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
8
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
75%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£2,335
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
6
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 8
published decisions.
No maladministration5
Reasonable redress1
Service failure3
Maladministration4
Outside jurisdiction1
Chesterfield Borough Council's maladministration rate (75%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
There was maladministration in the landlord's handling of a repair to a bathroom extractor fan, which was not completed within its policy timescales and involved excessive delay, a short-notice cancellation, and failure…
The landlord delayed in completing works to remedy damp and mould after its October 2023 inspection (including refixing switches and sockets and works to the hallway and kitchen), and failed to use the complaints…
The Ombudsman found the landlord's prior offer of £3,700 compensation (in addition to £500 already paid) amounted to reasonable redress for its handling of reports of damp and mould, recommending it review the Spotlight…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's exclusion of the resident's property from its roof replacement programme (due to an unexplained incorrect RTB marker and poor record keeping), in its handling of…
The Ombudsman found several aspects of the complaint outside jurisdiction (condition at letting, repairs/subsidence/contamination due to ongoing court proceedings, and disability discrimination). No maladministration…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's request to assign her tenancy to her son, as the landlord acted reasonably and in line with policy. However, there was a service…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's response to a resident's report of a bad smell in his home, due to avoidable delay in gutter clearance and failure to investigate outside the property.…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour, its decision to send a warning letter, or its complaint handling. The landlord acted reasonably but…
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