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Landlord

London Borough of Ealing

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 10 July 2026

Also published by the Ombudsman as: Ealing 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
71
January 2021 to July 2026
Maladministration found
87%
62 of 71 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 5 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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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Maladministration4361%
Partial maladministration1927%
Reasonable redress11%
No maladministration46%
Outside jurisdiction34%
Unknown11%

“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
Compensation62
Apology45
Repairs31
Take Specific Action (non-repair)28
Other15
Policy Review14
Staff Training11
Case Review10
Process Change6

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations5149
Repairs (includes damp and mould)4439
Moving/Buying/Selling Home85
Information and data management77
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance53
Financial44
Estate Management33
Occupancy Rights32
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)11
Planned Works11

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 5 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
202151
202254
20231513
20241918
20251514
20261212

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.

15,372 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)
37
Findings
85
Maladministration findings
73
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
88%
Severe maladministration findings
5
Compensation ordered
£31,501

The Ombudsman’s report on this landlord and its 2025-26 data table differ: compensation £31,501 in the report, £31,801 in the data table. We show the report’s figures because that is the document we link to.

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

11,259 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
60.9%
Stage 2 answered on time
54.1%

“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 71

The 10 most recent of 71 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 10 July 2026Case 202341180 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns about her rent account. Complaint handling.”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  2. 30 April 2026Case 202520683 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

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

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  3. 29 April 2026Case 202529241 · 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 asbestos. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  4. 24 April 2026Case 202514153 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the: The resident’s reports of a roof leak causing damp and mould. The resident’s reports of creaking floorboards. The associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs

  5. 23 April 2026Case 202348033 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s report that: damp and mould had caused damage to the resident’s sofa, curtains, and flooring items were stolen from the property during damp and mould works damp and mould had returned because the landlord did not install thermal boarding The landlord’s…”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  6. 28 March 2026Case 202314014 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a roof leak, the toilet ceiling, kitchen and brickwork. We have also assessed the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  7. 18 March 2026Case 202429226 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Repairs included in the resident’s disrepair claim. Repairs raised outside of the resident’s disrepair claim. The resident’s reports of pests in the property. The resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  8. 18 February 2026Case 202402124 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s response to the residents: concerns while she was living in temporary accommodation after a fire at her property. Associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Apology

  9. 13 February 2026Case 202516407 · Secure 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 leaks from the flat above and the soil pipe. Complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  10. 12 February 2026Case 202348401 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Reports of a collapsed ceiling in the living room. Associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

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