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Landlord

Selwood Housing Society Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 8 June 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
7
June 2023 to June 2026
Maladministration found
5 of 7
rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
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). 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 7 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration2
Partial maladministration3
Reasonable redress2

“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
Compensation7
Take Specific Action (non-repair)3
Apology2
Other1
Policy Review1
Process Change1
Repairs1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations55
Repairs (includes damp and mould)53
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11

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
202311
202400
202542
202622

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.

7,247 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)
5
Findings
7
Maladministration findings
3
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
43%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£950

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

7,101 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
98.7%
Stage 2 answered on time
98.1%

“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 7

The 7 most recent of 7 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 8 June 2026Case 202535427 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s socket repair. The landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  2. 17 April 2026Case 202338152 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks, damp, and the associated repairs. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  3. 16 December 2025Case 202432833 · Assured Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s staff conduct concerns. We have investigated the landlords complaint handling.”

    Managing Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Other

  4. 28 August 2025Case 202449545 · Assured Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Compensation, Take Specific Action (non-repair)

  5. 29 July 2025Case 202414890 · Assured Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about pests and weeds, subsidence, repairs at his home, and his concerns about roof safety.”

    Repairs (includes damp and mould)

    Recommendations: Compensation

  6. 10 January 2025Case 202220136 · Applicant
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the applicant’s application for a shared ownership property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling Home

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Policy Review

  7. 26 June 2023Case 202121603 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Process Change, Repairs

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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