Dear Mr Craw

Freedom of Information / Environmental Information Regulations Request:
LBH/12188022

I acknowledge your request for information received on 23 February 2022.

This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations and we
will send the response by 23 March 2022

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Yours sincerely,

Corporate Feedback Team

From: Dan Wilson Craw
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 9:47 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Enforcement of standards in
private rented sector

Dear Haringey Borough Council,

Please provide the following information for the financial year 2020-21:
1. How many service requests 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
a) in response to service requests and b) as part of licensing
enforcement?
3. In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1
Hazards during inspections?
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 carry out?
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?
8. How many allegations did the council record of offences under the
Protection from Eviction Act 1977?
9. How many enforcement notices did the council serve relating to Minimum
Energy Efficiency Standards?
10. How many prosecutions did the council pursue for offences relating to
a) mandatory licensing of HMOs and b) discretionary licensing of houses?

Yours faithfully,

Dan Wilson Craw

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Dear Mr Craw,

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request ref: LBH/12188022

Thank you for your request for information received on 23 February 2022,
in which you asked for the following:

A copy of the HMO register.

My response is as follows:

A copy of the HMO register is attached. This is a list of all licensed
HMOs including section 257 HMOs. This is the only information we can
provide you with. You will see in the attached that there are two tabs,
both contain the same information but are taken from two different
databases which do not present the register in the same format. They have
been separated for ease of viewing.

If you are unhappy with how we have responded to your request you can ask
us to conduct an Internal Review. If so, please contact the [1]Corporate
Feedback Team.  (Please note you should do so within two months of this
response.)

Yours sincerely,

Glayne Russell (Mrs)

Team Leader (Private Sector Housing Team)

Please note I do not work on a Wednesday

Haringey Council, Private Sector Housing Team

1^st Floor, River Park House, 225 High Road, London N22 8HQ

T. 020 8489 5252

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Dear Mr Craw,
I apologise for the mistake. I got sent it as I send out the HMO register in response to FOI requests. I have sent it back to the Team Manager who is on leave until next week as she will need to co-ordinate the response to all the questions you have asked.

Glayne Russell (Mrs)
Team Leader (Private Sector Housing Team)

Please note I do not work on a Wednesday

Haringey Council, Private Sector Housing Team
1st Floor, River Park House, 225 High Road, London N22 8HQ

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[1][FOI #836284 email]

Dear Mr Craw,

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request ref: LBH/12188022

Thank you for your request for information received on 23 February 2022,
in which you asked for the following: I apologise for the late response to
this there appears to have been a mix up with the logging of the FOI
attachment.

Please provide the following information for the financial year 2020-21:

1. How many service requests 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
a) in response to service requests and b) as part of licensing
enforcement?

3. In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1
Hazards during inspections?

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 carry out?

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?

8. How many allegations did the council record of offences under the
Protection from Eviction Act 1977?

9. How many enforcement notices did the council serve relating to Minimum
Energy Efficiency Standards?

10. How many prosecutions did the council pursue for offences relating to
a) mandatory licensing of HMOs and b) discretionary licensing of houses?

My response is as follows:

Please note the following information is for the financial year 2020-21.

Our inspection/enforcement programme was heavily hindered by Lockdown and
the other implemented Covid -19 restrictions. A lot of our requests for
our services were not necessarily from tenants themselves but residents
being affected by privately rented property a result of residents being in
lockdown. Our service requests are triaged and will be actioned
accordingly based on whether the complaint requires council intervention,
complaint type and risk posed. Almost all our request for service during
this period were followed up remotely without inspection in person ( photo
and video evidence was used) and with the view that landlords would be
limited to the action they may also be able to take due to Covid-19
restrictions. Most cases were resolved informally as a result. :

1.       How many service requests did the council receive that related to
conditions in private rented homes?

793 – This includes all types of service request and may include property
that ended up not being privately rented on investigation but was followed
up with the owner occupier either way.

2.       How many inspections of private rented homes did the council
carry out a) in response to service requests and b) as part of licensing
enforcement?

                I cannot answer this question in the format that it has
been asked with regards to if an inspection had been undertaken as only
inspection undertaken under sec 239 are formally recorded.  

I also cannot provide a figure of how many inspection were undertaken as
part of HMO licensing enforcement in relation to service requests as again
we do not record our inspections in that way.

3.       In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1
Hazards during inspections?

Inspections under sec 239 of Housing Act 2004 were undertaken at 2
properties.

None had cat 1 hazards identified

This does not include properties that fall within HMO licensing.

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?

a)      0

b)      0

c)       0

5.       How many successful prosecutions of private landlords or agents
for offences relating to rented housing did the council carry out?

None

6.       How many a) notices of intent and b) final notices relating to
civil penalties for housing offences did the council impose?

None

7.       How many Rent Repayment Orders did the council a) successfully
apply for and b) assist an occupier to apply for?

None

8.       How many allegations did the council record of offences under the
Protection from Eviction Act 1977?

Private Sector Housing Team does not hold this data

9.       How many enforcement notices did the council serve relating to
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards?

None

10. How many prosecutions did the council pursue for offences relating to
a) mandatory licensing of HMOs and b) discretionary licensing of houses?

                None

If you are unhappy with how we have responded to your request you can ask
us to conduct an Internal Review. If so, please contact the [2]Corporate
Feedback Team.  (Please note you should do so within two months of this
response.)

Yours sincerely,

Lynn Sellar

Private Sector Housing Manager

Haringey Council

River Park House

First Floor,

225 Station Road, 

London

N22 8HQ

T. 020 8489 5242

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