Performance summary based on published UK Housing Ombudsman determinations. Figures reflect
only complaints that reached a formal determination and are not a complete measure of service.
Key statistics
Decisions
25
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
96%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
2
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£17,336
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
24
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 25
published decisions.
No maladministration9
Reasonable redress7
Service failure16
Maladministration22
Severe maladministration2
Outside jurisdiction2
Arun District Council's maladministration rate (96%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's concerns about water pressure in his home, as its attendance and proactive steps (including involving the utility company) were…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of reports of a faulty roof with associated damp and mould, and of a rat infestation, and service failure in its complaint handling. The complaint about…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's ASB reports over more than three years, as it failed to complete required risk assessments, offer support with evidence gathering, or…
The landlord's handling of the resident's reports of repairs (cracks and a roof leak) involved unreasonable delays and poor communication, and the redress it offered was insufficient, amounting to maladministration. Its…
The landlord's response to the resident's concerns about its window contractor's conduct was reasonable redress, as the landlord apologised, arranged for the contractor to investigate, and the contractor apologised,…
The landlord delayed an emergency heating repair by 3 days beyond its 24-hour target, failed to give notice of annual heat pump services, and did not provide evidence of the promised comprehensive service review or…
The landlord failed to ensure a neighbour rectified a driveway that was causing damp, despite identifying the issue in December 2023 — delaying, failing to follow up, not providing promised updates or a dehumidifier…
The complaint concerned the landlord's response to the resident's reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman found severe maladministration: the landlord failed to carry out recommended remedial works for a significant…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of leaks, damp and mould and associated repairs, due to overall delays, poor communication and failure to address the damp and…
Service failure found in the landlord's handling of damp and mould repairs and poor external brickwork condition, where repairs took approximately 5 months and no schedule of works was provided despite the resident's…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of leaks, damp and mould and associated repairs, and severe maladministration in its handling of concerns about the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould. Despite a February 2024 survey identifying high internal damp in several rooms and recommending remedial…
Maladministration in handling three ASB matters: failing to investigate noise reports from neighbour A, withholding details of allegations from neighbour B for over a year, and failing to follow up on reports against…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of an electrical safety inspection (including an inappropriate warning letter referencing tenancy enforcement without clear grounds and a failure to…
The Ombudsman found service failures in the landlord's handling of the resident's request for a single point of person contact, its handling of an ASB report (failing to proactively contact the resident and complete a…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of remedial repairs to the facias, soffits and guttering and the planned roof replacement works, given unreasonable delays over about four years, poor…
Service failure for bathroom repairs (raised then withdrew expectations, no Equality Act consideration); maladministration for damp and mould (policy not followed, no urgency given health conditions); maladministration…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of outstanding roof repairs, damp and mould, and the associated formal complaint. It ordered £850 compensation plus a written apology and completion of a…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress for the landlord's handling of garden repairs (delays but proactive communication and willingness to complete works), no maladministration for its response to subsidence concerns…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in four areas: the landlord's approach to repairs during Covid-19 (limiting to emergency repairs without sufficient justification), the handling of the repairs complaint…
The Ombudsman found that the landlord offered reasonable redress for its response to flooding from a burst pipe, as it completed repairs and offered £250 compensation plus new carpets (circa £2,500). However, there was…
The Ombudsman found maladministration by Arun District Council for its handling of a resident's long-standing noise nuisance reports (2018-2020) and for its complaint handling. The landlord failed to properly…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's reports of a blocked/flooding upstairs toilet and its decision not to compensate for damaged rugs. It found reasonable redress…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of leaks to the garage roof and shed downpipe due to poor communication and delays; reasonable redress for the balcony repair where the wrong sealant was…
The Ombudsman found service failure by Arun District Council for a five-week delay in logging a repair to a damaged bedroom ceiling containing asbestos. The landlord accepted the error and apologised, but the Ombudsman…
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