Housing Enforcement

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Dear Folkestone & Hythe District Council,

I would like to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act:

For each calendar year (or financial year if the data are recorded this way) from 2021:

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

Case Support, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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Thank you for contacting Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

A case has been created in your MyAccount.
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Housing Enforcement
Case reference number: 00146048.
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Information Officer Case Management, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

 
Dear Jon Patience,

 

I am writing in respect of your information access request dated the 12/07/2023.  This request has been handled under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. 

                                                                                                                                       

Please find below information in response to your request.

 

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 1. The number of complaints relating to conditions of properties in the Private Rented Sector the Council received:

2020/21 – 325
2021/22 – 207
2022/23 – 170

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:
 2020/21 – 3    2021/22 – 7     2022/23 – 7
b) an Emergency Remedial Action Notice:
 2020/21 – 0    2021/22 – 1     2022/23 – 1
c) a Prohibition Order:
 0 for each year

3) The number of prosecutions brought by the Council in relation to conditions in private rented properties:
2020/21 - 0
2021/22 - 3
2022/23 - 0

4) The number of (a) Notices of Intent and (b) Final Notices for civil penalties issued by the Council relating to housing matters:
2020/21 – 0
2021/22 – 0
2022/23 - 4

5) The number of occasions on which the Council has assisted a tenant to obtain a Rent Repayment Order:
 Zero for each year

 

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The contents of this request are subject to re-use under the terms of the [1]Open Government Licence unless otherwise specified.
Publications relying on this data must be attributed accordingly. Where released materials are subject to 3^rd party copyright or
intellectual property rights, rights to attribution and re-use remain vested in the holder.

 

Personal data disclosed in conjunction with an information access request is provided in compliance with the Council’s legal obligations.
This disclosure does not provide consent for direct marketing under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), and
should not be construed as such.

 

Should you require any further information, or if you are not satisfied with our response, please do not hesitate to contact me. You may
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Following this, if you are not satisfied with the internal review response you may apply to the [3]Information Commissioner for an
independent review at the following address: [4][email address]

 

Kind regards,

 

Information Governance
Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue,

Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY.
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No Reply, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Dear Jon Patience,

Thank you for your request dated: 12/07/2023, subject: 00146048 FOI -
Housing Enforcement Regarding Conditions of Private Rented Accommodation
since 2021..

Case reference number: 00146048.

Application number: Not applicable

Your case has now been closed or resolved.

Kind regards,

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

The contents and any attachments of this e-mail message are confidential
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error, please advise the sender immediately by return email and then
delete it from your system. Any unauthorised distribution or copying of
this transmission, or misuse or wrongful disclosure of information
contained in it, is strictly prohibited. Folkestone & Hythe District
Council cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly
the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of the council. All
email to and from the council may be monitored in accordance with the
council's policies. Folkestone & Hythe District Council is registered with
the ICO as a data controller. Our privacy notice at
[1]www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/privacy explains how we use and share
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Dear Folkestone & Hythe District Council,

Thank you very much for your swift response.

Yours faithfully,

Jon Patience

Case Support, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Dear Jon

Thank you for contacting Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

A case has been created in your MyAccount.
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Housing Enforcement
Case reference number: 00147292.
Application number: Not applicable

The contents and any attachments of this e-mail message are confidential
and intended only for the named addressees. If you have received it in
error, please advise the sender immediately by return email and then
delete it from your system. Any unauthorised distribution or copying of
this transmission, or misuse or wrongful disclosure of information
contained in it, is strictly prohibited. Folkestone & Hythe District
Council cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly
the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of the council. All
email to and from the council may be monitored in accordance with the
council's policies. Folkestone & Hythe District Council is registered with
the ICO as a data controller. Our privacy notice at
[1]www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/privacy explains how we use and share
personal information and protect your privacy and rights

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