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Landlord

Worthing Homes Limited

Housing AssociationData as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 9 April 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
5
February 2022 to April 2026
Maladministration found
4 of 5
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.

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What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration1
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
Apology4
Compensation4
Other1
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
Managing Relations44
ASB/Abuse/Nuisance21
Estate Management11
Financial11
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11
Occupancy Rights11
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
202210
202300
202411
202522
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.

4,182 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)
4
Findings
13
Maladministration findings
6
Maladministration rate (share of findings)
55%
Severe maladministration findings
0
Compensation ordered
£1,200

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

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

3,921 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
75.4%
Stage 2 answered on time
66.1%

“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 5

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

  1. 9 April 2026Case 202344486 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a neighbour installing fence posts in his garden. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Estate ManagementManaging Relations

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  2. 10 December 2025Case 202403697 · 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 antisocial behaviour (ASB). The house fire including associated expenses, repairs, and communications. The resident’s reports about damaged personal possessions. The resident’s request to stay at the temporary…”

    FinancialManaging RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling HomeOccupancy Rights

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation

  3. 25 November 2025Case 202407292 · Assured Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of ASB and her requests for CCTV. We have also investigated the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    ASB/Abuse/NuisanceManaging Relations

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

  4. 24 January 2024Case 202123822 · Introductory Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Repairs

  5. 10 February 2022Case 202014706 · Assured Tenancy
    No maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “This complaint is about how the landlord handled a dispute regarding parking on the hardstanding in front of the resident’s property.”

    ASB/Abuse/Nuisance

What you can do next

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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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