Prosecutions of ‘rogue landlords’ between January 2015 and July 2022
Dear FOI Team,
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request data relating to the number of ‘rogue landlords’ successful prosecuted between January 2015 and July 2022.
In the context of this request, the term ‘rogue landlord’ is defined as a landlord who ‘knowingly flouts their obligations by renting our unsafe and substandard accommodation to tenants, many of whom may be vulnerable.'
As part of this, I would like the information broken down into the following:
i) The number of rogue landlords not complying with safety regulations identified by this authority between January 2016 and July 2022;
ii) Of this amount, the number of rogue landlords not complying with safety regulations that were successfully prosecuted during the requested time frame;
iii) Of the total amount, the number of rogue landlords not complying with safety regulations that were unsuccessfully prosecuted during the requested time frame;
iv) Of the total amount, how many rogue landlords not complying with safety regulations that have been punished via other means, e.g. fines.
Please present the information in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Murphy
Dear Mr. Murphy,
As you have included a definition for rogue landlords and then requesting
that we review all cases to determine whether in each case the landlord
meets that definition before then considering the request.
Such a filtering process would require that we assess whether the landlord
in each case was 'knowingly flouting their obligations' - mens rea - (and
whether the tenants were vulnerable).
We generally don't have to prove 'mens rea' for the majority of what we
enforce - so we don't record this.
Such a filtering process would take us way beyond the cost limitation for
an FOI.
Thus I would like to point this out and ask whether you would like to
alter your request so that it is limited to information we hold (and just
stick to landlords rather than 'rogue landlords'.
Many Thanks
Kaleb Raby
Legal Services Apprentice
Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Kaleb Raby
Legal Services Apprentice
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