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Corporate Strategy 2025-30 | Strategic objective 2: Drive positive local complaint handling cultures
A positive complaint handling culture is based on ensuring resident awareness of and access to the complaints process, being fair, putting things right, and learning from outcomes. Our Complaint Handling Code (Code) empowers all landlords to resolve complaints themselves so fewer escalate to our service.
In 2025-30 we want to build on our Code compliance monitoring work. In 2024-25 this focused on complaint handling policies. During the strategy period we will focus on governing body scrutiny and oversight, with a particular focus on the Member Responsible for Complaints and testing compliance in practice where we have concerns. We will continue to take our approach of learning first – highlighting to landlords where they need to improve before we take further action, sharing best practice and guidance from our cross-sector oversight, and producing a variety of learning tools hosted on our Centre for Learning.
Strategic objective aims
Aim 2.1: We evolve our duty to monitor compliance with the Complaint Handling Code.
Aim 2.2: We expand our Centre for Learning content to support better local complaint handling.
Aim 2.3: We focus on leadership and governance, in particular, the role of the Member Responsible for Complaints, in supporting positive complaint handling cultures.
Aim 2.4: Residents are aware of their right to complain, are adequately supported in accessing the complaints process and are signposted to the Ombudsman.7.
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Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 2
We will measure the success of strategic objective 2 using the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Social landlords demonstrate positive complaint handling cultures, compliance with the Complaint Handling Code and practice aligns with policy (aim 2.1, 2.2, 2.3):
- Members Responsible for Complaints report maintained or increased positive impact of our work on their landlord’s complaint handling (independent survey – baseline in 2025-26)
- reduction in Complaint Handling Failure Orders (CHFOs) issued for non-engagement with compliance monitoring activity within timescales (baseline in 2024-25)
- reduction in CHFOs issued for compliance in policy over the lifetime of the strategy (baseline in 2024-25)
- landlords non-compliant in complaint handling practice implement all recommendations
Maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain (aim 2.4):
- maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain and the Ombudsman over the lifetime of the strategy (independent survey – baseline in 2025-26/use MHCLG awareness raising campaign data)
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Corporate Strategy 2025-30 | Strategic objective 2: Drive positive local complaint handling cultures
A positive complaint handling culture is based on ensuring resident awareness of and access to the complaints process, being fair, putting things right, and learning from outcomes. Our Complaint Handling Code (Code) empowers all landlords to resolve complaints themselves so fewer escalate to our service.
In 2025-30 we want to build on our Code compliance monitoring work. In 2024-25 this focused on complaint handling policies. During the strategy period we will focus on governing body scrutiny and oversight, with a particular focus on the Member Responsible for Complaints and testing compliance in practice where we have concerns. We will continue to take our approach of learning first – highlighting to landlords where they need to improve before we take further action, sharing best practice and guidance from our cross-sector oversight, and producing a variety of learning tools hosted on our Centre for Learning.
Strategic objective aims
Aim 2.1: We evolve our duty to monitor compliance with the Complaint Handling Code.
Aim 2.2: We expand our Centre for Learning content to support better local complaint handling.
Aim 2.3: We focus on leadership and governance, in particular, the role of the Member Responsible for Complaints, in supporting positive complaint handling cultures.
Aim 2.4: Residents are aware of their right to complain, are adequately supported in accessing the complaints process and are signposted to the Ombudsman.7.
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Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 2
We will measure the success of strategic objective 2 using the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Social landlords demonstrate positive complaint handling cultures, compliance with the Complaint Handling Code and practice aligns with policy (aim 2.1, 2.2, 2.3):
- Members Responsible for Complaints report maintained or increased positive impact of our work on their landlord’s complaint handling (independent survey – baseline in 2025-26)
- reduction in Complaint Handling Failure Orders (CHFOs) issued for non-engagement with compliance monitoring activity within timescales (baseline in 2024-25)
- reduction in CHFOs issued for compliance in policy over the lifetime of the strategy (baseline in 2024-25)
- landlords non-compliant in complaint handling practice implement all recommendations
Maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain (aim 2.4):
- maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain and the Ombudsman over the lifetime of the strategy (independent survey – baseline in 2025-26/use MHCLG awareness raising campaign data)
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Corporate Strategy 2025-30 | Strategic objective 3: Support better services through our insights, data, and intelligence
Complaints are more than individual transactions, they are strategic tools for learning.
