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Landlord

Grainger Trust

For profitData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 30 April 2026

Also published by the Ombudsman as: Grainger Trust Limited

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
2
January 2022 to April 2026
Maladministration found
1 of 2
rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
the Ombudsman’s most serious finding

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.

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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration1
No maladministration1

“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
Repairs2
Apology1
Compensation1
Take Specific Action (non-repair)1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations11
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11
Repairs (includes damp and mould)10

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
202210
202300
202400
202500
202611

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

No Ombudsman 2025-26 report is published under this name.

The Regulator of Social Housing’s 2024/25 complaint figures are not matched to this name in our data.

Latest rulings

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The 2 most recent of 2 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 30 April 2026Case 202319695 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “There were failings in the landlord’s complaint handling that it did not acknowledge, apologise or offer redress for.”

    Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  2. 31 January 2022Case 202111324 · Assured Shorthold Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The standard of the landlord’s repairs and redecorating work following a leak into the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of and response to the resident’s reports that his property’s toilet does not flush and drain properly.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Repairs, Take Specific Action (non-repair)

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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