14 February 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has published three separate cases involving Lambeth Council, making five severe maladministration findings after multiple failings on issues such as record keeping and complaint handling.
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9 February 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration for believe housing after it left a residents bathroom in an “unacceptable state” for two years due to a failure to repair it.
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7 February 2023
Focus on cases relating to heating and hot water to drive learning as the Ombudsman’s reveals nearly two in three cases are upheld.
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6 February 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has launched its consultation on the 2023-24 business plan which it will use to deliver an independent, visible and proactive Ombudsman.
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2 February 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has provided an analysis of responses from landlords to the Spotlight report one year on and proposed ten ‘key tests’ for landlords who are producing action plans, as the sector reflects on the inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak and the continued influx of damp and mould cases.
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31 January 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in two separate Clarion cases which formed part of a wider investigation into the landlord.
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26 January 2023
The Housing Ombudsman made two findings of severe maladministration and had to issue two separate failure orders for Spitalfields Housing Association’s failures over responding to a leak which led to flooding and the subsequent complaint handling.
Continue reading about Multiple severe maladministration for Spitalfields Housing’s inadequate response to flooding and its unsatisfactory complaint handling24 January 2023
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in how Leeds City Council dealt with a water leak, leaving a resident without a repair and living with damp for over two years.
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19 January 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has launched an investigation into L&Q and Haringey Council after persistent poor performance over damp and mould complaints.
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17 January 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has issued a special report on Birmingham City Council after concerns about the landlord’s complaint handling and compensation.
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