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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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Orbit Group Limited (202442734)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202442734 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and racial harassment. The resident’s concerns about the conduct of its staff at a meeting. The associated complaints.

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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202342452)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202342452 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for replacement windows. Reports of repairs to the back door. Associated complaint.

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Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202428974)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202428974 Maladministration Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of mice infestations. record keeping. the complaint.

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Peabody Trust (202318251)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202318251 Maladministration Planned Works

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s concerns about the kitchen upgrade and the conduct of contractors at the property.

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Sage Rented Limited (202347678)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202347678 No Maladministration For profit

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp in the kitchen. The associated complaints.

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Sanctuary Housing Association (202302230)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202302230 Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The resident’s complaint was about the landlord's response to the resident's reports about her water system and water quality.

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Southern Housing (202411939)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202411939 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of lift repairs. We have considered the landlord’s complaint handling in this case.

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South Tyneside Council (202401842)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202401842 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Roof repairs, pointing, rendering, damp, mould, and associated work. Joinery repairs to the kitchen units, boxing in, internal and external door. The complaint is also about the resident’s report of the landlord discriminating against her when handling repairs. We have also considered …

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Sovereign Network Group (202331273)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202331273 No Maladministration Information and data management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to amend his tenancy.

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The Extracare Charitable Trust (202415163)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202415163 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the residents: sales journey and commitments made during that process. associated complaint.

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The Riverside Group Limited (202448613)

28 Jul 2025 Case 202448613 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs, leaks, damp, mould, and the condition of her property. Associated complaint.

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LiveWest Homes Limited (202427894)

26 Jul 2025 Case 202427894 Partial Maladministration Health and Safety (inc. building safety)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould, water ingress and subsequent repairs to the bedroom ceiling. The resident’s concerns about asbestos. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202443643)

26 Jul 2025 Case 202443643 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about: The landlord's handling of the resident’s reports about damp and mould. Complaint handling

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Midland Heart Limited (202421885)

26 Jul 2025 Case 202421885 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of damp and mould and requests for associated repairs. Window repairs. The residents associated complaint.

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Royal Borough Of Greenwich (202436772)

26 Jul 2025 Case 202436772 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

REPORT COMPLAINT 202436772 Royal Borough Of Greenwich 26 July 2025 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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West Lancashire Borough Council (202422281)

26 Jul 2025 Case 202422281 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Transfer request.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202402709)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202402709 Partial Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The resident’s reports of inappropriate staff conduct. The contact restrictions it applied to the resident. The resident’s subject access requests (SAR). The associated complaints.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202424276)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202424276 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the temporary accommodation, following a leak. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council (202413545)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202413545 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. The associated complaint.

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Habinteg Housing Association Limited (202302620)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202302620 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

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

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Hyde Housing Association Limited (202342051)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202342051 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s: payment of compensation, and implementation of the resident’s request for a reasonable adjustment following an earlier Ombudsman determination. complaint handling.

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Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited (202337179)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202337179 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of leaks and resultant damage to personal belongings. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited (202418074)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202418074 Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports concerning the standard of grounds maintenance in communal areas. Reports concerning the condition of fencing in the communal areas.

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London Borough of Enfield (202331405)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202331405 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould and request to be rehoused.

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London Borough of Hackney (202333402)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202333402 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The residents’ complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) made against them. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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London Borough of Hackney (202344723)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202344723 Outside Jurisdiction ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (‘ASB.’) The resident’s request for a management transfer.

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London Borough of Hounslow (202435194)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202435194 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to concerns about a kitchen and bathroom upgrade. handling of repairs following a roof leak. handling of reports of damp and mould. handling of concerns about scaffolding at the property. complaint handling.

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London Borough of Lambeth (202442249)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202442249 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: Water ingress in the property. Damp and mould in the property. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaints.

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London Borough of Waltham Forest (202432410)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202432410 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s request for a refund of the credit balance on his rent account, including interest and compensation. The resident’s reports that the landlord had not made reasonable adjustments. The resident’s reports that a member of staff had made inappropriate comments. The …

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London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202424148)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202424148 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about the condition of her property, its proposed works, and her wish to move home.

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Manchester City Council (202440330)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202440330 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to address blocked guttering from nesting pigeons, and its handling of follow-on repairs. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about damp and mould in the bedroom and its handling of repairs to address a leak, damp, and mould in the …

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Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202326605)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202326605 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of repairs at the resident’s property, which includes: Plastering of walls. Gaps around a newly installed extractor fan in the kitchen. Issues with a new door handle which had been installed. Issues with electrical sockets in the kitchen that were not working. Works …

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Norwich City Council (202225439)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202225439 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Issues with the gas meter at the resident’s property which resulted in no heating and hot water. The associated complaint.

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Notting Hill Genesis (202234288)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202234288 Maladministration Financial

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to concerns about: The administration of service charges. A pre-existing sinking fund. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Notting Hill Genesis (202427550)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202427550 Partial Maladministration Moving/Buying/Selling Home

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp, mould, and a leak inside the property. Reports of a broken balcony door. Query about her housing priority date.

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One Housing Group Limited (202425837)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202425837 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak from the bathroom ceiling.

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Peabody Trust (202323387)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202323387 Maladministration Estate Management

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: dispute about a garden fence. complaint.

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Peabody Trust (202342462)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202342462 Partial Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs to the kitchen and bathroom. Damp and mould in the property and associated repairs. Repairs to balcony railings. Repairs and decoration to a bedroom ceiling. The associated complaint.

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Somerset Council (202433641)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202433641 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of humidity, damp, and mould. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Southern Housing (202410194)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202410194 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports about damp and mould and related repairs for extractor fans, loft insulation and gutters. The resident’s reports about the front door. The resident’s reports about leaks and repairs to the kitchen ceiling. The complaint.

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Southern Housing (202435331)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202435331 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of leaks, and the associated repairs. The complaints process.

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Southwark Council (202330730)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202330730 Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak from the flat above. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Stonewater Limited (202432300)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202432300 Maladministration ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB), in particular her reports of her neighbours using chemicals to kill weeds in communal areas.

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Torus62 Limited (202432384)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202432384 No Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of faulty heating controls. Associated complaint.

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WATMOS Community Homes (202438361)

25 Jul 2025 Case 202438361 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of a leak and the associated repairs.

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Bristol City Council (202441973)

24 Jul 2025 Case 202441973 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for it to remove a tree beyond her garden fence. We have also looked at the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

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Clarion Housing Association Limited (202424212)

24 Jul 2025 Case 202424212 Maladministration Managing Relations

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of various repairs at the property including to the windows, doors, extractor fan, an exterior wall, and the garden. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

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Cobalt Housing Limited (202415788)

24 Jul 2025 Case 202415788 Maladministration Responsive repairs/activity

The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould. The resident’s reports of a roof leak. The replacement of the resident’s windows and doors. The resident’s reports of repairs needed to a concrete step. The resident’s reports of problems with the lighting.

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Colchester City Council (202322371)

24 Jul 2025 Case 202322371 No Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s decision to request the resident to remove a conservatory.

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Dacorum Borough Council (202332779)

24 Jul 2025 Case 202332779 Partial Maladministration Local Authority / ALMO or TMO

The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of adaptations to the driveway following an occupational therapist assessment. Handling of void works in the property. 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

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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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