Independent site, not the Housing Ombudsman. To complain about your landlord, see how to complain.

Landlord

Home Group Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 27 August 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
187
December 2020 to August 2026
Maladministration found
70%
130 of 187 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
1
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 4 severe maladministration findings (it counts findings, not rulings).

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

Open the full interactive viewSee, filter and share all 187 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Severe maladministration11%
Maladministration5730%
Partial maladministration7239%
Reasonable redress2011%
No maladministration3318%
Outside jurisdiction32%
Mediation11%

“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
Compensation144
Apology81
Take Specific Action (non-repair)72
Repairs33
Other27
Case Review22
Staff Training21
Policy Review13
Process Change9

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations12198
Repairs (includes damp and mould)10678
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance2719
Financial2720
Estate Management2321
Moving/Buying/Selling Home1914
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)106
Information and data management64
Planned Works44

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 14 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
202031
2021257
2022156
20233728
20242825
20255443
20262520

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.

52,561 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)
88
Findings
217
Maladministration findings
115
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
54%
Severe maladministration findings
4
Compensation ordered
£59,076

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

48,028 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
64.2%
Stage 2 answered on time
53.2%

“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 187 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 27 August 2026Case 202419559 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

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

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  2. 23 June 2026Case 202319327 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs in the resident’s property and the compensation offered for delays in completing works. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint about the repair issues.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs

  3. 13 May 2026Case 202443200 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould. Reports of flooding and a leak from an underground pipe in his garden. Associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  4. 30 April 2026Case 202445423 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a ceiling repair and temporary accommodation arrangements. We have also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing Relations

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

  5. 24 April 2026Case 202427524 · Shared Ownership
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of damp and mould in the bathroom. Complaint.”

    Managing Relations
  6. 21 April 2026Case 202524478 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

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

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  7. 20 April 2026Case 202345569 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of reports of dissatisfaction with grounds maintenance. Communication regarding service charges. Complaint handling.”

    Estate ManagementFinancialManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  8. 14 April 2026Case 202524307 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about overgrowth impacting on her garden and shed.”

    Estate Management

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

  9. 13 April 2026Case 202223749 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of repairs to solar thermal panels. Complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  10. 25 March 2026Case 202331085 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The landlord’s handling of reports of issues with a side basin and loss of heating and hot water. The landlord’s handling of car park lighting repairs. The standard of grounds maintenance. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of property repairs, including: multiple internal lights…”

    Estate ManagementManaging RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, 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.

Spotted a mistake, or are you this landlord and want to reply? See corrections and right of reply.