FOI Request - Private Rented Sector and Social Housing
Request 101003687986
For each of the points listed below please provide breakdown by year – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. For 2024, please provide figures to date.
1. The number of complaints the council has received relating to conditions of properties in a) the Private Rented Sector b) for Social Housing. If you don’t differentiate then please provide the total number of complaints.
2. The number of notices of disrepair issued to landlords by the council.
3. The number of prosecutions brought by the Council in relation to conditions in private rented properties.
4. The number of fines issued to landlords for failure to carry out remedial work / repairs on their properties.
5. The overall number of individual landlords point 2, 3 and 4 were issued to.
6. The number of members of staff that carry out enforcement work.
Response 15-01-2025
1. a) The case management system for private sector housing visits does not have a code to identify whether an officer was involved with a property as a result of a complaint relating to its condition. In the time period requested, Moray Council Environmental Health Section has had 3,354 interventions in private sector houses. To determine how many interventions were as a result of a complaint, each job would require to be looked at. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this part of the request.
b) 2017 - <5*
2018 - 6
2019 - 6
2020 - 17
2021 - 11
2022 - 14
2023 - 9
2024 (to date) - 14
* The number of complaints is less than 5. Due to the low numbers involved, release of this information could result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.
2. a) Details of Housing Orders and Notices are available on the online register which is published on the Moray Council website. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_86203.html
b) Social Housing - NIL
3. a) Private Rented Sector - NIL
b) Social Housing - NIL
4. a) Private Rented Sector - NIL
b) Social Housing - NIL
5. a) Private Rented Sector - Not applicable
b) Social Housing - NIL
6. a) Private Rented Sector - 1.5 FTE
b) Social Housing - Not applicable