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Landlord

Orwell Housing Association Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 27 March 2025

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
4
February 2023 to March 2025
Maladministration found
2 of 4
rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
the Ombudsman’s most serious finding

All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334). With fewer than 10 rulings we show counts, not a percentage: one new ruling can change the picture a lot.

Open the full interactive viewSee, filter and share all 4 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Partial maladministration2
No maladministration1
Unknown1

“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
Apology2
Compensation2
Policy Review1
Repairs1
Take Specific Action (non-repair)1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Financial21
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance10
Estate Management10
Information and data management11
Managing Relations10

A ruling can have more than one category tag.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
202320
202400
202522

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

No Ombudsman 2025-26 report is published under this name.

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

3,980 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
96%
Stage 2 answered on time
96.1%

“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 4

The 4 most recent of 4 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 27 March 2025Case 202335784 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the windows. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the shed roof. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s record keeping.”

    Information and data management

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

  2. 28 January 2025Case 202326522 · Assured 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 damp and mould and his request for an extractor fan in the bathroom. The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damaged possessions caused by mould and by paint splashes…”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  3. 22 December 2023Case 202112944 · Secure Tenancy
    Unknown
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

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

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations
  4. 8 February 2023Case 202120347 · Shared Ownership
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to include the cost of decontaminating bins within the service charge; The landlord not providing individual bins to residents; and The landlord’s refusal to install CCTV.”

    Estate ManagementFinancial

    Recommendations: Policy Review

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.

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