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Landlord

bpha Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 12 June 2026

Name shown exactly as the Ombudsman publishes it. If this landlord has merged or changed its name, older rulings may be listed under a former name.

Key figures

Rulings published
23
February 2021 to June 2026
Maladministration found
65%
15 of 23 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 0 severe maladministration findings (it counts findings, not rulings).

All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334). Based on fewer than 30 rulings, so one new ruling can move the percentage by several points.

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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Maladministration1148%
Partial maladministration417%
Reasonable redress29%
No maladministration626%

“Maladministration found” on this site means the first three outcomes: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration. What these words mean.

Orders or recommendations

Number of rulings with each tag. The Ombudsman’s archive uses one tag for both orders and recommendations, and one ruling can have several. Where the outcome was reasonable redress or no maladministration, they are recommendations.

Rulings by order or recommendation tag
TagRulings
Compensation16
Apology11
Other5
Repairs5
Take Specific Action (non-repair)4
Staff Training3
Case Review2
Policy Review1
Process Change1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations1312
Repairs (includes damp and mould)107
Estate Management53
Financial21
Occupancy Rights21
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance11
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)10
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11
Planned Works10

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 3 rulings have no category tag in the Ombudsman’s archive.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
202120
202231
202310
202422
202597
202665

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

Why the home counts differ: the Ombudsman counts homes owned or managed under its jurisdiction, including leasehold homes. The Regulator counts social homes owned.

Housing Ombudsman, 2025-26

Figures from the Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report on this landlord.

1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Counted by finding, not by ruling.

17,708 homes owned or managed under the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction, 31 March 2026

These per-1,000 figures are the Ombudsman’s own, for 2025-26. “Cases” counts all the cases the Ombudsman dealt with about this landlord, not only the determinations below.

Determinations (cases decided)
15
Findings
29
Maladministration findings
20
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
69%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£5,550

The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report on this landlord (PDF)

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

17,858 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
90.5%
Stage 2 answered on time
65.8%

“On time” means within the Complaint Handling Code timescales. Medians from the Regulator’s 2024/25 headline report. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The landlord’s own satisfaction results page (may now show 2025/26 figures)

Latest rulings

See and filter all 23

The 10 most recent of 23 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 12 June 2026Case 202446415 · Assured Shorthold Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of damp and mould. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs

  2. 13 May 2026Case 202402182 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of a roof leak and related repairs. The associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other

  3. 12 May 2026Case 202526100 · Assured Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for fencing works.”

    Estate Management
  4. 31 March 2026Case 202503718 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: Reports about the lack of ground maintenance. Communal repairs. We have also considered its complaint handling.”

    Estate ManagementManaging RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation, Take Specific Action (non-repair)

  5. 19 February 2026Case 202416470 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Request for it to install a rear garden gate. Associated complaint.”

    Estate ManagementManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  6. 28 January 2026Case 202422848 · Leaseholder
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Communal skylight repairs. The resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Other

  7. 16 December 2025Case 202433297 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a defective ventilation system and the associated damp and mould. We have also investigated the landlord’s response to the associated complaint.”

    Managing Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs

  8. 30 September 2025Case 202409252 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s requests for repairs to the living room and kitchen flooring.”

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  9. 22 September 2025Case 202300447 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of noise from a communal boiler. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.”

    Estate ManagementManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  10. 11 September 2025Case 202417102 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a repair to the patio door of the resident’s home. We have also looked at the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Other

What you can do next

  1. Report the problem to your landlord. Keep photos and dates.
  2. Not fixed? See how to make a complaint, step by step.
  3. Unhappy with your landlord’s final answer? Contact the Housing Ombudsman free on 0300 111 3000 or info@housing-ombudsman.org.uk.
  4. Free advice: Shelter: damp and mould in social housing · Citizens Advice: repairs if you rent from a council or housing association.

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