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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (202433247)

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Decision

Case ID

202433247

Decision type

Jurisdiction 

Landlord

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Landlord type

Local Authority

Occupancy

Secure Tenancy

Date

18 May 2026

Background

  1. The landlord installed high taps as part of adaptations at the property. The resident complained about delay completing the work. 

What the complaint is about

  1. The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of high taps.

Our decision (determination)

  1. After considering the evidence, we have found that the complaint is outside our jurisdiction.

Reasons

  1. We are not free to investigate all complaints referred to us. What we can and cannot consider is set out in the Housing Ombudsman Scheme (the Scheme). For us to investigate the complaint we must be satisfied that the resident has a landlord/tenant relationship. We can only investigate complaints brought by a tenant of the landlord, or by their authorised representative.
  2. The resident is not a named tenant on the tenancy agreement. In order for us to consider the complaint, the resident would need to show permission from the tenant to act on their behalf as an authorised representative. Despite requests, we have not seen any evidence that the resident has authority to represent the named tenant. As such, we have no jurisdiction to investigate the complaint.