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
10
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
80%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
1
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£5,125
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
8
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 10
published decisions.
No maladministration2
Reasonable redress1
Service failure3
Maladministration7
Severe maladministration1
Outside jurisdiction2
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames's maladministration rate (80%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (71%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of leaks, damp and mould, which remained unresolved despite reports dating back to 2018, and maladministration in its…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould and associated works, including delays in the initial mould wash, a 3.5-month delay repairing the ventilation…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould, which remained unresolved over a 19-month period, and in its handling of the associated complaint, which was…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord's handling of damp and mould issues, adaptations, and staff conduct concerns, as the landlord's actions were supported by evidence and it made reasonable attempts…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of a leak into the resident's property and the resulting damp and mould, but no maladministration in its complaint handling. The landlord delayed…
The complaint concerned the handling of a leak into the resident's temporary accommodation. The Ombudsman determined it had no jurisdiction to investigate because the local authority was not acting as landlord under a…
The Ombudsman found maladministration by the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames for its failures in responding to a resident's concerns about poor communal cleaning standards and vermin in communal areas, as well as…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord's handling of the leaseholder's request for a copy of the survey and the relevant contract under which major roof works were completed (lost survey, poor…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's handling of the resident's request to replace a chain link garden fence. While the landlord's decision aligned with its fencing policy and the resident's…
The complaint concerned the landlord's handling of an annual gas safety inspection, where its contractor failed to attend the agreed appointment and did not reschedule. The Ombudsman found the landlord had made an offer…
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