Do you know?
17/11/25
+ Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years?
+ Councils prosecuted just 64 landlords despite receiving 300,000 complaints from tenants in unfit homes?
+ From 2022 to 2024, nearly half of local authorities responsible for housing did not fine a landlord?
+ Councils prosecuted just 640 landlords and issued 4,702 civil penalty notices (CPNs)?
+ Of the hundreds of rogue landlords actually prosecuted by councils, only 16 have been banned from letting homes – eight of them in London?
+ Tenants in England lodge an average of 286 complaints a day about conditions in their homes?
+ Guardian analysis found that although Birmingham received the third highest number of complaints of any council in England (12,002), it has not prosecuted any landlords since 2022 and raised £99,065 from fines – a formal enforcement rate of 0.38%.
+ Leeds council received 2,797 complaints but prosecuted 24 landlords, issued 770 CPNs and banned one rogue landlord, meaning 28% of tenant complaints resulted in formal action.
+ Croydon council received 4,461 tenant complaints but did not prosecute any landlords and issued three civil penalty notices, collecting £16,000 in fines in 2022.
+ Lambeth council in south London handled 3,207 complaints and took three enforcement actions – a rate of 0.09%.
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