FOI001801 FOI Trading Standards/Residential Services

Short Description
Complaints Against Landlords
Reference number
FOI001801
Date
17/06/2025
Request

This FOI is for the attention of the council officers who oversee the private rented sector and deal with trading standards matters.  


1) The total number of complaints received by the council’s trading standards department concerning private landlords that relate to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 for the following years:  

2020/2021 
2021/2022 
2022/2023 
2023/2024 
2024/2025 
2) The total number of civil penalties issued to private landlords regarding breaches under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 for the following years:  
2020/2021 
2021/2022 
2022/2023 
2023/2024 
2024/2025 


Other CPN information  

3) The total number of Civil Penalties issued to private landlords for breaches in Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 for the following years: 

2023/2024 
2024/2025