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Landlord

South Derbyshire District Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 30 January 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
6
October 2022 to January 2026
Maladministration found
5 of 6
rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
rulings with this overall outcome. The Ombudsman’s 2025-26 report counts 1 severe maladministration finding (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 6 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration2
Partial maladministration3
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
Apology5
Compensation5
Repairs3
Take Specific Action (non-repair)3
Case Review1
Other1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations33
Repairs (includes damp and mould)33
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance21
Estate Management11
Information and data management11

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
202210
202300
202411
202533
202611

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.

2,979 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
12
Maladministration findings
8
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
67%
Severe maladministration findings
1
Compensation ordered
£3,900

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

2,940 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
100%
Stage 2 answered on time
100%

“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 6

The 6 most recent of 6 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 30 January 2026Case 202440948 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about how the landlord responded to her reports of leaks and the associated repairs. We have also considered how the landlord dealt with the resident’s complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  2. 7 October 2025Case 202425889 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to the bedroom ceiling and the property’s roof. We have also considered the landlord’s handling of the complaint as part of the assessment.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  3. 14 August 2025Case 202347884 · 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 anti-social behaviour (ASB) from the neighbour below.”

    ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

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

  4. 17 March 2025Case 202413684 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: A dispute over the location of the resident’s parked car. The resident’s reports of damp and mould. We have also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling. Record keeping.”

    Estate ManagementInformation and data management

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

  5. 29 February 2024Case 202226705 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property when it was first let. The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the conduct of its staff. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

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

  6. 21 October 2022Case 202012512 · Secure Tenancy
    No maladministration
    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) by a neighbour. The landlord’s decision to issue the resident with a tenancy warning.”

    ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

What you can do next

  1. Report the problem to your landlord. Keep photos and dates.
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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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