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Decisions

All our decisions are published here as part of our commitment to being open and transparent. The decisions are anonymised so residents’ names are not used, but landlords are named. The decisions date from December 2020 and are published three months after the final decision date. In some cases we may decide not to publish a decision if it is not in the resident’s or landlord’s interest or the resident’s anonymity may be compromised. You can read more in our guidance on decisions.

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Onward Homes Limited (202308587)

The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of her reports: It had failed to carry out grounds maintenance. Of repairs to external communal lighting. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

Peabody Trust (202201272)

This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Concerns about the security at their block. Request for the ‘wholesale redesign’ of their block. Request that the landlord clarify its role and responsibilities with regards to: Service Charges, including what these covered. The estate manager and caretakers. Concerns about flooding in the basement in 2019 which remained for several months. Concerns about the landlord’s initiative in 2021 to clear communal walkways. Reports of issues with pests in their block and in the external areas. Reports of the ‘substandard’ communal door to their block. Reports of issues with the condition of their block including the standard of decoration and the communal cleaning. This complaint is also about the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.

Peabody Trust (202213984)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the leaseholder’s report of a leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.

Somerset Council (202313492)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: scheduling the resident's gas safety check appointments. the resident's vulnerabilities while dealing with his service requests.

Southern Housing (202216747)

The complaint is about: The level of increase in rent and service charges. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The landlord’s handling of repairs to the car park gate. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for a different parking space. The Ombudsman will also investigate the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint raised in November 2022.

Southward Housing Co-operative Limited (202215781)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for reimbursement for the communal lighting and smoke alarm. The landlord’s complaint handling has also been considered.

The Guinness Partnership Limited (202300833)

The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB). The Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.

The Guinness Partnership Limited (202320307)

The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the: Resident’s concerns about the neighbour’s closed circuit television (CCTV). Resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The complaint.