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Landlord

City of London Corporation

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 28 November 2025

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
7
August 2023 to November 2025
Maladministration found
5 of 7
rulings with 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). With fewer than 10 rulings we show counts, not a percentage: one new ruling can change the picture a lot.

Open the full interactive viewSee, filter and share all 7 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration3
Partial maladministration2
No maladministration1
Outside jurisdiction1

“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
Compensation5
Apology3
Repairs2
Staff Training2
Take Specific Action (non-repair)2

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations54
Repairs (includes damp and mould)43
Moving/Buying/Selling Home10
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
202310
202400
202565

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.

2,882 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)
9
Findings
18
Maladministration findings
10
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
59%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£3,140

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

1,923 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
100%
Stage 2 answered on time
97.7%

“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 7

The 7 most recent of 7 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 28 November 2025Case 202336072 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a flooded balcony. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  2. 14 November 2025Case 202335509 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s door repair. The complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  3. 18 August 2025Case 202431587 · Leaseholder
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of leaks into the property, and the subsequent damage caused. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaints handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)
  4. 30 April 2025Case 202423204 · 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 a leak from the roof. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaints handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  5. 30 April 2025Case 202322550 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s queries and concerns about a major works programme. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsPlanned Works

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Staff Training

  6. 28 March 2025Case 202322236 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak affecting the utility room and the landing area. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of water penetration through the patio doors.”

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

  7. 24 August 2023Case 202119697 · Shared Ownership
    Outside jurisdiction
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s request to purchase the remaining share of the property. Response to the resident’s concerns regarding a valuation of the property.”

    Moving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Staff Training

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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