. The resident’s reports of damp and mould following the leak. The related complaint.
The complaint is about: the level of compensation awarded following repairs in the kitchen; and the associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports concerning water ingress and resultant damp and mould. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repairs to the external door and windows. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding gas servicing appointments in 2019. The landlord’s complaint …
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s kitchen renewal and subsequent compensation offer. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of concerns about staff conduct.
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: Repairs to the building’s centralised heating system. The replacement of the kitchen flooring in the resident’s property. The associated formal complaint into these matters.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s driveway.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about being overcharged for water services.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of concerns about the quality of the estate management services provided by the landlord; The landlord’s handling of reports of staff conduct; The landlord’s complaint handling, and; The landlord’s decision not to investigate the resolutions offered in respect of previous complaints.
The complaint relates to: The landlord’s management of the mutual exchange process. The landlord’s management of the major works transfer process. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of an ongoing leak caused by outstanding roof repairs. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202117191 Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing 5 June 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to requests for an External Wall System (EWS1) form. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about staff conduct. The landlord’s handling of its decision to place a caution alert on the resident’s record. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the heating at the property. Response to the resident’s concerns about its independent living team. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the location of her parking space and a garage.
The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her complaint about kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the residents’ report of antisocial behaviour (ASB), particularly in relation to a structure the neighbour erected in his garden.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about garden maintenance and the associated service charge. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about communal cleaning and the associated service charge. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the standard of maintenance of the communal areas. …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about ownership of her allocated parking bay.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of reports of noise nuisance, and noise transference, from the flat above the resident.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns regarding the brightness of the lighting outside her property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s:
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to a toilet at the property. Handling of the associated complaint. Record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to the property’s boiler; complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the installation of a shower.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: record keeping; handling of the resident’s complaint concerning damp, mould, leaks, window defects and related disrepair issues; handling of the resident’s allegations of racial discrimination.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to a request for gas central heating to be installed at the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of repairs to the resident’s property (damaged ceilings causing exposure to asbestos, rotten window frames, damp and mould, sink and shower blockages, broken water booster pump and exposed wiring). Handling of boiler repairs to the resident’s property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint related to the maintenance of the building and her front door and windows.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom floor.
The complaint relates to the landlord’s handling of birds nesting and defecating on the resident’s balcony. This Service has also considered the associated complaint handling and offer of compensation.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: noise transfer. insufficient sound proofing in the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s repair of the resident’s heating system and an insulation upgrade which was due at the property. This Service has also considered the landlord's handling of the resident's complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about multiple leaks via the roof and guttering, and the positioning of scaffolding used to address this. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a bed bug infestation and disposal of the resident’s personal property.
The complaint concerns how the landlord responded to the resident’s reports of a leak into the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to the resident’s back door; complaints handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s mutual exchange application. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. Repairs to the plumbing in the property. The resident’s requests for new storage heaters. Window repairs. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of a faulty fridge-freezer. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB from neighbouring properties, and; an email sent to the resident not intended for her which the resident felt was derogatory .
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for: repairs to fix a leak; adaptations to the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s complaint handling. This report also examines the landlord’s record keeping.
The complaint is about how the landlord responded to the resident’s request for adaptations to improve her access to the bin storage area.
| 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 |