Fulham, West London sky line and rooftops
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.
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House, Real Estate Agent, Backgrounds, Loan
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.
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Uk controlled parking road sign
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.
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Stressed young woman in the bedroom.
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.
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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.
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Close up shot of a shower head.
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.
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Dispute resolution. Lawyers, litigation, law and justice concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass
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.
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26 October 2021
Our new Spotlight report says social landlords should adopt a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould.
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Wooden white house toy and construction tools on wooden background with copy space.Real estate concept, New house concept, Finance loan business concept, Repair maintenance concept
19 October 2021
The Housing Ombudsman’s online casebook continues to expand and now includes almost 1,000 decisions, providing learning for the sector and demonstrating the difference complaints can make for individual residents.
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14 October 2021
We have launched the consultation on our Corporate Plan for 2022-25 setting out ambitious plans for the next three years.
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