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Landlord

Peabody Trust

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 29 June 2026

Also published by the Ombudsman as: Peabody Trust 2018

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
622
October 2020 to June 2026
Maladministration found
72%
445 of 622 rulings: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
7
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 18 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 622 rulings.

Formerly

Catalyst Housing Limited (43 rulings); Aldwyck Housing Group Limited (1 ruling); Town and Country Housing (54 rulings)

Rulings about former organisations stay under the name the Ombudsman published them under.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulingsShare
Severe maladministration71%
Maladministration20433%
Partial maladministration23438%
Reasonable redress9115%
No maladministration599%
Outside jurisdiction203%
Mediation61%
Unknown10%

“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
Compensation521
Apology321
Take Specific Action (non-repair)265
Repairs125
Other100
Case Review82
Policy Review60
Staff Training57
Process Change32

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations432340
Repairs (includes damp and mould)290214
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance9776
Financial9168
Estate Management6845
Moving/Buying/Selling Home6248
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)3730
Information and data management3731
Planned Works1511
Occupancy Rights1210
Retired11

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 59 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
202042
20215014
20223816
20239165
2024149127
2025208159
20268262

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.

91,600 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)
293
Findings
725
Maladministration findings
385
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
56%
Severe maladministration findings
18
Compensation ordered
£278,357

This report also covers its group companies and predecessors: Aldwyck Housing Group Limited (1 ruling); Catalyst Housing Limited (43 rulings).

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

93,237 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
39.3%
Stage 2 answered on time
8.6%

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

  1. 29 June 2026Case 202347446 · Assured Shorthold Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of ASB. Reports of a leak and associated damp and mould. Associated complaint.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  2. 24 June 2026Case 202336554 · 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 about staff conduct. Complaint.”

    Managing Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  3. 22 June 2026Case 202406659 · Assured Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Reports of a leak causing damp and mould. The associated complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Compensation

  4. 18 June 2026Case 202415967 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of repairs, including to: an intercom communal stairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  5. 17 June 2026Case 202401934 · Shared Ownership
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s query about her service charges. We have also considered how the landlord handled the complaint.”

    FinancialManaging Relations

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

  6. 9 June 2026Case 202500627 · Shared Ownership
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

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

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  7. 9 June 2026Case 202404132 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Request for a kitchen renewal, and related repairs. Complaint.”

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

  8. 2 June 2026Case 202544131 · Shared Ownership
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of uneven paving. Complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  9. 1 June 2026Case 202312953 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The leak and associated repairs. The temporary accommodation. Reports of damage to personal property. The complaint.”

    Moving/Buying/Selling HomeRetired

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

  10. 29 May 2026Case 202447643 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the residents reports of pests. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

What you can do next

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