Over this strategy period, landlords’ operating environment will remain uncertain and pressurised. We want to use our insights, data, and intelligence to extend learning into the system – providing horizon-scanning that identifies emerging risks, identifying programmes or policies that need to be reviewed, and informing future budget allocation and service development at both landlord- and sector-level.
Strategic objective aims
Aim 3.1: We hold individual landlords to account where there are repeated service failures by engaging with them to address root causes.
Aim 3.2: We promote fairer outcomes in services where systemic failings are identified.
Aim 3.3: We share information with regulators, enforcement bodies and other delivery partners to promote accountability.
Aim 3.4: We are proactive in sharing our work with elected representatives, think tanks, and public policy makers to inform debate and policy proposal.
Aim 3.5: We help to stimulate debate and support better understanding of the social housing sector by allowing open access to our casework data.10.
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Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 3
We will measure the success of strategic objective 3 using the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Our work drives fairer services and healthier homes (aim 3.1, 3.2):
- increased proportion of landlords that agree their services are fairer and their homes are healthier as a result of our thematic work over the lifetime of the strategy (independent survey, baseline 2025-26)
- increased proportion of individual landlords that agree their services are fairer and their homes are healthier as a result of our further investigations (independent survey, baseline 2025-26)
- increased proportion of landlords that find our Centre for Learning tools are helpful in driving fairer services and healthier homes (independent survey, baseline 2025-26)
We play an active role in the system of landlord accountability (aim 3.3):
- information is shared with regulators, enforcement bodies, and other delivery partners
Our work is used to inform policy debate (aim 3.4):
- our work is referenced in policy development and public debate
Our data is used by a wide variety of stakeholders (aim 3.5):
- increased use of our data each year (baseline number of views in first full year of availability)
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Corporate Strategy 2025-30 | Strategic objective 4: Extend our powers and engage with partners to close gaps in redress
Housing is arguably one of the most complicated sectors in England. The boundaries between public and private have become blurred and gaps in redress remain. In addition, residents within the social sector currently have uneven rights when it comes to obtaining information from their provider, depending on whether their landlord is a local authority or housing association.
During this strategy period, we will discuss widening access to fair, independent, and impartial Ombudsman-level redress for residents with partners from across the sector, supported by straight-forward customer journeys and consistent outcomes.
We will also take on a new area of complaints relating to the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements scheme (STAIRs) – enabling tenants to come to us where they are dissatisfied with the outcome or handling of their request for information related to the management of their housing.
Strategic objective aims
Aim 4.1: We will discuss gaps in independent, impartial, and accountable Ombudsman-level redress for residents, supported by straight-forward customer journeys and consistent outcomes, with partners from across the sector.
Aim 4.2: We design and implement the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) appeals service for housing associations. 13.
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Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 4
We will measure the success of strategic objective 4 using the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- no current KPIs set (aim 4.1)
- an effective STAIRs service from the go-live date (detailed KPIs to be confirmed in advance of go-live) (aim 4.2)
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Corporate Strategy 2025-30 | Strategic enabler: Organisation design
Our people are our greatest asset. To deliver our strategy successfully, we need to ensure we have access to colleagues who support our values, are keen to learn and are willing adapt as we grow and change.
We also need to update our systems as these have not kept pace with our expansion to date, nor the customer service expectations of our residents and landlords. And we need to revisit our structures and our processes to ensure these are optimised to meet the expectations of a larger and growing organisation.
All of this combines into an overarching enabler looking at our organisation design to ensure that this supports delivery of our strategy and embeds our culture. The scale of our ambitions as set out in our strategic objectives and the change required to deliver means we are treating these enablers as a transformation programme.
People
Aim E1.1: We are a learning organisation, delivering continuous improvement and innovation.
Aim E1.2: Our people processes are values and behaviours-driven, health and wellbeing are prioritised, we are inclusive and value the benefits that diversity brings .
Aim E1.3: We provide colleagues with clear pathways for career and skills development .
Aim E1.4: Colleague engagement is regularly checked and actively managed in our remote organisation.
Structures and processes
Aim E2.1: We develop our governance, organisation design and management practices to meet the needs of a larger and more complex organisation.
Aim E2.2: We build trust in our service through ethical practices and gaining external accreditations in key areas.
Aim E2.3: We develop our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and increase our reporting.
