Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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London Borough of Lambeth (25 023 018)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 24-Jun-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the loss of his Right to Buy as the complaint is late and there are no good reasons to consider it now. Mr X’s complaints about repairs and his tenancy fall outside our remit.
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Fareham Borough Council (25 022 535)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 16-Jun-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s provision of its housing duties. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision to refer to children’s services. Also, we would expect Mrs X to use her right of review to contest the Council’s offer of permanent accommodation, and we cannot achieve the outcome Mrs X wants.
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Central Bedfordshire Council (25 023 914)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 28-May-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs X’s complaint about her property being unsuitable and in need of repairs. This is because we cannot investigate complaints about the management of social housing by councils.
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Newcastle upon Tyne City Council (25 009 719)
Statement Upheld Managing council tenancies 28-Apr-2026
Summary: There was no fault in the Council’s decision about the appropriate banding for an applicant to its housing register, nor in its decision about the number of bedrooms he is entitled to. However, the Council was at fault because it initially imposed a restriction on the type of property the complainant could bid for, without taking the proper steps to establish this was necessary. This caused some frustration to the complainant, for which the Council has agreed to apologise.
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London Borough of Haringey (25 016 778)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 22-Apr-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about disrepair in Miss X’s accommodation. This is because the law says we cannot investigate the actions of a council when it is acting as a landlord of social housing.
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London Borough of Redbridge (25 014 938)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 19-Apr-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with disrepair in Mrs X’s home. This is because the law says we cannot investigate complaints when the Council is acting as a landlord of social housing.
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (25 018 479)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 14-Apr-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint because it relates to the Council’s actions as registered social landlord, which is outside our remit. We will not investigate other parts of the complaint because further investigation would not lead to a different outcome.
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London Borough of Hackney (25 020 001)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 08-Apr-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Ms X’s complaint because it relates to the Council’s actions or failure to act in its capacity as a registered social landlord, which is not in our remit.
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Birmingham City Council (25 016 612)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 01-Apr-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s management of a social housing tenancy. We have no jurisdiction to investigate complaints about tenancies managed by social housing landlords.
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Birmingham City Council (25 022 173)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Managing council tenancies 11-Mar-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to respond to her personal injury claim. We have no remit to consider complaints about the management of social housing by a council acting as a social landlord.