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Severe maladministration for Great Yarmouth’s serious failures on dealing with mould in resident’s home

18 January 2022

The Housing Ombudsman found that Great Yarmouth Borough Council failed to deal with mould growth throughout a resident’s home that was causing damage, and then delayed in putting right faulty improvement works that worsened the situation.

Severe maladministration found for LB Ealing’s failures over six year leak

11 January 2022

The London Borough of Ealing’s complaint handling failures led to a finding of severe maladministration by the Housing Ombudsman after a resident experienced lengthy and frustrating delays in getting a response to her complaint.

Next Spotlight reports to focus on noise and managing agent relationships

5 January 2022

The Housing Ombudsman’s next two Spotlight reports for 2022 will examine learning from cases that involve social landlords’ engagement with managing agents, followed by an investigation into noise nuisance.

Group complaint demonstrates impact of Housing Ombudsman decisions

14 December 2021

A group complaint about parking and a shared owner’s complaint about windows are among the latest additions to the Housing Ombudsman’s online casebook.

Severe maladministration finding after Anchor Hanover resident left homeless following domestic violence

30 November 2021

Cumulative failings by Anchor Hanover in responding to a resident’s request for a transfer after experiencing domestic violence resulted in a finding of severe maladministration.

Housing Ombudsman’s latest Insight report shows increase in complaints

23 November 2021

We have published our latest Insight report covering July to September 2021 which shows an 83% increase in the volume of enquiries and complaints received compared to the same quarter in 2020.

Severe maladministration finding on Abri case for significant detriment to vulnerable resident

18 November 2021

The Housing Ombudsman has made a finding of severe maladministration about Abri Homes’ complaint handling on a case that resulted in significant detriment to a vulnerable resident.

Housing Ombudsman improves performance despite challenges of pandemic

16 November 2021

The Housing Ombudsman maintained strong performance against all its targets in 2020-21 despite the unprecedented year, states its Annual Report published today.

Housing Ombudsman issues 29 complaint handling failure orders

9 November 2021

The Housing Ombudsman issued 29 complaint handling failure orders between July and September 2021, highlighting issues with progressing complaints and meeting its standards on complaint handling.

Housing Ombudsman urges zero tolerance approach on damp and mould

26 October 2021

Our new Spotlight report says social landlords should adopt a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould.

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Severe maladministration for Great Yarmouth’s serious failures on dealing with mould in resident’s home

Severe maladministration found for LB Ealing’s failures over six year leak

Next Spotlight reports to focus on noise and managing agent relationships

Group complaint demonstrates impact of Housing Ombudsman decisions

Severe maladministration finding after Anchor Hanover resident left homeless following domestic violence

Housing Ombudsman’s latest Insight report shows increase in complaints

Severe maladministration finding on Abri case for significant detriment to vulnerable resident

Housing Ombudsman improves performance despite challenges of pandemic

Housing Ombudsman issues 29 complaint handling failure orders

Housing Ombudsman urges zero tolerance approach on damp and mould

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