FOI000927 FOI Residential Services

Short Description
Landlord Prosecutions
Reference number
FOI000927
Date
09/10/2024
Request

I am making this request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please provide a response to the following:
1. How many complaints were made about landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please break the results down by year (2019/20, 2020/21 etc.)
2. How many prosecutions were pursued against landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please again break this down by year.
2a. What was the reason for each prosecution (e.g. failure to obtain the correct licence, failing to comply with improvement notices, etc.)
2b. What was the outcome of each prosecution?

 

Request on hold for clarification 10/10/2024

Clarification received 15/10/2024 - In response to your clarification request, I am looking to get the number of complaints about landlord conduct. This can include a failure to address housing disrepair, or other matters including wrongful eviction or bullying/harassment.

Response