FOI release

Housing Enforcement

Case reference FOI2025/00905

Received 22 October 2025

Published 17 November 2025

Request

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act 2000:

All prosecutions of, and civil penalties issued to, companies by the Council under the Housing Act 2004 since 2010, including name of the company, date of prosecution/penalty, size of monetary penalty including costs awarded, and a brief description of the offence

Response

 

Please note that the names of the individuals involved have been withheld, as disclosure would reveal the personal data of third parties. This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Offence

Hearing Date

Other sanction

Sentence/fine

Breach of Improvement Notice HA 2004 s11

Sept 2019

-

Fine 10k (reduced from 15k) 5k court costs

£170 VS

Breach of HMO Regs

 

Oct 2019

Housing and Planning Penalty

3k

Breach of HMO Regs

Improvement Act

July 21

-

Fines £20K, legal costs £1427.13 and VS of £181.00

Breach of Prohibition Order

Feb 2022

-

Fined £500 and ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge, the Magistrates also awarded £782.17 prosecution costs

Breach of Improvement Notice

August 2025

Housing and Planning Penalty

7.5K

Breach of Improvement Notice

Current

Housing and Planning Penalty

7.5k Pending appeal

Documents

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