Landlord prosecutions
Dear Powys County Council,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to request the following information:
For the financial years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, please provide:
– The number of landlords prosecuted by the council
– The number of complaints the council received about private rented properties
– The number of civil penalty notices issued against a landlord or letting agent as well as the total annual sum of the fines.
I would like to receive the information in an electronic format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Yours faithfully,
Adam Bychawski
Nigel Brinn, Corporate Director Rheoli Gwybodaeth/
(Economy and Environment) /
Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol (Yr Information Compliance
Economi a’r Amgylchedd)/
Neuadd Y Sir / County Hall
Spa Road East
Llandrindod Wells
Powys LD1 5LG
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Our ref / Ein cyf: 2021-0839F
Date / Dyddiad: 22/09/2021
Request Accepted
FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000
Dear Mr Bychawski
Thank you for your request for information, received at this office on
21/09/21, in which you requested details of the following:
Landlord Prosecutions
The above is a summary of your request. The full details of the
information sought is provided to the officer to whom the request is
tasked.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
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time-scale at the earliest opportunity. In this instance, please note
that there may be a delay in providing you with a response because as of
23rd August 2021, the Council’s re-invoked it’s Business Continuity Plans
in response to increasing Coronavirus pressures.
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Information Compliance Officers have been redeployed to assist Social
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The anticipated due date for responding to this request for information is
19/10/21.
Should you need to discuss this further please contact the Information
Compliance Team on 01597 827543.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.
Yours sincerely,
Information Compliance Team
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Dear Mr Bychawski
Further to your request for information held by Powys County Council, the
service area dealing with your request require some clarification. In
regards to question 1, “The number of landlords prosecuted by the
council”, please could you clarify whether you are seeking the overall
number of prosecutions which are in relation to specific offences? If
this is the case, please could you specify which offences these are? e.g.
offences under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 etc.
Please note that we will be placing your request on hold until we receive
clarity on the above.
Yours sincerely
The Information Compliance Team
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