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Landlord

North West Leicestershire District Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 28 May 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
22
December 2021 to May 2026
Maladministration found
68%
15 of 22 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
2
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 0 severe maladministration findings (it counts findings, not rulings).

All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334). Based on fewer than 30 rulings, so one new ruling can move the percentage by several points.

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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Severe maladministration29%
Maladministration523%
Partial maladministration836%
Reasonable redress29%
No maladministration523%

“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
Compensation16
Apology11
Take Specific Action (non-repair)8
Repairs6
Other5
Policy Review4
Case Review3
Staff Training3

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations1412
Repairs (includes damp and mould)149
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)31
Financial21
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance11
Occupancy Rights11

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 2 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
202110
202200
202343
2024108
202554
202620

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.

4,164 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)
6
Findings
14
Maladministration findings
9
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
64%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£3,196

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

4,080 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
69.7%
Stage 2 answered on time
59.7%

“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 22

The 10 most recent of 22 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 28 May 2026Case 202430627 · Secure Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s queries about the warden alarm system, including his request for reimbursement of associated costs.”

    Financial
  2. 8 April 2026Case 202531598 · Introductory Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to reports of rats in the property.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Compensation

  3. 19 December 2025Case 202415395 · 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 ASB. We have also investigated the landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Staff Training

  4. 24 November 2025Case 202506976 · 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 damp and mould. Complaints.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  5. 14 August 2025Case 202419956 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident has complained about: The landlord’s handling of a boiler replacement. The associated complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

  6. 11 June 2025Case 202329499 · Secure Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A gas safety check at the property. The associated complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing Relations
  7. 27 March 2025Case 202323994 · 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 repairs.”

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  8. 13 December 2024Case 202416498 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about: The condition of the property when let to her and the landlord’s handling of the remedial works. The landlord’s response to her request for it to install a shower. The landlord’s handling of her complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Repairs

  9. 25 November 2024Case 202225027 · Secure Tenancy
    Severe maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord's handling of reports of multiple repairs in the property, including leaks, holes in the internal walls, a missing vent and damp and mould.”

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

  10. 13 August 2024Case 202318653 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling) (shortened)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of repairs to the bath panel. The resident’s reports of repairs to the back door, soffits and facias, damp proof course, shower isolation switch and drains. The resident’s reports of…”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs, 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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