Freedom of information response

Verminous property complaints

Publication date: 
Friday 7 July 2023
Request: 

As a freedom of information request, please provide the number of complaints you have received annually regarding filthy and verminous properties, from 2018 till 2022, and the number received so far this year.

In addition, if available, please provide those annual and part-year totals split by outcome and type of property.

Please provide such data electronically, ideally as a spreadsheet

Response: 

Year

Own/occ

Private rent

Council

House

Flat

Outcome

House

flat

Outcome

House

Flat

Outcome

Total

April 2018 to March 2019   

0

0

0

1

PHAct 1936 Sec 83 notice served

1

April 2019 to March 2020  

1

1

PHact 1936 Sec 83 notice served

0

3

PHAct 1936 Sec 83 notice served

5

April 2020 to March 2021  

0

0

0

0

1

0

Informal clearance

1

April 2021 to March 2022   

1

0

Informal clearance

0

0

PHAct 1936 Sec 83 notice served

1

April 2022 to March 2023   

1

Informal action

1

PHact 1936 Sec 83 notice served

0

0

2

April 2023                           

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Grand total

10

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Request reference:
FOI 12905