Landlord prosecutions
Dear Chichester District 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
Dear Adam Bychawski,
Request for Information - Our Ref: FL-101003531453
Thank you for your request for information regarding Landlord
prosecutions. Your request was received on 21/09/2021 and I am dealing
with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to
be withheld. I will write to you in any event.
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Kind regards
Lara Joyce
[email address]
Contact Centre
Chichester District Council
Tel: 01243 534734 | Fax: 01243 776766 | [email address] |
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Dear Adam
Thank you for your email received 21 September 2021, requesting
information regarding the above
Your request has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and has been answered within twenty working days.
Please see below our response:
– The number of landlords prosecuted by the council - None
– The number of complaints the council received about private rented
properties – 145,109,94
– The number of civil penalty notices issued against a landlord or letting
agent as well as the total annual sum of the fines. - None (policy to
allow the use of civil penalties was adopted in April 21)
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Yours sincerely
Jenny Jones
Jenny
Jones
Business
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