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Enforcement of Standards in Private Rented Sector 2023-2024

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Dear Gravesham Borough Council,

As of October 25th 2023, please provide the following information specifically for the current financial year 2023-2024 so far:

1. How many inspections of private rented homes has the council carried out in response to service requests or complaints?

2. How many a) formal Improvement Notices b) Prohibition Orders and c) Emergency Remedial Action Notices has the council issued in relation to private rented homes?

3. How many successful prosecutions of private landlords or agents for offences relating to rented housing has the council carried out?

4. How many a) notices of intent and b) final notices relating to civil penalties for housing offences has the council imposed?

Yours faithfully,

David Stewart

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Dear Mr Stewart

 

Thank you for your communication of 24 October 2023, in which you
requested information regarding enforcement of standards in private rented
sector 2023-2024 and which has been allocated the reference number
GFOI024912 (Private Rented Sector). Please use this reference in any
future communication regarding this request.

 

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within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
letter and should be addressed to: Freedom of Information Officer, Civic
Centre, Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AU, or email
[1][email address] .

 

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Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act or Environmental Information
Regulations, you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
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Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Daniel Killian

Director (Housing)

 

 

Sent on behalf of Daniel Killian by:

Jess Reeves

Personal Assistant

 

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This Email, and any attachments, may contain Protected or Restricted
information and is intended solely for the individual to whom it is
addressed. It may contain sensitive or protectively marked material and
should be handled accordingly.

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commitment on the part of Gravesham Borough Council. If this Email has
been misdirected, please notify the author immediately. If you are not the
intended recipient you must not disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely
on any of the information contained in it or attached, and all copies must
be deleted immediately.

Whilst we take reasonable steps to try to identify any software viruses,
any attachments to this Email may nevertheless contain viruses which our
anti-virus software has failed to identify. You should therefore carry out
your own anti-virus checks before opening any documents. Gravesham Borough
Council will not accept any liability for damage caused by computer
viruses emanating from any attachment or other document supplied with this
e-mail.

All Gravesham Borough Council and PSN traffic may be subject to recording
and / or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.

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