Southern Housing (formerly Southern Housing Group)

2 published Housing Ombudsman decisions about repairs in this landlord’s homes, each read against the source. Part of our Housing Disrepair Index.

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These are not all the decisions about this landlord. They are the ones in our set, which was chosen because the complaints concerned damp, leaks, heating or pests. The number here says how many we read, not how many exist, and it cannot be compared with the number on another landlord’s page.

Each finding describes how one complaint was handled at one time. It is not a statement about how this landlord operates today, and it is not a verdict on the organisation.

About this landlord

This landlord is a housing association — a registered provider of social housing. It must belong to the Housing Ombudsman Scheme, so the Ombudsman route is open to its tenants once its own complaints process is finished.

For how the routes work when your landlord is a housing association, see housing association disrepair claims.

The decisions

Case 202443688decided 8 May 2026

Most severe finding on the condition of the home: service failure.

What was decided, issue by issue

service failure — A leak in a communal area (disrepair)
reasonable redress — The associated complaint (complaint handling)

Money was involved, but not as a single ordered total — the decision records 2 awards, which may include sums the landlord had already offered. The index data sets out each one. It made 3 orders and 1 recommendation — an order binds the landlord, a recommendation does not.

Apologise to the resident for the failures identified.
Pay the resident £200.
Progress the warranty claim and update the resident.

Read the full decision on the Housing Ombudsman’s site

Case 202217424decided 28 July 2023

Most severe finding on the condition of the home: maladministration.

What was decided, issue by issue

maladministration — Water leaks from the upstairs flat and the subsequent repairs (disrepair)
maladministration — The resident’s complaint (complaint handling)

The Ombudsman ordered compensation of £2,154.00. It made 3 orders and 1 recommendation — an order binds the landlord, a recommendation does not.

A senior manager to write to the resident with an apology.
Pay £2,154 directly to the resident, not offset against rent or service charge arrears.
Report on steps to draw up or review policies on damp and mould, non-emergency repair timescales, and record-keeping.

Read the full decision on the Housing Ombudsman’s site

If this is your landlord

A decision about someone else’s complaint does not decide yours, and it is not evidence in your case. What it does show is that the route works and what it can produce. The free routes come first, and they cost nothing: report the repair in writing, use the landlord’s formal complaints process, and then escalate free to the Housing Ombudsman.

Whether a legal claim is also possible depends on your own facts. Our overview of housing disrepair claims explains what one involves.

Corrections

Every statement on this page comes from a published decision linked above. If anything here misdescribes a decision — including if you act for this landlord — tell us and we will correct it and say what changed. How the data was produced and checked is set out in the methodology.

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