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Housing Ombudsman Decisions

16,595 total decisions 12,049 maladministration found 2,256 no maladministration 164 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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Clarion Housing Association Limited 826
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 555
Peabody Trust 533
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) 488
Sanctuary Housing Association 365
Hyde Housing Association Limited 318

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Severe Maladministration (164) Maladministration (6,534) Partial (5,351) No Maladministration (2,256) Reasonable Redress (1,440) Mediation (235) Outside Jurisdiction (590)

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Top landlords

Clarion Housing Association Limited (826) London & Quadrant Housing Trust (555) Peabody Trust (533) London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (488) Sanctuary Housing Association (365) Hyde Housing Association Limited (318) Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (318) The Guinness Partnership Limited (306) Southern Housing (288) Southwark Council (271) Notting Hill Genesis (243) A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (242)

16,595 decisions

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29 Jan 2021 Mediation Believe Housing Limited (202005049) Case 202005049 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The resident complained about the landlord’s response to repairs throughout their property. 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Birmingham City Council (201915592) Case 201915592 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO This complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s Subject Access Request. The resident’s reports of outstanding repairs to … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Camden Council (201910624) Case 201910624 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO REPORT COMPLAINT 201910624 Camden Council 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202001660) Case 202001660 · Old Complaints Handling categories The complaint is about the landlord’s: 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration East Devon District Council (202007087) Case 202007087 · Financial The complaint is about: The resident’s liability to pay the service charge for the mobile support service (the MSS) during … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Hackney Council (202005750) Case 202005750 · Estate Management The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of unauthorised items being stored in communal areas. 29 Jan 2021 Mediation Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202001827) Case 202001827 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The resident complained about the landlord’s response to reports of mould at the property. 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Haringey Council (202000931) Case 202000931 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint regards the landlord’s handling of issues reported by the resident relating the implementation of an intergenerational living project … 29 Jan 2021 Mediation Haringey Council (202003052) Case 202003052 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of their management transfer request. 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Islington Council (201913645) Case 201913645 · Managing Relations REPORT COMPLAINT 201913645 Islington Council 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Islington Council (202000921) Case 202000921 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO REPORT COMPLAINT 202000921 London Borough of Islington 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining … 29 Jan 2021 Outside Jurisdiction Karbon Homes Limited (202002192) Case 202002192 · Old Charges categories REPORT COMPLAINT 202002192 Karbon Homes Limited 29 January 2021 Our approach What we can and cannot consider is called the … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Lewes District Council (201913094) Case 201913094 The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) allegedly perpetrated by her neighbour. … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration London Borough of Sutton (201908725) Case 201908725 This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the property above being used as temporary accommodation. … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Milton Keynes Council (201910370) Case 201910370 · Managing Relations The resident complains about: How the landlord handled repairs reported, including: how the landlord handled reports of damp in June … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Network Homes Limited (202001328) Case 202001328 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: the resident’s reports concerning the safeguarding of residents in relation to ongoing … 29 Jan 2021 Mediation Newham Council (202000455) Case 202000455 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The resident complained about the landlord’s: Response to the loss of water supply to their property. Handling of their formal … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Notting Hill Genesis (201811046) Case 201811046 · Old Property Condition categories The complaint is regarding the landlord’s handling of: Works required to the windows in the property Repairs to a back … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Optima Community Association (201905768) Case 201905768 · Estate Management The complaint concerns the landlord’s responses to the resident’s complaints about the quality and management of the estate car park … 29 Jan 2021 Maladministration Orbit Group Limited (201905931) Case 201905931 · Old Property Condition categories The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of works to the resident’s fence and gate. the landlord’s complaints handling. 29 Jan 2021 Mediation Orbit Group Limited (202004242) Case 202004242 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The resident complained about the landlord’s handling of remedial works to the bathroom . 