How many improvement notices have been issued to private sector landlords?
Dear Leicester City Council,
Can you answer the following as part of my freedom of information request, please?
1) How many improvement notices and hazard notices have been given to private sector landlords concerning rented (and vacant, to let) properties in the Leicester City boundary?
2) Could you provide details on the number of notices and the types of notice on a yearly basis?
3) What is the most common reason improvement notices have been issued?
4) Have any banning orders been issued to any landlords in Leicester?
(I am interested in data since 1st January 2014)
5) How many complaints has Leicester City Council received concerning breaches of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) 2018 and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)? And;
6) How many of these complaints have been upheld since the act came into force this year?
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Hill
Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk
E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]
Our Ref: FOI 19421
Date: 14^th October 2019
Mr Andrew Hill
[3][FOI #611082 email]
Dear Mr Hill,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
Thank you for your email of 11^th October 2019 requesting information
about improvement notices issued to private sector landlords.
Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.
If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely,
Baljeet Kaur
Information Governance Apprentice
Information Governance and Risk
Legal Services
4^th Floor, Rutland Wing
City Hall
115 Charles Street
LE1 1FZ
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1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[FOI #611082 email]
Dear Mr Hill
Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.
Regards
Pravina Chandarana
Information Governance Officer
Email: [1][Leicester City Council request email]
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Dear info-requests,
Thank you very much for your thorough, concise reply which has addressed all my questions other than the most common reason for notices to be issued. It is very enlightening in light of consultations for selective licensing.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Hill
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