5 December 2023
Hackney Council caused ‘substantial distress’ to family with vulnerable children after repeated failures to fix a leak.
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30 November 2023
The Ombudsman has ordered Lambeth Council to pay £13,000 in compensation after it made 6 severe maladministration findings in 3 different cases.
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14 November 2023
Ombudsman orders Metropolitan Thames Valley to pay £3,650 after pests caused damage to resident’s late daughter’s belongings
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8 November 2023
The Housing Ombudsman is sharing lessons from damp and mould casework it has investigated in recent months, two years after it published its Spotlight report, It’s not lifestyle. It is an opportunity for the sector […]
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2 November 2023
The Ombudsman has found severe maladministration after a resident ended his own life following long-running mental health issues and a nine-month noise nuisance complaint.
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New build show homes on a purpose built estate near London
24 October 2023
The Ombudsman has released its special investigation report into Islington Council, looking at four key themes for improvements based off its casework.
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17 October 2023
The Ombudsman has released its Annual Complaints Review for 2022-23, showing all the key complaints statistics from social housing last year.
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12 October 2023
The Ombudsman has made two severe maladministration findings in two separate cases for Hyde Group after delays and inaction in cases involving a leak and anti-social behaviour.
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10 October 2023
The Housing Ombudsman has gained new powers to issue wider orders under the Social Housing Regulation Act, allowing it to not only address individual complaints from a landlord, but also extend fairness and protection to wider residents.
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Damage caused by water leakage on a wall and ceiling
5 October 2023
Peabody has been ordered to pay £8,300 in compensation in two cases after leaving residents in poor state of repair for years, with one resident and her family living with leaks for three years.
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