Systems
Aim E3.1: We seek digital, data and technology developments which drive efficiency, support scalability, ensure compliance and meet customer needs.16.
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Key Performance Indicators for the strategic enabler
We will measure the success of the strategic enabler using the following KPIs.
Colleagues support our values and behaviours, and engagement scores increase across all directorates (aim E.1) :
- increased colleague engagement survey scores over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2025-26 baseline)
Colleagues participate in valued learning and development (aim E.1) :
- increased proportion of colleagues undertaking non-mandatory learning and development activities over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2024-25 baseline)
- increased colleague satisfaction with learning and development provision over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2024-25 baseline)
Stakeholders trust the quality of our work and the insights this provides (aim E.2):
- we obtain external accreditations or comply with recognised good practice in areas where the benefits outweigh the costs
- all colleagues commit to upholding our Code of Ethics
- we are peer reviewed and publish the outcome of this
Our organisation is more effective and efficient while continuing to meet the expectations of an arm’s length body (aim E.2):
- reduced cost per dispute resolution case over the lifetime of the strategy
- reduced cost per enquiry over the lifetime of the strategy
- unqualified accounts each year
We are transparent about the impact of our organisation on the world (aim E2):
- Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategy is produced and milestones are met
Systems and technology are efficient to use and effectively capture information (aim E3):
- overall positive return on investment for all system, data, and technology projects
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Tell us your views on our Business Plan 2025-26. It sets out the key actions that we will take between April 2025 to March 2026 to deliver our strategic objectives and enablers.
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Business Plan 2025-26 | Strategic objective 1: Provide an excellent, person-centred service
Below we set out our aims to meet strategic objective 1 and the activities planned for 2025-26 to deliver it.
Aim 1.1 Our services are human-centric, trusted, and provide a positive customer experience for residents.
Aim 1.1 activities:
- options appraisal on preferred option for our enquiries service
- resident and landlord research to support development of a customer charter, customer service offer, and channel strategy
- design approach to customer co-creation
- implementation of our updated quality strategy and assurance framework
Aim 1.2 Our service uses a range of techniques to provide resolution at the earliest opportunity.
Aim 1.2 activities:
- trial techniques for early resolution which maintain quality and impact
- continue to evolve Dispute Support & Resolution (DS&R) ways of working, processes, systems, and structures to be able to maximise our effectiveness and efficiency
Aim 1.3 Our remedies are effective, appropriate, restorative, and complied with by landlords.
Aim 1.3 activities:
- research on effective restorative orders, focused on rebuilding trust where the relationship between the landlord and residents has broken down
Aim 1.4 We continue to develop our approach to casework to drive fairness in service delivery and reflect changes to landlord duties.
Aim 1.5 Our investigations support landlords to understand what led to service failure, prevent future complaints, and fulfil their obligations.
Aim 1.4 and 1.5 activities:
- development and implementation of guidance in response to new landlord duties and expectations
- on-going cyclical review of existing guidance
- discovery exercise on creation of a sector compensation calculator
- work with residents and members to develop our metrics for the impacts of individual investigations and fairer services
Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 1
In 2025-26, we will measure the success of strategic objective 1 using the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Increased resident and landlord satisfaction with our service provision (aims 1.1, 1.2, 1.3):
- improved resident satisfaction scores at enquiries (increasing by 5% on 2024-25 year-end position)
- maintained resident and landlord satisfaction scores following investigation (80% for cases upheld, 60% for cases not upheld)
Maintained casework quality (aim 1.1):
- maintained quality scores for investigations (95%)
Reduced casework timescales (aim 1.2):
- 90% of high-risk cases determined within 4 months
- 50% of cases are determined within 6 months*
- 80% of cases determined within 12 months
* Subject to confirmation following the evaluation of our early resolution trial and other measures to increase output
Note: Targets may need to be revisited following confirmation of the start and scope of Awaab’s Law
Maintained or increased compliance with our orders (aim 1.3):
- 95% compliance by target date
- 99% compliance within 3 months of target date
Our individual investigations lead to fairer service delivery (aim 1.4, 1.5) :
- this target will be developed over the year after engaging with residents and members to understand what fairer service delivery means to them and set appropriate measures for following years
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Business Plan 2025-26 | Strategic objective 2: Drive positive local complaint handling cultures
Below we set out our aims to meet strategic objective 2 and the activities planned for 2025-26 to deliver it.
