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Dear Caerphilly County Borough Council,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would like to request the following information:

For the financial years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, please provide:

– The number of landlords prosecuted by the council
– The number of complaints the council received about private rented properties
– The number of civil penalty notices issued against a landlord or letting agent as well as the total annual sum of the fines.

I would like to receive the information in an electronic format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Bychawski

WWW: FOI, Caerphilly County Borough Council

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WWW: FOI, Caerphilly County Borough Council

 

Dear Adam Bychawski

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 21 September 2021.
We have considered your request and enclose the following information -

 

For the financial years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, please
provide:

 

(1) The number of landlords prosecuted by the council

 

(a) Housing Department

 

2018/2019    None

2019/2020    None

2020/2021    None

 

(b) Environmental Health Department

 

2018/2019    None

2019/2020    None

2020/2021    None

 

(2) The number of complaints the council received about private rented
properties

 

(a) Housing Department

 

2018/2019    182

2019/2020    188

2020/2021    158

 

(b) Environmental Health Department

 

Information not held. The type of property information is not recorded for
Environmental complaints.

 

(3) The number of civil penalty notices issued against a landlord or
letting agent as well as the total annual sum of the fines.

 

(a) Housing Department

 

2018/2019    None

2019/2020    None

2020/2021    None

 

(b) Environmental Health Department

 

2018/2019    None

2019/2020    None

2020/2021    None

 

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