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Landlord

Haringey London Borough Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 30 April 2026

Also published by the Ombudsman as: Haringey Council

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
203
January 2021 to April 2026
Maladministration found
86%
175 of 203 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
7
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 18 severe maladministration findings (it counts findings, not rulings).

All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334).

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The Ombudsman has published further reports or orders about this landlord

Further investigation report, published 4 July 2023. Read the report

Complaint Handling Failure Orders: 6 Complaint Handling Failure Orders in 2024-25. What is a Complaint Handling Failure Order?

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Severe maladministration73%
Maladministration12160%
Partial maladministration4723%
Reasonable redress31%
No maladministration126%
Outside jurisdiction115%
Mediation21%

“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
Compensation178
Apology120
Take Specific Action (non-repair)89
Repairs68
Other35
Case Review28
Staff Training27
Policy Review23
Process Change12

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)132118
Managing Relations121118
Moving/Buying/Selling Home2721
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance2521
Financial2117
Estate Management108
Information and data management88
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)77
Planned Works44
Occupancy Rights32

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 19 rulings have no category tag in the Ombudsman’s archive.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
2021199
20222418
20234439
20244139
20255954
20261616

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.

20,803 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)
92
Findings
236
Maladministration findings
193
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
86%
Severe maladministration findings
18
Compensation ordered
£85,274

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

15,415 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
70%
Stage 2 answered on time
39%

“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)

The 10 most recent of 203 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 30 April 2026Case 202514601 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: Missing loft insulation. Repairs to the garden gate. The resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Repairs

  2. 30 April 2026Case 202431563 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlords: Handling of reports of repairs to a door. Complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology

  3. 30 April 2026Case 202429943 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of persistent drainage issues. Complaint handling.”

    Managing Relations

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

  4. 17 April 2026Case 202339841 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the repair to the front door. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation

  5. 10 April 2026Case 202345329 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of property repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  6. 31 March 2026Case 202348575 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of a roof leak and repairs to the kitchen. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other

  7. 19 March 2026Case 202343421 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about its calculation of arrears. The landlord’s handling of the complaint”

    FinancialManaging Relations

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

  8. 16 March 2026Case 202404084 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Intercom repairs. The associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  9. 6 March 2026Case 202325647 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs. Formal complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  10. 27 February 2026Case 202425109 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s management of repairs related to a ceiling leak. We have also investigated its complaints handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

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