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Landlord

Leicester City Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 9 April 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
39
January 2021 to April 2026
Maladministration found
72%
28 of 39 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 1 severe maladministration finding (it counts findings, not rulings).

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

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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Maladministration1436%
Partial maladministration1436%
No maladministration923%
Outside jurisdiction25%

“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
Compensation28
Apology18
Take Specific Action (non-repair)12
Repairs8
Case Review7
Process Change6
Staff Training5
Other4
Policy Review3

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations1917
Repairs (includes damp and mould)1712
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance1612
Moving/Buying/Selling Home84
Estate Management66
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)44
Financial32
Information and data management21
Occupancy Rights11

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
2021106
202243
202342
202464
20251110
202643

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.

21,342 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)
23
Findings
57
Maladministration findings
40
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
77%
Severe maladministration findings
1
Compensation ordered
£8,278

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

19,407 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
72.6%
Stage 2 answered on time
79.3%

“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

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The 10 most recent of 39 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 9 April 2026Case 202417512 · Assured Tenancy
    Outside jurisdiction
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the installation of an extractor fan in the kitchen.”

  2. 20 March 2026Case 202520393 · Secure 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 overcrowding and request to move. Reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). Associated complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  3. 18 March 2026Case 202337540 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  4. 27 January 2026Case 202426581 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request to be rehoused due to the suitability of the property. Concerns of asbestos in the property. The complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  5. 19 December 2025Case 202401431 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s response to the request for loft and wall insulation and the impact of poor energy efficiency on energy bills. We have also considered the complaint handling.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  6. 17 December 2025Case 202511296 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB. The associated complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other

  7. 11 December 2025Case 202429181 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s request to be rehoused. lift repairs. the complaint.”

    Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling HomeRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Staff Training

  8. 30 September 2025Case 202203128 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. The associated complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation, Process Change

  9. 3 September 2025Case 202429843 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of noise nuisance.”

    ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  10. 27 August 2025Case 202309827 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of: reports of noise transference from flats above, including sounds from a shower and a shared stack pipe. neighbours throwing rubbish into her garden. The Ombudsman has also…”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceEstate ManagementManaging Relations

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

What you can do next

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  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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