Aim 2.1 We evolve our duty to monitor compliance with the Complaint Handling Code.
Aim 2.2 We expand our Centre for Learning content to support better local complaint handling.
Aim 2.3 We focus on leadership and governance, in particular, the role of the Member Responsible for Complaints, in supporting positive complaint handling cultures.
Aim 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 activities:
- we embed our approach to compliance in policy and begin to test compliance in practice
- we use information gathered from year one duty to monitor submissions to produce content for the Centre for Learning, aimed at complaint handlers.
- we explore how we can support complaint handling professionalisation in the sector
- we design dedicated tools aimed at those holding the Member Responsible for Complaints role
- we commission research to identify organisations with positive complaint handling cultures and the common behaviours, processes and practices demonstrated by their governing bodies and senior leaders
Aim 2.4 Residents are aware of their right to complain, are adequately supported in accessing the complaints process and are signposted to the Ombudsman.
Aim 2.4 activities:
- continue targeted awareness raising activities based on EDI and geographical analysis of residents accessing our service less frequently than others
- reshape our Meet the Ombudsman events
- increase the volume and range of support for residents who are making a complaint on our website
Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 2
All of the following targets will be developed over the year and will be supported by engagement with Members’ Responsible for Complaints. We will also create a robust surveying methodology and/or use of existing survey results and analysis of our data to set the current baseline and stretching targets for the following years.
Social landlords demonstrate positive complaint handling cultures, compliance with the Complaint Handling Code and practice aligns with policy (aims 2.1, 2.2, 2.3):
- Members Responsible for Complaints report maintained or increased positive impact of our work on their landlord’s complaint handling
- reduction in Complaint Handling Failure Orders (CHFOs) issued for non-engagement with compliance monitoring activity within timescales
- reduction in CHFOs issued for compliance in policy over the lifetime of the strategy
- landlords non-compliant in complaint handling practice implement all recommendations
Maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain (aim 2.4):
- maintained or increased resident awareness of their right to complain and the Ombudsman
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Business Plan 2025-26 | Strategic objective 4: Extend our powers and engage with partners to support closing gaps in redress
Below we set out our aims to meet strategic objective 4 and the activities planned for 2025-26 to deliver it.
Aim 4.1 We will discuss gaps in independent, impartial, and accountable Ombudsman-level redress for residents, supported by straight-forward customer journeys and consistent outcomes, with partners from across the sector.
Aim 4.1 activity:
- collaborating on the design and implementation of the Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman, if the Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent and we are the scheme administrator
Aim 4.2 We design and implement the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) appeals service for housing associations.
Aim 4.2 activities:
- complete work to design the Social Tenant Access Information Right (STAIRs) appeal service
- consult on changes to the Scheme to enable delivery of STAIRs
- plan for implementation
Key Performance Indicators for strategic objective 4
We will measure the success of strategic objective 4 using the following Key Performance Indicator (KPIs):
Aim 4.1: There are no planned measures of success
Aim 4.2: An effective STAIRs service from the go-live date – targets to be confirmed in advance of go-live10.
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Business Plan 2025-26 | Strategic Enabler: Organisation design
An overarching enabler looks at our organisation and its people, processes, and systems to ensure it supports delivery of our Corporate Strategy 2025-30 and embeds our culture. The scale of our ambitions as set out in our strategic objectives and the change required to deliver means we are treating these enablers as a transformation programme.
People
Aim E1.1 We are a learning organisation, delivering continuous improvement and innovation.
Aim E1.2 Our people processes are values and behaviours-driven, health and wellbeing are prioritised and we are inclusive and value the benefits that diversity brings.
Aim E1.3 We provide colleagues with clear pathways for career and skills development.
Aim E1.4 Colleague engagement is regularly checked and actively managed in our remote organisation.
Aim E1 activities:
- begin the workforce and talent development programme
- understand options to provide more flexibility in grading
- benchmark our current total reward package
- look at tools to support more effective remote working
- review approaches to effectively tracking colleague engagement and deploy
- explore approaches for flexible resourcing
- design and implement other areas in accordance with strategic milestones
Structures and processes
Aim E2.1 We develop our governance, organisation design and management practices to meet the needs of a larger and more complex organisation.
Aim E2.2 We build trust in our service through ethical practices and gaining external accreditations in key areas.
