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Landlord complaint statistics

What are landlord complaint statistics?

Every quarter we publish landlord statistics giving a snapshot of what we're seeing in complaints.

For a full year update on these figures, please see our Annual Complaints Review.

2023 to 2024

Q1 quarterly data

In this quarter, from April to June 2023, we made 1,284 determinations – this represents a 69% increase on the previous quarter.

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Q2 quarterly data

In this quarter, from July to September 2023, we made 1,302 determinations.

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Q3 quarterly data

In this quarter, from October to December 2023, we made 1,212 determinations.

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2022 to 2023

Q4 quarterly data

In this quarter, from January to March 2023, we received 11,205 complaints and enquiries – this represents a 38% increase on the previous quarter.

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Other reports

Spotlight reports

Our Spotlight reports concentrate on an area of service provision that we see high amount of failure in through our casework.

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Special investigation reports

Our special reports follow an investigation carried out under paragraph 49 (P49) of the Housing Ombudsman Scheme.

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Complaint Handling Failure Order (CHFO) reports

We publish quarterly reports on the Complaint Handling Failure Orders (also known as CHFOs) that we have issued to landlords.

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Insight reports

Our Insight reports provide insight into our complaints data, a selection of valuable case studies and key learning points and recommendations for the sector.

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