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This section is for landlords and agents, and has resources and information for existing and for prospective members of the Service.

For a brief overview of the Service, please see the About HOS section.

The Ombudsman encourages a conciliatory approach to resolving housing disputes.

He will only investigate complaints when there is early evidence of serious maladministration.

For future release: Summaries

HOS is creating an online repository of cases decided by the Ombudsman. This will replace our Case Studies publication.

Features:
Individual cases / decisions held online.
Fully searchable by keyword.
Useful reference or guide to situations & decisions.

Otherwise, he may recommend instead the use of mediation or other alternative forms of dispute-resolution, which he makes available at no extra cost.

The Service will soon make available an online database of cases. It will feature summaries of complaints and disputes considered by the Ombudsman, fully searchable by keyword, which can be a useful reference for understanding the nature and range of problems the Service considers.

It will not, however, be a precedent list because each case considered has to be determined on its merits – and therefore a decision which applied before may not apply to a new problem.

 
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