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
13
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
69%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£4,848
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
9
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 13
published decisions.
No maladministration10
Reasonable redress1
Service failure6
Maladministration6
Mediation / settlement1
Halton Housing's maladministration rate (69%) is higher than the average for housing association (64%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The landlord handled the succession application in line with its policy and explained its position clearly, so there was no maladministration. However, there was service failure in its complaint handling: it did not…
The landlord offered redress that satisfactorily resolved the complaint about its handling of flooring repairs, but there was maladministration in its handling of reports of damp and mould and in its complaint handling.…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of window and guttering/plasterwork repairs and complaint handling, but no maladministration regarding stopcock repairs, ordering £1150 compensation and…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould: it did not complete all the repairs it had committed to (an outstanding skirting board and painting of a…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's antisocial behaviour reports, repairs reports, reports about a pest infestation and communal areas, and her request to be rehoused.…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's antisocial behaviour reports, as it failed to respond to some reports and keep regular contact as its policy required and could not…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of repairs (damp and mould, ventilation, storage and insulation) and in its complaint handling. The landlord delayed its response to damp and mould…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of repairs to the resident's toilet (significant delay in raising follow-on works and miscommunication over appointments), service failure in the handling…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a shared owner's reports of defects in a new-build property, as it did not do enough to manage and pursue the developer, relied too heavily on a poorly…
Service failure for passing decorating-level repairs to the resident that went beyond simple decoration; service failure for not considering whether completing decoration work in exchange for vouchers was a reasonable…
The landlord offered, following Ombudsman intervention, to instruct an independent RICS-registered surveyor to inspect a neighbour's garden structure that the residents had complained about as ASB. The residents…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports about toilet repair issues. The landlord attended promptly, attempted repairs in line with its policy, and at no time was the…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of anti-social behaviour (cannabis smoking, noise, and COVID-19 breaches) or in its handling of the complaint. The landlord…
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