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
Please see our response to your enquiry below.
i) The number of rogue landlords not complying with
safety regulations identified by this authority between January 2016 and
July 2022;
1601 individual notices both formal and informal & individual cases of
breaches in HMO regulations. Please note it is not possible to report on
number of informal notices that required formal action following
insufficient action by landlord.
ii) Of this amount, the number of rogue landlords not complying
with safety regulations that were successfully prosecuted during the
requested time frame;
38 individual successful cases brought against landlords who
breached Housing Act 2004.
Iii) Of the total amount, the number of rogue landlords not
complying with safety regulations that were unsuccessfully prosecuted
during the requested time frame;
3 individual unsuccessful cases brought against landlords
who had appeared to the Local Authority to breach Housing Act 2004.
iv) Of the total amount, how many rogue landlords not complying
with safety regulations that have been punished via other means, e.g.
fines.
8 individual cases were by punishment had been carried out other means.
Yours sincerely
Lynette Paterson
Principal Information Management Officer
Resources – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
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