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
5
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
20%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
0
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£200
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
1
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 5
published decisions.
No maladministration3
Service failure1
Outside jurisdiction1
Northumberland Council's maladministration rate (20%) is lower than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (72%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of reports of a damp bedroom floor, because it did not tell the resident the outcome of its April 2023 inspection until around August 2023 (over three…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration by Northumberland Council in its response to a resident's request for heating to be installed in the porch of his property. The landlord was not obliged to install additional…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration by Northumberland Council in its handling of the resident's request for external decoration works. The landlord reasonably explained that external painting would only be done via…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration by Northumberland Council regarding its decision to install a hard standing parking area for a neighbouring property. The landlord had properly considered the resident's privacy…
The Housing Ombudsman determined that the complaint about the council's handling of the resident's housing application (and his son's application) falls outside its jurisdiction, as it concerns the council's local…
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