Optivo (202114279)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202114279 Optivo 20 January 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 case. This is set out […]
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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.
Decisions
The Riverside Group Limited (202208873)
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s reports about her fence.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202109579)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202109579 Hammersmith and Fulham Council 16 January 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to […]
Leeds City Council (202211100)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repair issues with the back door.
London Borough of Croydon (202117164)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s succession to her late mother’s tenancy. The landlord’s associated complaint handling.
Optivo (now Southern Housing) (202117753)
The resident has complained about the following: The landlord’s handling of works to resolve the ventilation, drainage, and access issues at the property. Damage to the resident’s belongings. The contractor’s behaviour.
Peabody Trust (202203065)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports regarding pest proofing works; request for permission for new wood flooring.
West Kent Housing Association (202000668)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defects with his new build property.
Haringey London Borough Council (202127394)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to succeed the tenancy of their late father.
Harlow District Council (202209969)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report that his toilet was not flushing. The associated complaint.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTV) (202117995)
The resident has complained about: The landlord’s response to queries regarding the level and administration of the service charges. The landlord’s handling of the formal complaints process.
Peabody Trust (202208073)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for access to scaffolding to be relocated. Handling of the resident’s complaint.
Camden Council (202112376)
REPORT COMPLAINT 202112376 Camden Council 17 January 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 case. This is set […]
Central and Cecil Housing Trust (202121654)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to concerns raised by the resident about repairs to the bathroom in 2018. Complaint handling.
Guinness Housing Association Limited (202206324)
The complaint is about the amount of compensation offered by the landlord following its handling of a sewage leak at the resident’s home.
Haringey London Borough Council (202205995)
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled works to rectify damp and mould in the resident's property.
Paragon Asra Housing Limited (202204396)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application for rehousing.
Platform Housing Group Limited (202114713)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of the kitchen replacement. handling of repairs to the toilet flush. response to the resident’s concerns about contaminated drinking water. communication, complaint handling and offer of compensation.
Riverside Housing Co-operative (Redditch) Limited (202204443)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of a draught impacting his property; complaints handling.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202209120)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding her: toilet (including the quality of repair works, record keeping, communication, and level of compensation); windows.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (202204475)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports that its contractor damaged her kitchen flooring.
Tower Hamlets Homes (202213177)
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of a gas safety check at the resident's property and errors in its complaint responses.
Wakefield And District Housing Limited (202118426)
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a sink to be installed in the downstairs toilet and a toilet to be installed in the upstairs bathroom.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202113566)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports regarding her sink.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202206648)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s:: Report of a kitchen window leak. Report of a kitchen roof leak. associated complaint.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202120419)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of contractors entering the resident’s premises without permission.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust (202204225)
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for large print communications from its contractors; the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
Origin Housing Limited (202205416)
The complaint is about: How the landlord handled the resident’s management transfer, specifically the reciprocal transfer through the local authority. The handling of the associated complaint.
Sanctuary Housing Association (202207322)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of bedbugs in his home. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
The Riverside Group Limited (202210893)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the gable end of the resident’s property.
Walsall Housing Group Limited (202203203)
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to reports of a leak from the property above. Handling of the associated complaint.
Waltham Forest Council (202210177)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a faulty door entry system.
GreenSquareAccord Limited (202208247)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for flooring disability adaptations to her property and to be reimbursed for the cost of these to her.
Network Homes Limited (202114258)
The complaint is about:
Sanctuary Housing Association (202207445)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property. The associated complaint.
The Guinness Partnership Limited (202202262)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of a leak from the loft hatch in the communal area and the associated damage. The associated complaint.
Anchor Hanover Group (202118688)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s bathroom and the level of compensation offered.
Citizen Housing (202201031)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding the conduct of its staff.
Citizen Housing (202202753)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request to be rehoused.
Clarion Housing Association Limited (202016525)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident about damp and mould at her property.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202206018)
The complaint concerns: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. The associated formal complaint of this matter.
Leeds City Council (202205740)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a back-garden fence to be erected. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of foxholes in the back-garden.
Notting Hill Genesis (202117594)
The complaint is about: The level of redress offered by the landlord for its acknowledged failures in its response to the resident’s reports of loss of heating for a significant period of time. The landlord’s complaint handling. The landlord’s record keeping.
Plexus UK (First Project) Limited (202208101)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s heating and hot water systems and the level of compensation offered. The associated complaint handling.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202204844)
The complaint concerns how the landlord handled: The resident’s reports of fly tipping and rubbish being dumped at the rear of the building. The resident’s request to have CCTV installed. Repairs to the lock of the rear gate.
Southern Housing Group Limited (202206100)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of no heating and hot water in the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202207363)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Toilet repairs and the bathroom adaptation. The resident’s reports of issues with the repair contractor’s conduct. The associated complaint. A reported data breach due to the resident’s personal information being shared with the local authority.
Tower Hamlets Homes (202209156)
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the kitchen patio doors. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the front and back windows.
A2Dominion Housing Group Limited (202121643)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of repairs to her roof and associated remedial work. The related complaint.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council (202101425)
The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to: ASB reports and the request for hotel costs. Concerns regarding the level of support provided. Reports of damage to the bedroom and kitchen ceilings due to a leak. The related complaint.
Decisions by year
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| 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 | 3,021 | 247 | 272 |
| 2025 | 4,469 | 512 | 708 |
| 2026 | 1,513 | 197 | 215 |
Landlords with most published decisions
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)