FOI002428 FOI Residential Services

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in your local authority area.

Please provide the following data, if held, for each calendar year from 2018 to 2024 inclusive (or for as many of those years as you hold data).
If a year-by-year breakdown cannot be produced within the statutory time or cost limits, please instead provide the total figure for the entire period (2018–2024).

1) The number of HMO licence applications received.
2) The number of HMO licence applications refused.
3) The number of HMO licences revoked or suspended.
4) The number of complaints received relating to HMOs.
5) The number of inspections of HMOs carried out.
6) The number of enforcement or improvement notices issued, or prosecutions brought, relating to HMOs.
7) (If recorded) The number of unlicensed or illegal HMOs identified.