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
12
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
92%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
1
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£8,260
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
11
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 12
published decisions.
No maladministration5
Service failure5
Maladministration10
Severe maladministration1
Outside jurisdiction2
North Northamptonshire Council's maladministration rate (92%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
North Northamptonshire Council was found to have committed maladministration in its handling of a resident's damp and mould report (delay in investigating and completing treatment, inadequate records, failure to…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's response to a reoccurring bathroom leak that continued unresolved for over 4 years, where the landlord unreasonably apportioned blame on the household and focused…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould, as it failed to complete repairs in line with its policy, delayed works for over a year, and did not provide…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of window repairs, heating repairs, her request for a kitchen renewal, and its complaint handling. It identified poor…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's concerns about a lack of heating and hot water, and maladministration in its complaint handling, ordering £300 compensation plus an…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's ASB reports, repairs and mould reports, complaint handling and record keeping, and service failure in failing to offer support after the…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of fire alarm noise concerns or fire evacuation communication, but found maladministration in its complaint handling due to a 163-working-day delay and…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's request for adaptations to her property, as it considered the occupational therapist's recommendations and followed its aids and…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of window/door/pipework/manhole repairs, damp and mould, and complaint handling, and severe maladministration over almost three years' delay removing…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's response to the resident's request to remove a tree in her front garden, as the landlord reasonably relied on its arborist's assessment that the tree was…
The Ombudsman found maladministration by North Northamptonshire Council for failing to replace a decommissioned gas fire, contrary to its tenancy obligations, and for poor complaint handling including delays and…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration by the landlord in its response to the resident's application for disability adaptations. The landlord followed its policy and OT recommendations, declined the adaptation as…
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