Colchester Borough Council (202119755)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defective guttering causing a leak into her property.
Formal casework decisions from the Housing Ombudsman Service on complaints against social landlords in England. Decisions include maladministration findings, reasonable redress, and cases outside jurisdiction.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of defective guttering causing a leak into her property.
This complaint is about the landlord’s: Response the resident’s reports of various repairs to the property; Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The complaint is also about the associated complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) from his neighbour.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of adaptations to the bathroom at the property and related repairs. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a water leak into the resident’s property.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of outstanding repairs works due to damp issues within the property. The landlord’s handling of the associated complaint.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: void property repairs to plasterwork, pipework and flooring that the resident reported at the beginning of her tenancy; the related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request to replace the fencing at her property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about being recharged for damaged internal doors and clearance at the end of her tenancy.
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The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty boiler and request to be transferred to another property due to safety concerns. The related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: taps not being fitted correctly. roof and gutter leaks and holes related to a rat infestation. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: reports of various repairs in the property. reports about a boundary dispute with a neighbour.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: the resident’s reports of damp in her living room and kitchen; the related complaint.
This complaint is about: The length of time the resident had to wait to move into the property. The landlord’s response to the resident’s requests for reasonable adjustments whilst waiting for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded adaptations to be carried out by the Council. The landlord’s response to the resident’s …
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s concerns about the fire protection works. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about: - The landlord’s administration of the resident’s service charge account. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about grounds maintenance carried out on her estate. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s leak reports and related compensation claim for damage caused to the property. The related complaint.
The complaint is about the landlords handling of the residents reports of a moth infestation in the property.
The resident’s complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reported defects in her property including the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damage caused to her property and personal belongings by contractors. The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for pest control measures. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord's response to the resident’s concerns about delayed repairs to the heating system.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s boiler repairs and its offer of compensation for this.
The complaint is about the standard and quality of work carried out at the property, including to the bathroom and kitchen.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s attempts to access the resident’s property to carry out an inspection. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s: Enquiries about his service charge account. Concerns about the quality of maintenance work the landlord had completed to his building.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s reports of subsidence at the property. Associated repair issues believed to be caused by the subsidence.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about a leak into the property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould at the property, and its handling of associated repairs.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to rectify a flood in the resident’s bathroom and its handling of follow-on works. The landlord’s handling of repairs to a leak under the resident’s bath and its handling of follow-on works.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the resident’s letterbox. The landlord’s complaint handling.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about charges for use of an electrical vehicle charging point.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak into his property. The landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about the condition, safety and security of her garden when she moved into her property.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s report of potholes in the communal carpark. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a leak.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to multiple repairs in the resident’s property (including the windows, the smoke detector, the extractor, the roof leak, and mould). The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The resident’s request for the windows in the property to be renewed. The associated complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of a gas safety check at the resident’s property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in her property and in the basement below it. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for the replacement of a chain-link fence in the property.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ASB from January 2020 onwards. the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of ASB between December 2017 and December 2019. a lack of clarity relating to the property’s boundaries. the Community Trigger review meeting, the decision that was …
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and leaks following a repair to her roof.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about its handling of ventilation repairs in her property. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs at the property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of a roof leak. Handling of the subsequent complaint.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports about overgrown trees. The landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports about the condition of the windows at the property. Complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a fire at the property below the resident. Specifically, the complaint relates to: The landlord’s handling of works to the resident’s floorboards. The landlord’s handling of repairs to the ceiling of the property below. The landlord’s handling of works to …
| Decision year | Maladministration | No maladministration | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 60 | 42 | 35 |
| 2021 | 875 | 557 | 544 |
| 2022 | 1,092 | 468 | 400 |
| 2023 | 2,222 | 384 | 269 |
| 2024 | 3,021 | 247 | 272 |
| 2025 | 4,469 | 512 | 708 |
| 2026 | 1,513 | 197 | 215 |