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Landlord

Gloucester City Homes Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 30 October 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
6
January 2021 to October 2025
Maladministration found
2 of 6
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 6 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration1
Partial maladministration1
Reasonable redress1
No maladministration3

“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
Take Specific Action (non-repair)2
Apology1
Case Review1
Compensation1
Staff Training1

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)31
Estate Management20
Financial20
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance11
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)11
Managing Relations11

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
202120
202200
202311
202410
202521

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.

5,229 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)
5
Findings
13
Maladministration findings
7
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
54%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£1,950

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

4,831 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

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

“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 6

The 6 most recent of 6 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 30 October 2025Case 202429315 · 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 unfair treatment and discrimination. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of noise nuisance. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Staff Training

  2. 26 February 2025Case 202316835 · Secure Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s actions in recovering rent arrears from the resident.”

    Financial
  3. 30 May 2024Case 202311899 · Assured Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the implementation of a pre-payment meter for heat and hot water in the property, and the associated costs.”

    Estate Management

    Recommendations: Take Specific Action (non-repair)

  4. 29 September 2023Case 202219320 · Assured Shorthold Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The condition of the property on letting it to the resident. The removal of asbestos at the property.”

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

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

  5. 27 April 2021Case 202007410 · Assured Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: handling of outstanding repairs to the heating and hot water system. level of cleaning and maintenance in the communal areas. administration of service charges and requests for…”

    Estate ManagementFinancialRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Case Review

  6. 31 January 2021Case 201916109 · Assured Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The resident has complained that: The landlord failed to respond to their initial reports of a fly infestation The landlord took too long to respond to a leak and the resulting remedial works The landlord took too long to remove an abandoned mattress by…”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

What you can do next

  1. Report the problem to your landlord. Keep photos and dates.
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  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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