To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many landlords and agents have been issued with a civil penalty as a result of renting a property to someone who does not have a right to rent from (a) 1 December 2014 to 31 January 2016 and (b) since 1 February 2016.
Answered on
31 January 2017
Phase 1 of the Right to Rent scheme ran in the West Midlands from 1 December 2014 to 31 January 2016. Phase 2 of the scheme started across England from 1 February 2016.
During phase 1 of the scheme, 15 landlords were issued with a civil penalty. Since the start of phase 2 of the scheme, 91 landlords have been issued with a civil penalty. All were first time penalties. 55 related to lodgers in a private household and 51 related to occupiers in rented accommodation.
There have been no appeals under the scheme. The total amount collected from the scheme up to 13 December 2016 is £29,575.31.