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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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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202113505)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202113505 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s: decision making around a storage cupboard n a communal area. level of communication. complaint handling.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202126008)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202126008 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of condensation to the windows resulting in mould and rotten frames; Handling of the subsequent complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202127272)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202127272 Maladministration Estate Management

This is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s complaint about a neighbour’s building works. the associated complaint.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202202845)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202202845 Partial Maladministration Financial

This complaint is about: The leaseholder’s assertion the landlord breached its legal obligations around handling service charge funds. The landlord’s: Section 20 notices; Handling of a balcony design fault; Preparation for compliance with upcoming safety legislation; Response to a heat network consultation; Complaint handling.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202204734)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202204734 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the wait time for a direct let move. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202207761)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202207761 Maladministration Managing Relations

This complaint is about: The landlord’s response to several leaks, mould and condensation; The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Manchester City Council (202127494)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202127494 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak from the resident’s boiler and the associated damage. The landlord’s handling of reports that the resident’s kitchen floor was sinking. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Muir Group Housing Association Limited (202201833)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202201833 No Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to a complaint about communal cleaning provision. The landlord not providing a breakdown of service charges.

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New Forest District Council (202100893)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202100893 No Maladministration Managing Relations

This complaint is about the landlord’s decision to extend the resident’s ‘unreasonable and persistent complainant’ status from March 2020.

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Peabody Trust (202202611)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202202611 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about a phone call made to her by the landlord. Complaint handling.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202207214)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202207214 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council (202004616)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202004616 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and outstanding repairs at her property. Complaint handling.

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Teign Housing (202121147)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202121147 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202202467)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202202467 Partial Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account. The landlord’s use of a third party rent payment system. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202210209)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202210209 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of a skirting repair and associated offer of compensation; the resident’s concerns that the skirting repair had been outstanding for five years; the resident’s view that the landlord discriminated against him; and the landlord’s handing of the complaint.

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The Riverside Group Limited (202206444)

31 Mar 2023 Case 202206444 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s noise reports. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Birmingham City Council (202210292)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202210292 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for repairs to internal walls.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202122624)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202122624 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled an electric repair in the communal area of the building. The associated formal complaint into this matter.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202208917)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202208917 Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of wet room repairs, and the associated amount of compensation offered.

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Habinteg Housing Association Limited (202124509)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202124509 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of blocked drains outside her property. The landlord’s complaints handling.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202106760)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202106760 Severe Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the residents reports of the landlord’s: handling of repairs to resolve a leak. complaint handling. The report also examines: the landlord’s record keeping. the landlord’s consideration of the resident’s vulnerabilities.

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Lambeth Council (202109436)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202109436 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 associated formal complaint.

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London Borough of Enfield (202122495)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202122495 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a leak to the resident’s property, its lack of maintenance to the building's pipework and the compensation amount offered. The landlord’s handling of the associated insurance claim.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202205532)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202205532 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s report of noise from her upstairs neighbour. Reports about outstanding repairs following several leaks. Complaint handling.

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Manningham Housing Association Limited (202104146)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202104146 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about it referring her to a mental health agency. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB).

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Notting Hill Genesis (202124535)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202124535 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint concerns: The information provided by the landlord relating to the resident’s request to be rehoused. The delay in the payment of compensation.

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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202126520)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202126520 Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the residents reports of leaks into their property, the resulting repairs and compensation amount offered.

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (202203772)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202203772 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The resident has complained about being placed on the landlord’s restrictions list and its handling of communications on the issue.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202107263)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202107263 Severe Maladministration Managing Relations

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. Handling of the resident’s complaint including their request for compensation for items damaged by mould.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202204755)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202204755 Partial Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s: record keeping and communication regarding tree works in the communal area; handling of concerns about the resident’s behaviour and its subsequent apology, and; complaint handling.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202205737)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202205737 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of:

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Saxon Weald (202122081)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202122081 No Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about the parking scheme it introduced.

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Southern Housing Group Limited (202211508)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202211508 Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s concerns about parking arrangements at her property and issues with her parking permit. The associated complaint.

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Southwark Council (202121132)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202121132 No Maladministration Old Property Condition migrated-2025

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about bedbugs in the property.

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Stonewater Limited (202125506)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202125506 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to reports of damp, mould and leaks. The related complaint.

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The Guinness Partnership Limited (202203314)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202203314 No Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of rent arrears accrued at a previous address.

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The Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Limited (202128513)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202128513 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s bathroom replacement. Record keeping.

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The Riverside Group Limited (202111905)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202111905 Partial Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about: The time taken for the landlord to amend the resident’s service charge. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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Trent & Dove Housing Limited (202211211)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202211211 Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a shared ownership application.

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Wandle Housing Association Limited (202009248)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202009248 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Requests for repairs to her kitchen cabinet lights. Complaint.

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Wandle Housing Association Limited (202125476)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202125476 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the resident’s kitchen. The resident’s request for a replacement kitchen. The resident’s complaints.

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Whitefriars Housing Group Limited (202006631)

30 Mar 2023 Case 202006631 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

REPORT COMPLAINT 202006631 Whitefriars Housing Group Limited 30 March 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 […]

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Adur District Council (201712818)

29 Mar 2023 Case 201712818 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Disabled adaptions to the resident’s property. The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour(ASB).

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Bromford Housing Association Limited (202114834)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202114834 No Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to remove the communal porch doors to the resident’s property. its associated complaint handling.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202120262)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202120262 No Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports concerning antisocial behaviour. The resident’s request for a management transfer. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202123575)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202123575 Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord's decision to charge the resident following the termination of a previous tenancy, and its subsequent decision to offset compensation against this outstanding balance.

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Kirklees Council (202113785)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202113785 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the resident’s reports about the actions of a contractor whilst carrying out a property inspection.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202122562)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202122562 Maladministration Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident's reports of damp and mould at the property. Complaints handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) (202212263)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202212263 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak in the property. the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) (202123314)

29 Mar 2023 Case 202123314 Reasonable Redress Financial

The complaint is about: The increase in service charges for the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the service charges and reported reduction in services. The landlord’s complaint handling.

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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

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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

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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)