Housing Enforcement
Dear Gravesham Borough Council,
I would like to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act.
For each calendar year from 2016, and for 2021 to date :
1) The number of complaints relating to conditions of properties in the Private Rented Sector the Council received,
2) The number of each of the following notice that were issued by the Council in relation to private rented homes:
a) an Improvement Notice,
b) an Emergency Remedial Action Notice
c) a Prohibition Order
3) The number of prosecutions brought by the Council in relation to conditions in private rented properties.
4) The number of (a) Notices of Intent and (b) Final Notices for civil penalties issued by the Council relating to housing matters.
5) The number of occasions on which the Council has assisted a tenant to obtain a Rent Repayment Order.
Yours faithfully,
Jon Patience
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Yours Sincerely,
Daniel Killian
Director (Housing)
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Judy Warner
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Gravesham Borough Council
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Dear Warner, Judy,
Thank you for your halp so far, but please may I have the information for Question 2 onwards broken down by calendar year, as requested?
Yours sincerely,
Jon Patience
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