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
9
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
89%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£5,940
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
8
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 9
published decisions.
No maladministration2
Reasonable redress2
Service failure5
Maladministration6
Outside jurisdiction1
Babergh District Council's maladministration rate (89%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of reports of a rat infestation in the property: it did not act promptly, kept inadequate repair records, delayed an inspection by two months without…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress for the landlord's handling of the resident's concerns about a new front door lock, service failure for its handling of the resident's request to install a front garden fence and…
The complaint concerned the landlord's decision not to allow the applicant to succeed his late mother's secure tenancy. The Ombudsman found no maladministration, as the landlord correctly applied its tenancy policy and…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress in the landlord's handling of repairs and of the installation of an electric shower, as the landlord apologised, committed to completing the works and offered proportionate…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's repairs reports (boiler, immersion heater, bathroom drainage, damp and mould, external rendering and kitchen flooring), which spanned…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports about window repairs and the ventilation system, and in its complaint handling. It ordered the landlord to apologise, pay £1,000…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of reports about faulty heating. The landlord responded promptly but focused only on whether the storage heaters worked rather than whether they were fit…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's response to the resident's reports about unsafe electrics, due to poor record keeping and failure to take seriously her report of being asked to check plugs herself.…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a rat infestation and repairs, and service failure regarding the bedroom size appeal. The landlord failed to adequately monitor the infestation,…
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