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31 August 2023
The Ombudsman has ordered Abri Group to pay over £9,000 in compensation after two separate findings of severe maladministration, one being for leaving a blind woman in damp and mould for three years.
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24 August 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for how Sanctuary Housing handled a damp and mould case and the associated compensation claim around damaged belongings.
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22 August 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for how Newham Council handled a damp and mould case, taking them over three years to resolve the issue and repeatedly not keeping the resident updated on repairs.
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17 August 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for Six Town Housing after it failed to respond appropriately to a resident’s complaints about noise nuisance.
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15 August 2023
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration for Stoke-on-Trent City Council for how it handled a complaint, including not giving a stage one response on two separate occasions.
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11 August 2023
We have launched our third annual surveys of landlords and resident panel members to gather insight into landlords’ complaint handling including how they share learning from complaints, as well as how they are monitoring accessibility.
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10 August 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for Waverley Borough Council after it unreasonably delayed the installation of disability adaptations for 18 months.
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8 August 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for Sandwell Council after it did not consider a resident’s vulnerabilities during an anti-social behaviour case, despite multiple reminders.
Continue reading about Sandwell Council ordered to review Reasonable Adjustments policy after mental health failings in ASB case
7 August 2023
In the first joint investigation of its kind, the Housing Ombudsman and Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman have found a council and its ALMO failed a vulnerable resident over an anti-social behaviour complaint.
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1 August 2023
The Ombudsman has made a severe maladministration finding against Barking and Dagenham Council after it didn’t act effectively enough and mishandled the repairs over damp and mould.
Continue reading about Barking and Dagenham Council ordered to pay £6,000 after property condition forced family to share one bedroom