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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
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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) 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)
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20 Apr 2023 No Maladministration Unity Housing Association Limited (202127712) Case 202127712 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that the white goods in their property were faulty … 20 Apr 2023 Partial Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202207924) Case 202207924 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The tenancy sign-up procedure and the alleged rent discrepancy in the tenancy … 19 Apr 2023 Reasonable Redress Clarion Housing Association Limited (202206997) Case 202206997 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance REPORT COMPLAINT 202206997 Clarion Housing Association Limited 9 March 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining … 17 Apr 2023 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202124743) Case 202124743 · Managing Relations The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s complaint handling and communication … 17 Apr 2023 Reasonable Redress Clarion Housing Association Limited (202203423) Case 202203423 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of loss of hot water from the kitchen tap. … 17 Apr 2023 Partial Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202204038) Case 202204038 · Financial The complaint is about the: The reasonableness of the service charge for the 2018/19 financial year. Information provided about the … 17 Apr 2023 Partial Maladministration Guinness Housing Association Limited (202207316) Case 202207316 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of drainage issues in her shower and her request … 13 Apr 2023 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202116797) Case 202116797 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a neighbour building a garden structure. Handling of … 13 Apr 2023 Partial Maladministration Orbit Housing Association Limited (202123222) Case 202123222 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in his property. The Ombudsman … 13 Apr 2023 No Maladministration Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202204966) Case 202204966 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord’s response when the resident asked the landlord to explain the difference in rent paid … 13 Apr 2023 Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202115617) Case 202115617 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of mould, damp and leaking toilet in the property. … 12 Apr 2023 Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202213241) Case 202213241 · Estate Management The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about: The safety of his communal back garden’s surfaces … 12 Apr 2023 Maladministration Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202120922) Case 202120922 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould; response to the resident’s request … 11 Apr 2023 Reasonable Redress Clarion Housing Association Limited (202125676) Case 202125676 · Financial The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled the resident’s concerns relating to the communal electricity in the building being suppled … 11 Apr 2023 Maladministration Hightown Housing Association Limited (202215632) Case 202215632 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of works required to the property allocated to the resident before his tenancy … 11 Apr 2023 No Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202203195) Case 202203195 · Estate Management The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident's request to cut back trees in the back garden of … 6 Apr 2023 No Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202211416) Case 202211416 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord’s administration and communication in relation to the resident’s service charge query. 6 Apr 2023 Outside Jurisdiction Wandle Housing Association Limited (202100169) Case 202100169 · Financial The complaint is about how the landlord handled the resident’s request for compensation to damaged window shutters in 2018. 6 Apr 2023 Partial Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202205585) Case 202205585 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request that it: Redecorate his bathroom following water leaks. Compensate … 4 Apr 2023 No Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202124288) Case 202124288 · Estate Management This complaint is about the landlord’s: Decision not to install a particular style of fence. Response to the resident’s concerns … 31 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202219504) Case 202219504 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a management move. 31 Mar 2023 Maladministration Hyde Housing Association Limited (202103794) Case 202103794 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The complaint is about the landlord’s responses to: Repairs in the property. Reports of intermittent heating and hot water. 31 Mar 2023 Maladministration Hyde Housing Association Limited (202104715) Case 202104715 · Financial This is about the landlord’s handling of the residents request for an explanation of the difference between the estimated and … 31 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Muir Group Housing Association Limited (202201833) Case 202201833 · Estate Management The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to a complaint about communal cleaning provision. The landlord not providing a breakdown … 31 Mar 2023 Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202207214) Case 202207214 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). 30 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202122624) Case 202122624 · Estate Management The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled an electric repair in the communal area of the building. The associated formal … 30 Mar 2023 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202208917) Case 202208917 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of wet room repairs, and the associated amount of compensation offered. 30 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Habinteg Housing Association Limited (202124509) Case 202124509 · 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 … 30 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Manningham Housing Association Limited (202104146) Case 202104146 · 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. … 30 Mar 2023 Severe Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202107263) Case 202107263 · 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 … 30 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202204755) Case 202204755 · Estate Management The complaint is about the landlord’s: record keeping and communication regarding tree works in the communal area; handling of concerns … 30 Mar 2023 Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202205737) Case 202205737 · Managing Relations The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of: 30 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202009248) Case 202009248 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Requests for repairs to her kitchen cabinet lights. Complaint. 30 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202125476) Case 202125476 · 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. … 29 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Bromford Housing Association Limited (202114834) Case 202114834 · Estate Management The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to remove the communal porch doors to the resident’s property. its associated complaint … 29 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202120262) Case 202120262 · 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 … 29 Mar 2023 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202123575) Case 202123575 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord's decision to charge the resident following the termination of a previous tenancy, and its … 29 Mar 2023 Maladministration Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202007310) Case 202007310 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports that the property is cold and draughty and its handling of … 28 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202123152) Case 202123152 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance The complaint is the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of noise nuisance within the property. The associated complaint. 28 Mar 2023 Maladministration Derwent Housing Association Limited (202211282) Case 202211282 · Old Property Condition migrated-2025 The complaint is about the level of compensation awarded for acknowledged service failures in the landlord’s response to reports of … 28 Mar 2023 Maladministration Hyde Housing Association Limited (202128560) Case 202128560 · Financial The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s formal complaint about service charge administration. 27 Mar 2023 No Maladministration Arawak Walton Housing Association Limited (202116152) Case 202116152 · Estate Management The complaint is about: The landlord’s maintenance of communal grounds; The landlord’s handling of reports of poor staff conduct toward … 27 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Guinness Housing Association Limited (202201117) Case 202201117 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to reports of sink back surges into his property; handling of the associated … 27 Mar 2023 Reasonable Redress Thames Valley Housing Association Limited (202118215) Case 202118215 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The complaint is about the delays in the resident’s move to a new property owned by the landlord. 27 Mar 2023 Maladministration West Kent Housing Association (202127861) Case 202127861 · Health and Safety (inc. building safety) The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of asbestos in the resident’s property, including: The information provided at tenancy sign … 23 Mar 2023 Maladministration Wandle Housing Association Limited (202201923) Case 202201923 · Managing Relations The complaint is about the landlord’s: record keeping; handling of the resident’s reports of a rodent infestation and the associated … 22 Mar 2023 Maladministration Clarion Housing Association Limited (202124981) Case 202124981 · Managing Relations The resident has complained about the landlord’s handling of the following: a leak into her property, and The subsequent complaint. 22 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Sovereign Housing Association Limited (202206099) Case 202206099 · ASB/Abuse/Nuisance The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Concerns regarding the upkeep of … 21 Mar 2023 Partial Maladministration Sanctuary Housing Association (202001089) Case 202001089 · Managing Relations This complaint is about: The electricity meter reading taken by the landlord at the beginning of the tenancy. The subsequent … 21 Mar 2023 Reasonable Redress Shepherds Bush Housing Association Limited (202125560) Case 202125560 · Moving/Buying/Selling Home The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the valuation of the resident’s property, and the extension of the lease.