Ombudsman Urges Change After ‘Inexcusable’ Window Repair Cases

The Week in Housing: research reveals child deaths from window falls as ombudsman raises concern over landlords’ approach to repairs

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Housing Ombudsman slams Lambeth Council over “severe maladministration” in housing repairs

Lambeth Council has been named among the worst offenders in a damning new report by the Housing Ombudsman, which catalogues years of neglect and failure to carry out urgent housing repairs. The Learning from Severe Maladministration report, published this month, details dozens of cases where social landlords across England left tenants living in unsafe and degrading conditions. Lambeth features prominently, with the Ombudsman issuing multiple fi…

Ombudsman urges change after ‘inexcusable’ window repair cases

More than half of cases included in new report include children