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Paragon Asra Housing Limited (201912355) Case 201912355 · Managing Relations REPORT COMPLAINT 201912355 Paragon Asra Housing Limited 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining … 29 Jan 2021 Maladministration Peabody Trust (201913961) Case 201913961 · Old Compensation categories REPORT COMPLAINT 201913961 Peabody Trust 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is … 29 Jan 2021 Reasonable Redress Peabody Trust (202000513) Case 202000513 · Old Tenants Behaviour categories REPORT COMPLAINT 202000513 Peabody Trust 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is … 29 Jan 2021 Outside Jurisdiction Peabody Trust (202001840) Case 202001840 · Managing Relations The resident complains about the level of tenancy support he has received from his support provider. 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (201908898) Case 201908898 · Financial This complaint is about the resident’s concerns that the landlord and its contractor failed to comply with Health and Safety … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (201815545) Case 201815545 REPORT COMPLAINT 201815545 Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited 29 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Stockport Homes Limited (202001435) Case 202001435 · Old Compensation categories The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for compensation, following reported damage to his car tyres … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Thirteen Housing Group Limited (202000917) Case 202000917 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: supply of new communal bins. removal of a … 29 Jan 2021 Maladministration Tower Hamlets Council (201915515) Case 201915515 · Old Compensation categories The complaint is about the landlord’s decision not to: reimburse the resident £180 that he paid to have a repair … 29 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Waltham Forest Council (202002996) Case 202002996 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request for compensation for purchased floor stickers and her labour … 29 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Westlea Housing Association Limited (201911525) Case 201911525 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: 28 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Barnet Council (201901321) Case 201901321 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of disrepair at the property. The landlord’s response to … 28 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Crawley Borough Council (201913362) Case 201913362 The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident's reports of: 28 Jan 2021 Maladministration East Midlands Housing Group Limited (202001018) Case 202001018 · Old Property Condition categories The resident complains about the landlord’s response to his reports of damp and mould in the property. 28 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Harrow Council (201914659) Case 201914659 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO This complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a pest infestation. The landlord’s response to the resident’s … 28 Jan 2021 Reasonable Redress Jigsaw Homes Group Limited (201910414) Case 201910414 · Old Landlord Advice migrated-2025 The resident complains about the landlord’s response to his requests for CCTV footage. 28 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Leeds City Council (201914171) Case 201914171 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The complaint concerns: 28 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Leeds City Council (202005224) Case 202005224 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of antisocial behavior (ASB). Request to increase the height of … 28 Jan 2021 Maladministration Newham Council (201907602) Case 201907602 · Managing Relations The leaseholder complains about the landlord’s handling of: reports of a repair at his property, and; the subsequent formal complaint. 28 Jan 2021 No Maladministration The Guinness Partnership Limited (201900772) Case 201900772 · Case Review The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to restrict the resident’s contact with it in November 2018. 28 Jan 2021 Reasonable Redress Trafford Housing Trust Limited (201914651) Case 201914651 The complaint is about the landlord’s response to multiple requests for repair works to the resident’s heating system. 28 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Tuntum Housing Association Limited (202000313) Case 202000313 · Managing Relations The resident complains about: The information provided by the landlord in response to her Right to Acquire application. The landlord’s … 28 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Westminster City Council (202000679) Case 202000679 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the complainant’s concerns about the administration of his father’s (the resident’s) rent … 27 Jan 2021 No Maladministration Catalyst Housing Limited (201905894) Case 201905894 · Estate Management The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a Japanese Knotweed infestation in her garden. This … 27 Jan 2021 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (201913880) Case 201913880 · Leaseholder The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: report of a leak into his property; associated formal complaint. 27 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202002314) Case 202002314 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint concerns how the landlord: handled the resident’s reports of a water leak into the property, handled the resident’s … 27 Jan 2021 Partial Maladministration Kingston upon Thames Council (201916059) Case 201916059 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a faulty boiler and immersion heater. The landlord’s … 27 Jan 2021 Maladministration Lambeth Council (201900571) Case 201900571 · Local Authority / ALMO or TMO The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: 27 Jan 2021 Maladministration Leicester City Council (202006987) Case 202006987 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise nuisance caused by the neighbour’s dogs.