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Landlord

Castle Point Borough Council

Council (or a company running council homes)Data as of 16 October 2026Latest ruling 14 April 2026

Name shown exactly as the Ombudsman publishes it. If this landlord has merged or changed its name, older rulings may be listed under a former name.

Key figures

Rulings published
5
September 2022 to April 2026
Maladministration found
4 of 5
rulings with severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration
Severe maladministration
0
the Ombudsman’s most serious finding

All landlords: maladministration found in 73% of rulings (13,428 of 18,334). With fewer than 10 rulings we show counts, not a percentage: one new ruling can change the picture a lot.

Open the full interactive viewSee, filter and share all 5 rulings.

What the Ombudsman decided

Rulings by outcome
OutcomeRulings
Maladministration2
Partial maladministration2
Reasonable redress1

“Maladministration found” on this site means the first three outcomes: severe maladministration, maladministration or partial maladministration. What these words mean.

Orders or recommendations

Number of rulings with each tag. The Ombudsman’s archive uses one tag for both orders and recommendations, and one ruling can have several. Where the outcome was reasonable redress or no maladministration, they are recommendations.

Rulings by order or recommendation tag
TagRulings
Compensation4
Apology2
Other2
Repairs2
Case Review1
Take Specific Action (non-repair)1

What each tag means

What the complaints were about

Rulings by category, with the number where maladministration was found
CategoryRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
Managing Relations33
Repairs (includes damp and mould)33
Estate Management10
Health and Safety (inc. building safety)11
Moving/Buying/Selling Home11

A ruling can have more than one category tag. 1 ruling has no category tag in the Ombudsman’s archive.

Rulings by year

Rulings by year, with the number where maladministration was found
YearRulingsMaladministration foundBar chart
202221
202300
202400
202522
202611

Calendar years, by the date printed on each ruling.

Size and complaint rates

No Ombudsman 2025-26 report is published under this name.

Regulator of Social Housing, 2024/25

Tenant Satisfaction Measures, year to 31 March 2025.

1,508 homes owned social rent and shared ownership, 31 March 2025

Stage 1 answered on time
69%
Stage 2 answered on time
75%

“On time” means within the Complaint Handling Code timescales. Medians from the Regulator’s 2024/25 headline report. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The landlord’s own satisfaction results page (may now show 2025/26 figures)

Latest rulings

See and filter all 5

The 5 most recent of 5 published rulings. Each links to the full ruling on the Ombudsman’s website.

  1. 14 April 2026Case 202522516 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: Her request to be permanently rehoused. A leak and associated repairs. Reports of ongoing damp and mould. Asbestos in the property. Other repairs. The associated complaint.”

    Health and Safety (inc. building safety)Managing RelationsMoving/Buying/Selling HomeRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Compensation, Other, Repairs, Take Specific Action (non-repair)

  2. 20 August 2025Case 202305588 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property. We have also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Apology, Case Review, Compensation, Repairs

  3. 31 March 2025Case 202403123 · Secure Tenancy
    Maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about damp and mould in her property.”

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation, Other

  4. 12 December 2022Case 202203862 · Secure Tenancy
    Reasonable redress
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of theft and his request to install CCTV equipment in the communal kitchen.”

    Estate Management
  5. 15 September 2022Case 202017467 · Secure Tenancy
    Partial maladministration
    What the complaint was about (from the ruling)

    “The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns regarding: repainting her bin cupboard storage door; its programme of planned works, including repainting her property; its call handler’s behaviour.”

    Managing RelationsRepairs (includes damp and mould)

    Orders or recommendations: Compensation

What you can do next

  1. Report the problem to your landlord. Keep photos and dates.
  2. Not fixed? See how to make a complaint, step by step.
  3. Unhappy with your landlord’s final answer? Contact the Housing Ombudsman free on 0300 111 3000 or info@housing-ombudsman.org.uk.
  4. Free advice: Shelter: damp and mould in social housing · Citizens Advice: repairs if you rent from a council or housing association.

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