Council involvement with private sector housing
Case reference FOI2025/01206
Received 18 November 2025
Published 1 December 2025
Request
I would like to make the following request under FOIA:
All questions apply to calendar years of 2023, 2024 and 2025:
1. How many households in private rented properties have approached the council to report disrepair in their homes?
2. How many inspections have been completed in private rented properties by the council?
3. How many enforcement/improvement notices have been served by the council because of these inspections?
4. Were any demolition orders made by the council subsequently because of these investigations?
5. Does the council have any further comments to make regarding these figures?
Response
1. How many households in private rented properties have approached the council to report disrepair in their homes?
We do not separate out service requests into those received from housing association tenants and those received from private renters.
We can only provide the total number of service requests relating to housing conditions received in 2023, 2024, and in 2025 to date
2023 - 90
2024 - 83
2025 - 102
2. How many inspections have been completed in private rented properties by the council?
We do not keep record of the total numbers of inspections carried out and are unable to separate out service requests into those linked to housing association tenants and those linked to private renters.
2023 – Information not held
2024 – Information not held
2025 – Information not held
3. How many enforcement/improvement notices have been served by the council because of these inspections?
We do not separate out service requests into those received from housing association tenants and those received from private renters.
I can provide the total number of enforcement/improvement notices served in 2023, 2024, and in 2025 to date.
2023 - 13
2024 - 45
2025 - 30
4. Were any demolition orders made by the council subsequently because of these investigations?
2023 - None
2024 - None
2025 - None
5. Does the council have any further comments to make regarding these figures?
No
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.