Written questions

Landlords: Fines

2026-06-25 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 13608 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local authority environmental health teams to enforce the new financial penalties on landlords who do not repair Category 1 hazards

Answer

A new financial penalty of up to £7,000 for a failure to take reasonably practicable steps to remove a category 1 hazard came into force on 22 June. Statutory guidance on new financial penalties is included within revised Housing Health and Safety Rating ...