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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.

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New guidance for landlords on disrepair claims

3 November 2021

We issued new guidance for landlords on disrepair claims and the complaints process alongside the publication of our new Spotlight report on damp and mould.

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Online casebook reaches almost 1,000 decisions

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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Two severe maladministration findings for Inquilab after resident lives with damp and mould for two years 

7 October 2021

The Housing Ombudsman has made two findings of severe maladministration following an investigation into Inquilab Housing Association’s failure to respond to a resident’s requests to deal with damp and mould in her home and for its subsequent poor complaint handling.

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Housing Ombudsman finds severe maladministration after Golding Homes resident waits seven years for repairs

29 September 2021

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for Golding Homes complaint handling. It followed a resident’s report of repairs, that she repeatedly made over a period of seven years from 2012 to early 2019.

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