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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.

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Bolsover District Council (202006688)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202006688 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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Leeds City Council (202102205)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202102205 Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of brickwork repairs to the resident’s property.

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Notting Hill Genesis (202113375)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202113375 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and no hot water. The compensation offered by the landlord for its handling of a repair to the resident’s skylight. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of staff conduct.

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One Housing Group Limited (202110107)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202110107 Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the sale of the resident’s property and her subsequent complaints.

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Places for People Group Limited (202113014)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202113014 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The level of compensation offered by the landlord for its handling of the resident’s reports of noise from a neighbour’s water system. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202121336)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202121336 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for battens to be installed to her home.

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Tower Hamlets Homes (202107361)

14 Apr 2022 Case 202107361 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water system. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the conduct of a member of staff.

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Croydon Council (202005025)

13 Apr 2022 Case 202005025 Partial Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp in her property caused by a leak in her bathroom. the resident’s reports of repairs needed to her back door. the resident’s request for an adapted bath. its plan to renew the resident’s bathroom.

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Lambeth Council (202104181)

13 Apr 2022 Case 202104181 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202115414)

13 Apr 2022 Case 202115414 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for his toilet seat to be repaired. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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Birmingham City Council (202109066)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202109066 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to a leaking roof and the damage this caused to the inside of the resident’s property. The associated complaint.

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Camden Council (202109853)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202109853 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about parking management on their estate.

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Deptford Housing Co-operative Limited (202117025)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202117025 Outside Jurisdiction Information and data management

The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to comments made about the resident’s occupancy during a special general meeting.

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Gravesham Borough Council (202113158)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202113158 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) by her neighbour. The landlord’s complaints handling.

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Karbon Homes Limited (202118373)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202118373 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The complaint concerns whether the lease provides right of access over the garden.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202101131)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202101131 Reasonable Redress Estate Management

The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of repairs to the communal ventilation system. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Thanet District Council (202105158)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202105158 Partial Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: The installation of storage heaters in his property The installation of fire alarms in his property. the increase in service charges due to the changes to the heating system and fire alarms.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202110662)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202110662 Reasonable Redress Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of flooding. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.

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Tower Hamlets Homes (202116150)

12 Apr 2022 Case 202116150 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation for leaks, damage and loss of water in the bathroom.

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East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202101005)

11 Apr 2022 Case 202101005 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to re-charge the resident for having taken off and disposed of the internal doors at the property.

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Westminster City Council (202008410)

11 Apr 2022 Case 202008410 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s housing transfer application. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.

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Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202110462)

10 Apr 2022 Case 202110462 Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information and documentation relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.

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A2Dominion Homes Limited (201903686)

8 Apr 2022 Case 201903686 Outside Jurisdiction Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the condition of the property when it was let to the resident.

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A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202114719)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202114719 Maladministration Managing Relations

The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of her: Transfer request. Associated complaint.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202120354)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202120354 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns the resident’s liability for rent following the end of the tenancy.

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Gateway Housing Association Limited (202118564)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202118564 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The resident has complained about the landlord’s: handling of the resident’s request to remove the tree in their garden. response regarding the resident’s reports of its contractor’s conduct. complaint handling. The resident has also complained about discrimination by the landlord’s contractor.

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Grand Union Housing Group Limited (202110790)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202110790 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the conduct of occupational therapists who visited her at her home.

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Greatwell Homes Limited (202009209)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202009209 No Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s management transfer. The resident’s requests for adaptations to the property.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202017193)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202017193 Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for information relating to service charges. The complaint is also about the landlord’s associated handling of the complaint.

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Longhurst Group Limited (202108482)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202108482 Maladministration Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for documentation, specifically, the Insurance-Backed Guarantee (IBG), following a window installation at his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.

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Network Homes Limited (202113931)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202113931 Partial Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s report of Repairs required to the roof of the property. Repairs required to the window and front door, and the level of compensation awarded in respect of the repairs.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202101375)

8 Apr 2022 Case 202101375 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint concerns damage caused to the resident’s car.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202015561)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202015561 Reasonable Redress Old Property Condition migrated-2025

REPORT COMPLAINT 202015561 Clarion Housing Association Limited 7 April 2022 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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Great Places Housing Association (202108718)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202108718 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to and the replacement of the resident’s back door. The associated complaint.

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Manchester City Council (202120059)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202120059 Mediation Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the request for a replacement front door.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202113818)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202113818 Mediation Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of a compensation request following repairs to the boiler.

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (202125391)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202125391 Mediation Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal door and intercom.

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Onward Homes Limited (202100271)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202100271 Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to an ongoing leak from a porch roof.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202003722)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202003722 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: reports made by the resident prior to 2018 of cracks to her bedroom and living room walls and ceilings; the resident’s more recent reports of cracks to her bedroom and living room walls and ceilings; the resident’s requests for it to remove …

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Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202115743)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202115743 Outside Jurisdiction Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint concerns the resident’s belief that their former property was unsafe.

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WATMOS Community Homes (202125332)

7 Apr 2022 Case 202125332 Outside Jurisdiction Financial

The complaint is about the resident’s liability to pay for the cost of electricity used by the landlord when repairing empty properties.

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Barking and Dagenham Council (202113031)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202113031 Outside Jurisdiction Estate Management

The Council’s decision to extend a controlled parking scheme to include the area where the resident lives.

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ForHousing Limited (202111500)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202111500 Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works to replace external doors and to remedy damp and mould in the resident’s property.

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Guildford Borough Council (202123338)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202123338 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of reports of unacceptable behaviour made against the resident.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202010163)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202010163 Mediation Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repair issues and the length of time taken to resolve this.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202118548)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202118548 Mediation Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a leak and subsequent offer of compensation.

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Karbon Homes Limited (202100441)

6 Apr 2022 Case 202100441 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to investigate issues of noise transference at the property. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.

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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)