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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

England’s big social housing landlords ignoring official complaint warnings

Construction of new apartment blocks at Barking Riverside, London.
L&Q housing being built in Barking, London. The social housing provider was one of those that failed to comply with ‘complaints handling failure order’. Photograph: Marcin Rogozinski/Alamy

Some of England’s biggest social housing landlords are ignoring official warnings to handle tenants’ complaints better and the problem is getting worse, the ombudsman for the sector has said.

Landlords including L&Q, Southwark council and A2Dominion Group – which together let out 142,000 low-cost homes – failed to act despite being told to tackle complaints response delays and provide information to the watchdog.

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