Decision details

The Executive Councillor for Housing is recommended to approve the policy to make reasonable charges for the service of enforcement notices. 

Matter for Decision:

Section 49 of the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”) gives the Council the power to recover all reasonable expenses incurred by them in taking enforcement action under part one of the Act. Preparing and serving enforcement notices can be a time consuming and costly process currently this cost is not recharged to the receipts of notices.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Housing:

The Executive Councillor resolved to:

Approve the policy document as detailed in Annex A of the Officer’s report, Charging for Certain Enforcement Action, policy document January 2012, which will introduce a charge of £150:00 per Housing Act 2004 enforcement notice from April 2012.

Reason for the Decision:

The policy was for cost recovery purposes.

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

Not Applicable

Scrutiny Considerations:

Not applicable.

The Executive Councillor for Housing approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensations granted)

N/A