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
20
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
80%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£4,898
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
16
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 20
published decisions.
No maladministration7
Reasonable redress5
Service failure12
Maladministration11
Eastlight Community Homes Limited's maladministration rate (80%) is higher than the average for housing association (64%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's ASB reports, specifically its failure to adequately respond to her July 2024 report about car damage, and ordered £100 compensation. It…
The resident complained about the landlord's handling of her complaint. The Ombudsman found service failure: the landlord's stage 2 acknowledgement was outside its complaints policy timeframe and there were record…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould or his request for rehousing, but found service failure in its handling of his reports of damage to…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's antisocial behaviour reports — it failed to tell the resident of its plan to meet the neighbour, took over three months to complete a risk…
The complaint concerned the landlord's handling of a leak from a bedroom ceiling and the associated repairs. The Ombudsman found the landlord's communication with the resident and its contractors was lacking, but that…
The Ombudsman found the landlord's offer of redress made prior to investigation resolved the resident's complaint about damp and mould, boiler repairs, and its complaint handling satisfactorily.
The landlord handled the resident's request to move appropriately, following its allocations policy and supporting her application, so there was no maladministration. However, there was service failure in its handling…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's report of a collapsed ceiling (repair took 50 calendar days, poor communication, failure to pass on asbestos results, failure to…
The landlord handled the resident's ASB reports reasonably between May and July 2023 but failed in its communication and adherence to its ASB policy from August 2023 to March 2024; the Ombudsman found the landlord's…
The landlord's handling of the resident's reports of noise disturbance amounted to service failure: while its initial responses were reasonable, it failed to respond to her contact at times and missed opportunities to…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about the end of defects inspection, service failure in its handling of the reported new-build defects (record-keeping…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's request for a designated parking space: it over-relied on the tenancy agreement, did not fully investigate the history or consider the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's ASB reports — it failed to conduct its own investigation, relied too heavily on partner agencies, gave inaccurate and untimely advice,…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about a persistently waterlogged garden, and maladministration in its complaint handling. The landlord was slow to act, delayed…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's request for repairs to the patio door handles and locking mechanism. It cited confusing communication about whether the handles were…
The Ombudsman found maladministration for the landlord's failure to investigate contractor conduct and provide proper appointment notices, and for poor complaint handling over 47 weeks. Service failure was found for…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress for the landlord's miscommunication about the garden size at the start of the tenancy, but maladministration for delays in repairing the door lock and replacing the front/back…
The Ombudsman found maladministration by Eastlight Community Homes Limited for its handling of damp and mould in the resident's property. The landlord delayed providing alternative accommodation for around 10 months…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the residents' request for compensation. The landlord appropriately identified its own failings in handling the Right to Acquire application,…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration by Eastlight Community Homes in its response to the resident's concerns about garden soil settlement and drainage issues. The landlord appropriately investigated via a surveyor…
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