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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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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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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19 November 2021
Quarterly report on complaint handling failure orders updated
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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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12 November 2021
The Housing Ombudsman has published an updated version of the report on complaint handling failure orders issued between July and September 2021.
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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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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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26 October 2021
Our new Spotlight report says social landlords should adopt a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould.
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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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