Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Colchester City Council (25 024 818)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 13-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a failure to get the full market value for a property the Council sold. The law says we cannot consider matters which affect all or most of the people who live in the Council’s area. Also, it is reasonable for Mr X to pursue a compensation claim through the courts
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council (25 022 953)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 30-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled a dispute about a boundary with a Council owned property. This is because it is late and Mrs Y could take the matter to Court.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 29-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s grass cutting schedule. This is because we could not add to the Council’s response, and Mr Y has not suffered significant injustice.
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Milton Keynes Council (25 027 245)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 29-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a boundary wall dispute. This is because it would be reasonable for Mr X to pursue the matter through the courts.
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Peterborough City Council (25 024 764)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 26-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s refusal to sell him a piece of land. The complaint is late and there is not a good reason why he could not have come to us sooner.
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London Borough of Haringey (25 024 274)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 13-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about who owns a piece of land. This is because the Ombudsman cannot decide the legal ownership of land. It would be reasonable for Mr X to ask the courts to decide who owns the land.
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Cheshire West & Chester Council (25 023 477)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 05-Jul-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s actions relating to a 2013 land sale. The complaint is late and there are no good reasons she could not have complained sooner.
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London Borough of Wandsworth (25 023 075)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 14-Jun-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a dispute about fence repairs. This is because further investigation would not lead to a different outcome and any injustice was remedied by the Council during the complaints process.
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London Borough of Ealing (25 022 965)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 03-Jun-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions relating to alleged encroachment onto its land and breaches of data protection regulations. We cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking. And Mr X has already complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the alleged data protection breach.
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Hampshire County Council (25 027 154)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 02-Jun-2026
Summary: We will not investigate the Council’s response to Miss X’s concerns about damage to her property. This is because it is reasonable to expect Miss X to take her claim for damages to court.