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The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
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 landlord’s administration of the resident’s rent account.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s telephone calls which were disconnected. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of:
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to reclassify her property from a three-bedroom to a two-bedroom property.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to the bathroom at the property; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about repairs to the kitchen at the property; The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the external back door at the property; The …
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling and response to the resident’s request to remove redundant piping, boxing in, and a false wall in the living room. The landlord’s handling of boxing in of a live gas pipe. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that their boiler and heating were not working properly. The investigation has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaints.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a neighbour building a garden structure. Handling of their reports of anti social behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. Handling of the resident’s complaint. Communication with the resident.
The complaint is about: The repairs service provided by the landlord following a burst pipe in the property. The suitability of the temporary accommodation offered by the landlord. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for reimbursement for damage to her personal belongings as a result of the burst pipe. …
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for permission to erect fencing, due to his concerns about antisocial behaviour.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to repairs required in the kitchen and to internal doors in the property. the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the front door at the property. Response to the resident’s reports of repairs required to the boiler. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of bathroom and kitchen repairs in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Decoration to the resident’s bathroom and dining room and a banister repair. The resident’s associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling in relation to this case.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: - The resident's decant from her property following the collapse of upstairs flooring. The landlord's handling of repairs to the floor. The resident's request that she be reimbursed her expenses during the decant period. The resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response when the resident asked the landlord to explain the difference in rent paid by the resident and a neighbour.
The complaint is about: The length of time it took the landlord to provide the management pack required for the sale of a property and the resident’s request to be compensated for this. The landlord’s handling of the associated formal complaint has also been considered.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for the neighbour to store their rubbish bins within their own property boundary and not within the external communal areas. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been investigated.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and the subsequent amount of compensation it offered.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of mould, damp and leaking toilet in the property. The resident’s complaint.
The complaint is regarding the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries about the rent category of the property and its handling of the rent and service charge increase process.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. Handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding her service charge in the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: The safety of his communal back garden’s surfaces and fencing. Its garden maintenance of trees and hedges.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould; response to the resident’s request for his electrics to be reviewed. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of reports that the resident behaved unacceptably towards its staff. The landlord’s handling of the installation of a gas meter. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s requests to have trees cut back. Handling of proposed works to the guttering and downpipe at the block. Use of the Section 20 consultation procedure. The resident has also complained about the level of the service charge for works to …
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s concerns relating to the communal electricity in the building being suppled from the resident’s meter. The associated formal complaint into this matter.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works required to the property allocated to the resident before his tenancy could commence.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s fence.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to extend her property. The landlord’s decision to refuse consent for the extension.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's request to cut back trees in the back garden of the resident’s property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports about a hot water tank leak and damage to his carpet; complaints handling and record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage to her front door.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s walls. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s payment of £100 compensation to the resident as ordered by the Housing Ombudsman Service.
The complaint is about:
The complaint is about the landlord’s administration and communication in relation to the resident’s service charge query.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a pigeon pest control issue. The associated complaint.
This complaint is about a disputed administration charge following an alleged breach of lease by the leaseholder’s tenants.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint concerning structural issues with his property.
The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s request for compensation to damaged window shutters in 2018.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request that it: Redecorate his bathroom following water leaks. Compensate him for costs he incurred as a result of these leaks.
The complaint is about: a proposed 5G installation on a landlord owned building near to the resident’s property, and; the landlord’s response to the resident’s complaint about this.
The Complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when let to her. Handling of, and communication regarding, subsequent repairs in the property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be compensated for damages from a water leak that flooded her property.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the disconnection of a satellite dish. The handling of the resident’s complaints and the timeliness of responses.
| 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 |