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Landlord

Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 24 August 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
12
November 2025 to August 2026
Maladministration found
83%
10 of 12 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 4 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.

Open the full interactive viewSee, filter and share all 12 rulings.

Formerly

Bromford Housing Group Limited (55 rulings); Bromford Flagship Limited (1 ruling); Bromford Housing Association Limited (16 rulings); Flagship Housing Group Limited (32 rulings); LiveWest Homes Limited (111 rulings); Victory Housing Trust (4 rulings)

Rulings about former organisations stay under the name the Ombudsman published them under.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Maladministration217%
Partial maladministration867%
Reasonable redress18%
No maladministration18%

“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
Compensation11
Apology9
Take Specific Action (non-repair)6
Repairs3

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations1210
Repairs (includes damp and mould)44
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance32
Financial22
Planned Works22
Estate Management11
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)11
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11
Occupancy Rights11

A ruling can have more than one category tag.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
202522
2026108

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

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.

120,105 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)
142
Findings
349
Maladministration findings
172
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
51%
Severe maladministration findings
4
Compensation ordered
£104,362

This report also covers its group companies and predecessors: Bromford Flagship Limited (1 ruling); Bromford Housing Association Limited (16 rulings); Bromford Housing Group Limited (55 rulings); Flagship Housing Group Limited (32 rulings); LiveWest Homes Limited (111 rulings); Victory Housing Trust (4 rulings).

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

Latest rulings

See and filter all 12

The 10 most recent of 12 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 24 August 2026Case 202554027 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould repairs. The resident’s reports of pests. The resident’s request for a management move. The resident’s final rent payment. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling HomeOccupancy RightsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  2. 23 July 2026Case 202405622 · Shared Ownership
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Service charge queries. Staff conduct. The associated complaint.”

    FinancialManaging Relations

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

  3. 26 June 2026Case 202418157 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A boiler replacement and interruption to the heating and hot water supply. The complaint.”

    Managing RelationsPlanned Works

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  4. 22 June 2026Case 202440999 · Leaseholder
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The leaseholder’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of noise transference. The associated complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

    Recommendations: Compensation, Repairs

  5. 22 May 2026Case 202450569 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about asbestos. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  6. 21 April 2026Case 202332190 · 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 maintenance issues in the communal car park the associated complaint”

    Estate ManagementManaging Relations

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

  7. 17 April 2026Case 202326422 · Shared Ownership
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord response to the resident’s: Concerns regarding an increase in service charges. Request for a clear explanation of the service charges. Reports of repairs to a security gate. Complaint.”

    FinancialManaging Relations

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

  8. 13 February 2026Case 202331084 · Assured Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s requests for reasonable adjustments. Complaint handling.”

    Managing Relations
  9. 27 January 2026Case 202339152 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “This complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of missing kitchen doors and the associated increase to her electricity bills. The resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  10. 12 January 2026Case 202435302 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Report of a foul smell from the bathroom drains. Reports of pests in the property and the associated repairs. Roof replacement. Associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsPlanned WorksRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

What you can do next

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  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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