Enforcement in the private rented sector
Dear Plymouth City Council,
Please provide the following information for the financial year 2017-18:
1. How many complaints did the council receive that related to conditions in private rented homes?
2. How many inspections of private rented homes did the council carry out?
3. How many Category 1 Hazards were found during inspections of private rented homes?
4. How many a) Improvement Notices b) Prohibition Orders and c) Emergency Remedial Action Notices did the council issue in relation to private rented homes?
5. How many successful prosecutions of private landlords or agents for offences relating to rented housing did the council serve?
6. How many a) notices of intent and b) final notices relating to civil penalties for housing offences did the council impose?
7. How many Rent Repayment Orders did the council a) successfully apply for and b) assist an occupier to apply for?
Yours faithfully,
Dan Wilson Craw
Dear Dan
FOI Reference: 905567
Thank you for your request for information about ‘Enforcement in the
Private Rented Sector’. Your request was received on 15 January2019, and
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Susan Tyers
Community Connections Support Assistant
Community Connections
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
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Dear Dan
Freedom of Information Request Reference: 905567
Enforcement in the Private Rented Sector
Following my email of 22 January 2019, I can confirm that the Council does
hold the information you requested. Please see the attached response to
your request.
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Yours sincerely
Matthew Garratt
Service Director
Community Connections
Plymouth City Council
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Plymouth
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