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Civil Penalties Housing Enforcement
Please see the matrix table below, this will determine the level of penalty and provide the justification required.
| Factors | Score = 1 | Score = 5 | Score = 10 | Score = 15 | Score = 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deterrence and Prevention | High confidence - that financial penalty will deter repeat offending. Informal publicity not required as a deterrence | Medium confidence that a financial penalty will deter repeat offending. Minor informal publicity required for mild deterrence in the landlord community | Low confidence that a low financial penalty will deter repeat offending (eg no contact from offender) Some informal publicity will be required to prevent similar offending in the landlord community | Little confidence that a low financial penalty will deter repeat offending. Likely informal publicity will be required to prevent similar offending in the landlord community | Very little confidence that a low financial penalty will deter repeat offending. Informal publicity will be required to prevent similar offending in the landlord community |
| 2. Removal of Financial Incentive | No significant assets. No or very low financial profit made by offender | Little asset value. Little profit made by offender | Small portfolio landlord (between 2-3 properties). Low asset value. Low profit made by offender | Medium portfolio landlord (between 4-5 properties) or a small Managing Agent. Medium asset value. Medium | Large portfolio landlord (over 5 properties) or a medium to large Managing Agent. Large asset value. Large profit made by offender. |
| 3. Offence and History | No previous enforcement history. Single low level offence. | Minor previous enforcement. Single offence | Recent second time offender. Offence has moderate severity or small but frequent impact(s) | Multiple offender. Ongoing offences of moderate to large severity or a single instance of a very severe offence | Serial offender. Multiple offences over recent times. Continuing serious offence |
| 4. Harm to Tenant(s) (Score is doubled on this section in line with Statutory guidance) | Very little or no harm caused. No vulnerable occupants. Tenant provides no information on impact | Likely some low level harm / health risk(s) to occupant. No vulnerable occupants. Tenant provides poor quality information on impact | Likely moderate level health / harm risk(s) to occupants potentially exposed. Tenant provides some information on impact but with no primary or secondary evidence. | High level of health / harm risk(s) to occupant. Tenant(s) will be affected frequently or by occasional high impact occurrences. Vulnerable occupants more thank likely exposed. Small house of multiple occupancy (HMO) (3-4 occupants), multiple occupants exposed. Tenant provides good information on impact with primary evidence (e.g. prescription drugs present, clear signs of poor health witnessed) but no secondary evidence | Obvious high level health / harm risk(s) and evidence that tenant(s) are badly and / or continually affected. Multiple vulnerable occupants exposed. Large HMO (5+ occupants), multiple occupants exposed. Tenant provides excellent information on impact with primary and secondary evidence provided (eg medical, social services reports). |