Housing enforcement action data

Updated: 15 September 2026

Below you can view our data for Housing Enforcement Action. We aim to update this data on or shortly after the first working day of each month. Please note that this data may be subject to change due to the nature of our work.

Sum of fines per year
Annual (calendar year) sum of fines Total sum of fines
2019 £77,476.00
2020 £102,606.58
2021 £48,493.00
2022 £319,004.00
2023 £537,284.20
2024 £406,110.00
2025 £649,233.70
2026* £338,239.22

*This data is up to date as of the date that this webpage was last updated.

Housing enforcement action per Calendar year - 2024 onwards

Housing enforcement action

2024

2025

2026

Number of complaints received specifically about poor conditions in social housing properties

156

164

96

Number of complaints received specifically about poor conditions in private rented properties

587

380

206

Number of complaints received specifically about poor conditions in HMO’s

157

221

115

Number of complaints received specifically to the tenancy relations officer

571

671

240

Number of complaints received specifically about unlicensed HMO’s

635

515

457

Number of complaints received specifically to the empty dwellings officer

101

103

35

Number of landlords prosecuted by Coventry City Council

0

2

1

Number of financial penalty notices issued against a landlord or agent

33

95

61

Number of inspections undertaken

4144

3213

1487

Number of proactive HMO inspections

45

17

4

Number of reactive HMO inspections

113

129

90

Number of initial HMO inspections

1789

515

303

Number of HMO Licence conditions compliance inspections

643

751

478

Number of unlicensed HMO inspections

442

755

246

Number of inspections conducted by safer housing

746

662

232

Number of inspections related to medium and high rise buildings

84

101

51

Number of inspections related to empty dwellings

282

283

83

Number of category one hazards identified

295

203

82

Number of improvement notices served

224

164

77

Number prohibition orders served

2

8

5

Number of emergency remedial action notices served

1

2

1

Number of hazard awareness notices served

111

66

34

Number of landlords/agents achieving CLAS accreditation

99

270

203

Number of landlords/agents having CLAS accreditation revoked

12

20

6

*data for this table is taken from IDOX after we switched to a new system.

Housing enforcement action per year 2022 to 2023

Housing enforcement action

2022

2023

Number of complaints received about private rented properties

1708

1872

Number of complaints received specifically about poor conditions in private rented properties

249

538

Number of complaints received specifically to the tenancy relations officer

206

626
Number of complaints received specifically to the empty dwellings officer - 210

Number of complaints received specifically about unlicensed HMOs

501

543

Number of inspections undertaken

2623

2259

Number of category one hazards identified

127

168

Number of improvement notices served

36

87

Number of prohibition orders served (including emergency)

6

6

Number of emergency remedial action notices served

0

1

Number of Hazard awareness notices served

19

57

Number of landlords/agents achieving CLAS accreditation

110

142

Number of landlords/agents having CLAS accreditation revoked

9

3

*data for this table is taken from our old system

Housing Enforcement

Open 9am–5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7697 5495