FOI request details
Request
Subject: HMOs
Reference: LBR-FOI-00566
- How many reports of an unlicensed HMO were made to the council across the last 5 years? Can I get a breakdown of the number for each year please.
- How many fines has the council given out to landlords for failing to have a HMO license over the last five years? And what is the total value of these fines? Can I get an annual breakdown please.
- How many landlords has the council taken to tribunals over rent-repayment orders in each of the last 5 years, and what was the success rate? A yearly breakdown of this please.
- How many landlords have been banned by the council for operating without a HMO license over the last 5 years? Please can I have a yearly breakdown.
Response
Full Disclosure - 8 February 2023
-How many reports of an unlicensed HMO were made to the council across the last 5 years? Can I get a breakdown of the number for each year please.
2017-18 - 62
2018-19 - 87
2019-20 - 40
2020-21 - 52
2021-22 - 30
-How many fines has the council given out to landlords for failing to have a HMO license over the last five years? And what is the total value of these fines? Can I get an annual breakdown please.
2017-18 - 8 Financial Penalty Notice (FPN) £12,000
2018-19 -10 FPN - £78,000
2019-20 - 2 FPN - £8,000
2020-21 2 FPN - £8,000
2021-22 1 FPN - £4000
How many landlords has the council taken to tribunals over rent-repayment orders in each of the last 5 years, and what was the success rate? A yearly breakdown of this please.
2017-18 - 0
2018-19 - 0
2019-20 - 0
2020-21 - 0
2021-22 - 1
-How many landlords have been banned by the council for operating without a HMO license over the last 5 years? Please can I have a yearly breakdown.
0
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