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Landlord

Retirement Lease Housing Association (RLHA)

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 26 March 2025

Also published by the Ombudsman as: Retirement Lease Housing Association

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
5
April 2024 to March 2025
Maladministration found
4 of 5
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 5 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration4
No maladministration1

“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
Apology4
Compensation4
Case Review2
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
Financial33
Managing Relations11
Occupancy Rights10
Repairs (includes damp and mould)11

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
202422
202532

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

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

The Regulator of Social Housing’s 2024/25 complaint figures are not matched to this name in our data.

Latest rulings

See and filter all 5

The 5 most recent of 5 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 26 March 2025Case 202307685 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s queries regarding their service charge. The resident’s complaint.”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation

  2. 10 February 2025Case 202307689 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord's response to the resident’s queries regarding its service charge budget. The landlord's handling of the resident’s complaint”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation

  3. 24 January 2025Case 202307482 · Leaseholder
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to sublet the property.”

    Occupancy Rights
  4. 22 November 2024Case 202301232 · Licence
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the information it provided regarding the service charges. This Service has also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    Financial

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  5. 30 April 2024Case 202232443 · Leaseholder
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the windows in the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

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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