Housing-ombudsman.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
92% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.49 s
File size
110.50 kB
Words
1040
Media files
18
Number of links
59 internal / 3 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Housing Ombudsman Service
The length of the page title is perfect. (267 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Explore the Housing Ombudsman's home page and find out how we are improving residents’ lives and landlords’ services through housing complaints.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (924 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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og:localeen_GB
og:typewebsite
og:titleHousing Ombudsman Service
og:descriptionExplore the Housing Ombudsman's home page and find out how we are improving residents’ lives and landlords’ services through housing complaints.
og:urlhttps://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/
og:site_nameHousing Ombudsman
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og:image:typeimage/jpeg
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1040 words. That's ok.
32.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
19 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.11 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 21 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...Ombudsman_Theme/_assets/img/hos_logo.pngHousing Ombudsman - Home
...ads/2022/02/iStock-636985508-440x248.jpgPhotograph of mould around window
...ploads/2023/11/hos-webimg-22-440x248.jpgHands holding various cartoon faces, some smiling some unhappy
...ds/2024/11/iStock-1814045938-440x248.jpgAnti-Social Behaviour (ASB). magnifying glass focuses on person icon on wooden block with connection link network for community structure.
...21/06/Insight-report-issue-6-440x248.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...velopment-1622288-pxhere.com-440x248.jpghands moving cogs into place
...ds/2022/07/iStock-1130500593-440x248.jpgImportant documents in files placed in the filing cabinet
...ds/2024/01/iStock-1458236117-440x248.jpgAn aerial view of rows of back to back terraced houses in a working class area of a Northern town in England
...ds/2021/09/iStock-1339864101-440x248.jpgGraphic of files and magnifying glass
...ds/2020/07/iStock-1160036843-440x248.jpgLight bulb with wood house on the table, a symbol for construction, Creative light bulb idea, power energy or business idea concept ecology, loan, mortgage, property or home.
...ds/2022/06/iStock-1296687879-440x248.jpgPest Control Exterminator Services Spraying Termite Insecticide
...ds/2021/03/iStock-1215084229-440x248.jpgInvestigation note pad
...ads/2023/04/iStock-808093546-440x248.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2023/12/hos-webimg-16-440x248.jpgAn external image of a block of flats
.../2024/10/iStock-1834240087-1-440x248.jpgA graphic of a house above a flight of stairs
...ploads/2023/12/hos-webimg-21-440x248.pngsmile face, neutral face and sad face on a piece of paper with check boxes underneath
...ds/2024/08/iStock-1180043607-440x248.jpgHouse Search, Searching for Home, Searching For Real Estate, House or New Home
...tent/uploads/2018/02/hos_logo-300x78.pngHousing Ombudsman (logo)

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Housing Ombudsman - Home
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 39 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Housing Ombudsman - Home
H2 How can we help you?
H2 Helpful Links
H2 Key topics from our casework
H2 Using this site
H2 Legal
H2 Working for us
H3 Resident information
H3 Landlord information
H3 News and recent updates
H3 Damp and mould
H3 Complaint handling
H3 Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)
H3 Repairs
H3 Knowledge and Information Management (KIM)
H3 Our orders
H3 Noise complaints
H3 Member Responsible for Complaints (MRC)
H3 Attitudes, respect and rights
H3 Pests
H3 Investigation
H3 Window-related complaints
H3 Leaseholder complaints
H3 Shared ownership
H3 Service charges
H3 Decants
H4 When to get help from the Housing Ombudsman
H4 How to complain to your landlord
H4 Online complaint form
H4 Advisors and advocates
H4 Helpful information for residents
H4 The Complaint Handling Code
H4 The Housing Ombudsman Scheme
H4 Webinars and training
H4 Centre for Learning
H4 Helpful information for landlords
H4 Housing Ombudsman calls for national tenant body and funding review as it reveals 474% surge in repair complaints
H4 Housing Ombudsman urges Hackney Council to avoid ‘positivity prism’ as it drives performance improvement
H4 Housing Ombudsman sets out key learning around emergencies ahead of Awaab’s Law
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 3 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to main content
/residents/Subdomain Residents
/landlords-info/Subdomain Landlords
/decisions/Subdomain Decisions
/home/about-us/Subdomain About us
/centre-for-learning-3/Subdomain Centre for Learning
/news/Subdomain News
/contact-us/Subdomain Contact us
/IMG-ALT Housing Ombudsman - Home
/residents/Subdomain Text duplicate Residents
/landlords-info/Subdomain Text duplicate Landlords
/decisions/Subdomain Text duplicate Decisions
/home/about-us/Subdomain Text duplicate About us
/centre-for-learning-3/Subdomain Text duplicate Centre for Learning
/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
/contact-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact us
/reports/spotlight-reports/rep...New window Subdomain Spotlight report on repairs and maintenance – repairing trust
A-TITLE https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/reports/spotlight-reports/repairing-trust/
/residents/when-to-get-help-fr...Subdomain When to get help from the Housing Ombudsman
/residents/make-a-complaint/ho...Subdomain How to complain to your landlord
/residents/make-a-complaint/Subdomain Online complaint form
/residents/bringing-a-complain...Subdomain Advisors and advocates
/residents/Subdomain Helpful information for residents
/landlords-info/complaint-hand...Subdomain The Complaint Handling Code
/landlords-info/the-housing-om...Subdomain The Housing Ombudsman Scheme
/centre-for-learning/workshops/Subdomain Webinars and training
/centre-for-learning/Subdomain Text duplicate Centre for Learning
/landlords-info/Subdomain Helpful information for landlords
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign up to our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from the Housing Ombudsman
/2025/05/29/call-for-national-...Subdomain Housing Ombudsman calls for national tenant body and funding review as it reveals 474% surge in repair complaints
/2025/05/22/special-investigat...Subdomain Housing Ombudsman urges Hackney Council to avoid ‘positivity prism’ as it drives performance improvement
/2025/05/20/emergency-repairs/Subdomain Housing Ombudsman sets out key learning around emergencies ahead of Awaab’s Law
/news/View all news
/landlords/Subdomain Landlord performance data
/landlords-info/workshops/Subdomain Training and events
/landlords-info/interactive-po...Subdomain Interactive Portal for landlords
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Newsletter sign-up (Opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topics/Subdomain View the range of key topics
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Damp and mould resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Complaint handling resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Repairs resources
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain KIM resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Our orders resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Noise complaints resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain MRC resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Rights and respect resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...New window Subdomain Pest resources (opens in a new tab)
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Investigation resources
/windows/Subdomain Window-related resources
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Leaseholder complaints
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Shared ownership resources
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Service charge resources
/centre-for-learning/key-topic...Subdomain Decant resources
/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility
/cookies/Subdomain Cookies
/about-us/your-data/Subdomain How we look after your data
/freedom-of-information/Subdomain Freedom of Information
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Subdomain Publication scheme
/home/about-us/corporate-infor...Subdomain Register of Interests
/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ho...Subdomain Hospitality and gifts
/about-us/careers/Subdomain Careers
https://housing-ombudsman-care...External Vacancies

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.49 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (111 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateSun, 08 Jun 2025 22:04:20 GMT
serverw3c
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
link<https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/>; rel=shortlink
set-cookie44 Characters
varyX-Forwarded-Protocol,Accept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
content-length19676
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubdomains; preload
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 499 referring domains.
This page has 4,603 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 420 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp/wp-admin/
Allow: /wp/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

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User-agent: *
Disallow:

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