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Landlord

Charnwood Borough Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 12 March 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
16
August 2021 to March 2026
Maladministration found
69%
11 of 16 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
1
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
Severe maladministration16%
Maladministration531%
Partial maladministration531%
Reasonable redress16%
No maladministration213%
Outside jurisdiction16%
Mediation16%

“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
Compensation12
Apology9
Repairs3
Take Specific Action (non-repair)3
Case Review2
Other2
Policy Review2
Staff Training2
Process Change1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Repairs (includes damp and mould)118
Managing Relations66
Financial31
Moving/Buying/Selling Home21
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance11
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)11
Planned Works11

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 1 ruling has no category tag in the Ombudsman’s archive.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
202110
202221
202332
202433
202564
202611

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.

5,812 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)
10
Findings
21
Maladministration findings
12
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
63%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£6,612

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

5,430 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
91.3%
Stage 2 answered on time
56.8%

“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 16

The 10 most recent of 16 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 12 March 2026Case 202520544 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Damp and mould. The resident’s move to temporary accommodation. The resident’s request for an asbestos survey. The complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling HomeRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  2. 30 September 2025Case 202501861 · Secure Tenancy
    Mediation
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of drains flooding in the garden of the property.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  3. 28 August 2025Case 202431637 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of repair issues, including insulation, windows, and soffits. Complaints handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Repairs

  4. 27 August 2025Case 202336968 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of damp in the bathroom and kitchen. advice about internal doors. communication about replacing the kitchen. complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsPlanned WorksRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  5. 27 August 2025Case 202325335 · Secure Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the amount of compensation the landlord offered the resident.”

    Financial
  6. 8 August 2025Case 202446541 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other

  7. 28 March 2025Case 202229093 · Secure 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 sewage leak at the property. The formal complaint.”

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation

  8. 18 November 2024Case 202222678 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for the property’s repair records.”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other

  9. 26 June 2024Case 202308618 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of a new kitchen. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  10. 27 March 2024Case 202208480 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s report of mould on 6 January 2022, and the associated complaint. An emergency request for repair following a water leak on 17 January 2022.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Repairs

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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