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
24
Published determinations
Maladministration rate
92%
Decisions with an adverse finding
Severe maladministration
3
Most serious findings
Compensation ordered
£10,530
Total across decisions
Adverse findings
22
Decisions against
Outcome breakdown
Count of outcomes reached across complaint heads in 24
published decisions.
No maladministration7
Reasonable redress2
Service failure13
Maladministration15
Severe maladministration3
Mediation / settlement2
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council's maladministration rate (92%) is higher than the average for local authority / almo / tmo (83%) across published Ombudsman determinations.
The Ombudsman found reasonable redress in the landlord's handling of improvement works and associated issues, as it explained delays, repaired/replaced damaged property, followed up on snagging, and offered reasonable…
Service failure was found in the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about damage caused by a leak. While repairs and decoration handling were in line with policy, the landlord failed to adequately…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord's response to the resident's concerns about the property's condition on letting, primarily for failing to signpost her to its damage claims process regarding damaged…
Maladministration in the landlord's handling of a severe leak from a communal stack that made the leaseholder's property uninhabitable, due to avoidable delays, poor communication and inadequate record-keeping. Severe…
The Ombudsman found maladministration, service failure in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs. Concerns regarding comments made by a surveyor during a visit to the…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord’s handling of : The landlord’s handling of reports of a roof leak to an outhouse. The associated complaint handling. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s…
The landlord was found to have maladministration in its handling of the resident's reports of an unsafe electricity meter in the outhouse due to damp and mould. The landlord was aware of the damp issue since November…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of: record keeping. damp and mould at the resident’s property. the resident’s complaint.. Total compensation ordered: £750.
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord’s handling of This complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident’s request for compensation after it plumbed his toilet into a hot-water inlet..
The Ombudsman found maladministration, mediation settlement in the landlord’s handling of REPORT COMPLAINT 202233915 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 28 November 2024 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to…
The Ombudsman found maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of the resident’s: Reports of repairs, and the associated decant. Complaint.. Total compensation ordered: £1450.
The Ombudsman found severe maladministration, maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of: Reports of an ongoing leak. The resident’s complaint. The investigation also considers the…
The Ombudsman found service failure, maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: its subcontractor removing and disposing of her furniture and personal…
The Ombudsman found maladministration, service failure, severe maladministration in the landlord’s handling of : the landlord’s handling the resident’s reports of leaks, damp and mould at the property; the landlord’s…
The Ombudsman found maladministration, mediation settlement, no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of : The landlord’s response to allegations of anti-social behaviour (ASB) made about the resident by her…
The Ombudsman found service failure, maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of a boiler leak. Complaint handling.. Total compensation ordered: £300.
The Ombudsman found maladministration, service failure in the landlord’s handling of : The landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about the condition of the property at the start of her tenancy. The landlord’s…
The Ombudsman found service failure, no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the condition of the property when let to the resident. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.. Total…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of REPORT COMPLAINT 202106370 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 30 November 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and…
The Ombudsman found no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), namely, the use of cannabis by her neighbours..
The Ombudsman found service failure, no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of : the landlord’s response to resident’s complaint about its handling of repairs to resolve damp and mould. events after the final…
The Ombudsman found service failure in the landlord’s handling of REPORT COMPLAINT 201912592 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 13 May 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining…
The Ombudsman found maladministration, reasonable redress, no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of : The landlord’s handling of the resident's application for succession of tenancy and the quality of customer…
The Ombudsman found service failure, no maladministration in the landlord’s handling of REPORT COMPLAINT 202003866 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 2 January 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to…
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