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
37
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
86%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
4
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£24,507
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
32
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 37
published decisions.
No maladministration4
Reasonable redress8
Service failure17
Maladministration28
Severe maladministration4
Outside jurisdiction6
London Borough of Enfield's maladministration rate (86%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's response to the resident's grounds maintenance concerns (including knee rail repairs) and maladministration in both its handling of fly-tipping reports and its…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's concern about the removal of her CCTV and motion sensor spotlight, and no maladministration in the handling of the associated…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a leak from the flat above, which took 42 days to stop and left the resident without a safe working bathroom light, and service failure in its…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of leaks, drainage issues, and the complaint. The landlord failed to respond to leaks and drainage reports in line with its repairs policy, causing delays…
The landlord achieved reasonable redress for its handling of a leak entering the resident's bathroom ceiling, having acknowledged the delay, offered appropriate compensation and completed the repairs. However, there was…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's reports of damp and mould (a leaseholder) and in its complaint handling. The landlord failed to fulfil commitments made in its final…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of repairs to the soil stack pipe, severe maladministration in its handling of reports of defective guttering and related damp,…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of reports of damp and mould (duplicate inspections caused delays and the issue remained unresolved until the resident was rehoused), in its handling of a…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould (delays and repairs not carried out in time or at all), and service failure in its handling of reports of…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's request to install a key fob system on the communal gate, as it gave a reasonable explanation for declining and communicated well.…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in how the landlord handled reports of damp and mould (it took 42 days to arrange a survey against its 21-day policy, failed to consider the resident's known vulnerabilities, and…
The Ombudsman found the council tax complaint outside its jurisdiction. It found reasonable redress in the landlord's response to drainage and guttering repairs and to complaint handling, based on the landlord's…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a boiler replacement: the resident was left without heating and hot water for 41 days, the landlord failed to consider interim measures and household…
The complaint concerned the landlord's handling of energy efficiency works at the resident's home, including the cancellation of an earlier scheme, short notice for works, contractor conduct, and the time taken to…
The landlord failed to properly respond to the resident's reports of antisocial behaviour: it did not discuss the reports directly with the resident, did not put an action plan in place, and did not complete a…
The leaseholder complained about the landlord's handling of her concerns about signage on the estate. The Ombudsman found service failure: the landlord agreed in 2022 and 2023 to install signage but failed to follow…
The Ombudsman found the landlord made an offer of reasonable redress for its failure to communicate and provide updates on the resident's window replacement requests during 2023. The landlord was ordered to pay £350…
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress in the landlord's handling of reports of a leak (the landlord apologised and offered £600 for delays), and service failure in its handling of the associated complaint (it treated a…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould and her request to be rehoused. The landlord failed to notify the resident of appointments, did not complete a…
The Ombudsman found the leak and rehousing complaints outside jurisdiction (not exhausted / Part 6 allocation, suited to LGSCO), reasonable redress in the landlord's handling of the boiler repair and replacement (107…
The resident complained about the safety of the building and the landlord's offer to buy back her property. The Ombudsman determined both matters fall outside its jurisdiction, as determining negligence and assessing…
The landlord made a reasonable offer of redress (£250) for the delay in responding to the resident's request for compensation for renovation works at her former property, where it was entitled to decline reimbursement.…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a roof leak (which it had caused) and associated damp and mould, and in its complaint handling and compensation offer. It ordered £1,300 total…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of alleged antisocial behaviour from a neighbour. The landlord repeatedly failed to follow its ASB Policy - not interviewing the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's buyback request, cladding query, damp and mould reports, boiler/heater compensation request, and complaint handling; service failure…
The Ombudsman found maladministration for the landlord's response to a leak causing damp and mould, taking 455 days to complete roof repairs with poor record-keeping and communication. Maladministration was also found…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's handling of boiler repairs, leaving a family with three young children without heating for 304 days due to poor contractor management and communication,…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of ASB and noise reports (for failing to investigate sound insulation and delaying a community trigger), no maladministration regarding the management…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of improvement works to a bathroom due to protracted timescales and prolonged decision-making causing distress and inconvenience, and maladministration in…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's response to antisocial behaviour reports and maladministration in its complaint handling, ordering a senior apology, £2,700 compensation and a review of ASB…
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration for the landlord's failure to investigate and resolve a bathroom leak over nearly two years, which led to sewage leaks, falling tiles, and an 'unliveable' bathroom.…
The landlord was found to have maladministration for taking over 5 months to complete repairs (damp, windows, cracks) to an elderly and vulnerable resident's property, failing to respond to concerns about habitability,…
The Ombudsman found maladministration for the condition of the property at the start of the tenancy (the landlord acknowledged the property was not up to standard), service failure for the condition of communal areas…
The landlord was found to have maladministration for its handling of a leak to the resident's leasehold property, including a six-week repair delay, lack of a maintenance policy for pipework, and inadequate…
The landlord was found to have maladministration for taking nearly six months to complete a routine water pressure repair (which should have been completed within 30 days), missing three appointments, and for…
The landlord was found to have service failure for its handling of works in response to the resident's reports of damp and mould. There were lengthy delays, poor communication, conflicting advice about the cause of…
The landlord was found to have maladministration for its response to water pressure issues, taking 17 months to complete identified remedial works. Service failure was found for complaints handling due to a 5.5 month…
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