Landlord prosecutions

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Dear Braintree District 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

Braintree District Council

Dear Adam Bychawski

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request received on the
21/09/2021.

Reference 5646 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 working days.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Kind Regards

 

Lucy Day

Performance & Improvement Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

 

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Braintree District Council

Dear Adam Bychawski

 

 

I am writing regarding your Freedom of Information request received by the
department on the 21 September 2021

 

The Freedom of Information Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to the exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does
not require the Council to create information to respond to a request if
the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.

 

Please find our response to your Freedom of Information request below:

 

For the financial years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, please
provide:

 

– The number of landlords prosecuted by the council 

 

2018/2019 - 0

2019/2020 - 0

2020/2021 - 1

 

– The number of complaints the council received about private rented
properties 

 

2018/2019 - 30

2019/2020 - 62

2020/2021 - 56

 

– The number of civil penalty notices issued against a landlord or letting
agent as well as the total annual sum of the fines.

 

2018/2019 - 0

2019/2020 - 0

2020/2021 - 2 (£12,000)

 

 

 

If you disagree with the Council’s decision in respect of your freedom of
information request or are otherwise unhappy with how the Council has
dealt with your request in the first instance you may approach Emma Wisbey
Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.

 

Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right of appeal
under S50 of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision
by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow SK9 5AF, [1][email address]

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Victoria Alexander

Performance & Information Officer

 

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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