Aim E2.3 We develop our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and increase our reporting.
Aim E2 activities:
- review our organisational design and begin to implement the changes required for successful strategic delivery
- transition from a corporation sole to a body corporate and embed excellent governance to support this new structure
- explore ways to improve our workload and capacity planning and explore models linked to demand scenarios
- continue to research alternative fee regimes and their potential for application to social housing providers
- gain re-accreditation on our IT systems and evaluate progress on moving towards other schemes
Systems
Aim E3.1 We seek digital, data and technology developments which drive efficiency, support scalability, ensure compliance and meet customer needs.
Aim E3 activities:
- develop a digital, data and technology strategy, including the potential for use of AI and automation, to support our new organisation design and strategic ambitions
- begin to deliver against early strategic milestones
Key Performance Indicators for the strategic enabler
All of the following targets are for achievement over the lifetime of the strategy, recognising that our transformation programme could have a negative impact before there is sustained improvement. During 2025-26 we will establish current baselines, and analyse our data to set the current baseline and stretching targets for following years. We will also begin the activities that will increase trust in our service and increase transparency about our impact on the world.
Colleagues support our values and behaviours and engagement scores increase across all directorates (aim E1):
- increased colleague engagement survey scores over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2024-25 baseline)
Colleagues participate in valued learning and development (aim E1):
- increased proportion of colleagues undertaking non-mandatory learning and development activities over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2024-25 baseline)
- increased colleague satisfaction with learning and development provision over the lifetime of this strategy (measured from 2024-25 baseline)
Our organisation is more effective and efficient while continuing to meet the expectations of an arm’s length body (aim E2):
- reduced cost per Dispute Resolution case over the lifetime of the strategy
- reduced cost per enquiry over the lifetime of the strategy
- unqualified accounts each year
Stakeholders trust the quality of our work and the insights this provides (aim E2):
- we obtain external accreditations or comply with recognised good practice in areas where the benefits outweigh the costs
- all colleagues commit to upholding our Code of Ethics
- we are peer reviewed and publish the outcome of this
We are transparent about the impact of our organisation on the world and increase our reporting (aim E2):
- Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategy is produced, and milestones are met
Systems and technology are efficient to use and effectively capture information (aim E3):
- overall positive return on investment for all system, data, and technology projects
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Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman, said: “We want to see the housing sector thrive during these challenging and changing times, to grasp new opportunities, and to champion healthier homes and fairer services.
“The strategy looks to reimagine our relationship with residents, creating simpler and easier access to housing redress. Doing so in a way that is person-centred, with faster decisions – offering a genuine alternative to legal action. This builds on our work to meet to the unprecedented volumes of casework we have seen.
“And we look to do the same for landlords, where we will continue to provide accountability, redress and transparency. We want to do more to strengthen local resolution, build trust, and move from transactional engagement, based on individual complaints, to strategic support through our Centre for Learning.
“I want residents know their rights and be treated fairly and respectfully, whether their complaint comes to us or not, helping to make relationships between residents and landlords stronger and more trusting.
“Finally, it deepens our relationship with the wider regulatory system, given the unique and independent perspective we offer, by providing insight, open data and alerting it to emerging concerns for enforcement and regulatory bodies, as well as policymakers.”
How to take part
This consultation is split into 2 surveys.
Survey 1: Corporate Strategy 2025-30 consultation
The first is asking for views on the Housing Ombudsman’s Corporate Strategy 2025-30. It introduces 4 strategic objectives and a strategic enabler. Each section sets out the aims and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) it will use to measure the success of each over the next 5 years.
Tell us your views on the Corporate Strategy 2025-30
Survey 2: Business Plan 2025-26 consultation
The second part is asking for views on the Housing Ombudsman’s Business Plan 2025-26. This gives more detail on planned activities between April 2025 and March 2026 to start to deliver the strategic objectives and enabler in year one.
Tell us your views on the Business Plan 2025-26
You can take part in the consultation online. Complete both surveys to have your say on what we are doing this year, and over the next 5 years.
This consultation will close on Monday 31 March 2025.
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If you need help responding to this consultation or would like to respond in a different format, please call us on 0300 111 3000. Our opening hours can be found on our website.
You can also email your comments to consultations@housing-ombudsman.org.uk.
Alternatively, you can download a copy of the consultation document PDF or write to us and return to:
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