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
17
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
82%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
3
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£12,368
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
14
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 17
published decisions.
No maladministration5
Reasonable redress6
Service failure5
Maladministration8
Severe maladministration3
Outside jurisdiction2
Freebridge Community Housing Limited's maladministration rate (82%) is higher than the average for housing association (64%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The landlord did not complete window and external render repairs within its policy timescales and failed to communicate promptly, but it acknowledged the delays, apologised, took reasonable steps to resolve the issues…
The landlord provided reasonable redress for its handling of repairs, acknowledging delays in treating damp and mould and completing repairs and apologising with £500 compensation. There was no maladministration in its…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's response to reports of damp and mould in the resident's property and in leaving the resident without a usable kitchen for over a year, but no…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of reports of excess cold and unaffordable fuel bills, as it failed to evidence that the heating was working effectively and meeting the Decent Homes…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp, mould and structural concerns. There were repeated delays in arranging inspections and completing repairs, a failure to…
The landlord's handling of repairs to the resident's wet room and its response to reports of damp and mould amounted to severe maladministration. It delayed excessively (10 months to first inspect the reported wet room…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about the condition of the property, covering the kitchen, the bathroom and damp and mould. It ordered the landlord to pay £450…
The resident complained about a service charge increase, the lack of consultation before it, the landlord's response to her request to be proportionally billed for heating, and communication about undercharges, plus…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress for delays in repairs to soffits, facias, guttering and fencing (with compensation awarded), and for the landlord's handling of a neighbour extending their land. No…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of leaks, damp and mould, which went unresolved for over 18 months, and maladministration in its handling of the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a persistent rodent infestation and in its complaint handling, and service failure in its handling of damp and mould and in assessing part of the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of repairs and improvements to the resident's property, including delayed gutter and loft hatch repairs and a reduction in shower space. The landlord was…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of noise from the adjoining property. There were service failures including an 11-month delay in inspecting the property for…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress for communication failures regarding regeneration works (the landlord acknowledged the issue and offered £50 compensation), and service failure for delays in reimbursing promised…
The Ombudsman found that the landlord's offer of £450 compensation for delays to kitchen and bathroom upgrades following a mutual exchange, plus £150 for spoiled food, resolved that part of the complaint satisfactorily…
The Ombudsman determined that the complaint about the landlord's response to the resident's request to view its shareholder register was outside its jurisdiction, as the matter relates to compliance with the…
The landlord was found to have maladministration for its handling of a resident's reports of damp and mould. It took approximately one year to correctly identify the cause of the damp, causing significant delays and…
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