10 October 2022
The Ombudsman has issued a special report on Clarion following concerns about its response to complaints about damp and mould and pest control.
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29 September 2022
We have published our latest Insight report covering April to June 2022. It shows that complaint volumes remain high, with the service receiving 6,009 enquiries and complaints over the three month period.
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20 September 2022
The Ombudsman made two severe maladministration findings about Southern Housing after a resident made repeated reports about damp and mould in her home over a lengthy period.
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8 September 2022
We issued 22 complaint handling failure orders in the first quarter of 2022-23, April to June 2022. In 17 cases, landlords complied with the orders and there were five cases of non-compliance.
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15 August 2022
Minister reappoints Richard Blakeway as the Housing Ombudsman for three years.
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4 August 2022
We have launched our second annual surveys of landlords and resident panel members to gather insight into landlords’ complaint handling including how they share learning from complaints.
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3 August 2022
Metropolitan Thames Valley’s failings in responding to a silverfish infestation at a resident’s flat led to a finding of severe maladministration by the Housing Ombudsman.
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29 July 2022
The latest report of the Ombudsman’s Independent Reviewer of Service Complaints has been published.
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26 July 2022
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration for Clarion’s cumulative failings in handling repairs to resolve a leak and the problems that followed.
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19 July 2022
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration for Birmingham City Council’s delays in repairing an extensive water leak that caused damage to the resident’s property. The landlord failed to offer any compensation for the distress and inconvenience caused to the resident, in contravention of the Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code.
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