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
11
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
64%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£2,150
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
7
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 11
published decisions.
No maladministration5
Reasonable redress2
Service failure5
Maladministration3
Outside jurisdiction1
Cambridge City Council's maladministration rate (64%) is lower than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found maladministration in how the landlord handled outstanding repairs at the resident's property (garden, floors, rear fencing, bathroom, front door and kitchen) and maladministration in how it handled…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of ceiling repairs, which involved a 10-week communication gap that affected the resident's home catering business, and in its complaint handling, which was…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's concerns about the condition of her garden, as garden maintenance is the resident's responsibility under the tenancy and the landlord…
The Ombudsman found service failure by Cambridge City Council in its handling of a secure tenant's concerns about waste in a neighbouring tenant's garden and an alleged waste business. The landlord acted promptly at…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of repairs to a communal security door, including inappropriately threatening to charge the resident for callouts, and maladministration in its complaint…
The Ombudsman found maladministration for the landlord's handling of repairs (significant delays replacing a front entrance door and repairing external brickwork, causing distress to a vulnerable resident), no…
The Ombudsman found service failure by Cambridge City Council in its response to the resident's concerns about a bathroom refurbishment (delay in following up on repairs after inspection) and in its handling of the…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's reports of antisocial behaviour, as it followed its ASB policy, investigated reports, offered mediation and support, and maintained…
The Ombudsman found service failure for the landlord's handling of repairs (incomplete void works, poor communication, delayed kitchen cupboards) and for its handling of the resident's request for a bath adaptation…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of a neighbour's barking dog. The landlord acted reasonably by liaising with the neighbour, referring the matter to its…
The landlord had reasonable grounds to investigate suspected abandonment of the property, but its process was flawed due to an inconsistency between its policy and flowchart (the 28-day contact period was omitted from…
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