Response A1345303

Response to request for information

Reference

A1345303

Response date

9 June 2021

Request

Information about enforcement in the private rented sector.

1. The total number of Civil Penalties relating to housing offences served to private landlords per year for the following years:

   • 2018/2019

   • 2019/2020

   • 2020/2021

2. The average amount of income (£) levied in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years:

   • 2018/2019

   • 2019/2020

   • 2020/2021

3. The number of Civil Penalties issued to private landlords in each year for each of the following offences:

• a) Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice (section 30 of the Housing Act 2004) Offences in relation to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 72 of the Housing Act 2004)
• b) Offences in relation to licensing of houses under Part 3 of the Act (section 95 of the Housing Act 2004)
• c) Offences of contravention of an overcrowding notice (section 139 of the Housing Act 2004)
• d) Failure to comply with management regulations in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 234 of the Housing Act 2004)
• e) Banning Orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Please provide this information for 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.

Response

1. The total number of Civil Penalties relating to housing offences served to private landlords per year for the following years:

   • 2018/2019 - 0

   • 2019/2020 - 0

   • 2020/2021 - 0

2. The average amount of income (£) levied in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years:

   • 2018/2019 - 0

   • 2019/2020 - 0

   • 2020/2021 - 0

3. The number of Civil Penalties issued to private landlords in each year for each of the following offences:

1. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice (section 30 of the Housing Act 2004) Offences in relation to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 72 of the Housing Act 2004) 0
2. Offences in relation to licensing of houses under Part 3 of the Act (section 95 of the Housing Act 2004) 0
3. Offences of contravention of an overcrowding notice (section 139 of the Housing Act 2004) 0
4. Failure to comply with management regulations in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 234 of the Housing Act 2004) 0
5. Banning Orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 0