At Trinity Chambers' Housing Law Conference 2024 held in Leeds, social housing law barrister, Vilma Vodanovic delivered a session entitled:
'How Much?!!! - Civil Financial Penalties Imposed on Private Sector Landlords'
Civil Penalty Notices are financial penalties available to Local Authorities to use against private sector landlords for breaches of certain offences. They are an effective and largely self-funding enforcement tool.
In this recording of her presentation, Vilma explores the regulatory framework, recent case law and likely future changes to Civil Penalty Notices.
Vilma's talk covers the following topics:
- Housing Act 2004
- Housing & Planning Act 2016
- Renters Reform Bill
- Civil Penalties policies
- Appeals
- Case law
- Procedural deficiencies
- Service of proceedings
- Reasonable excuse defences
- Calculation of penalties
- Mitigating & aggravating factors
There is a handout that accompanies the session. If you do not have a copy and would like one, please email paul@trinitychambers.co.uk.
This recorded seminar and its accompanying notes are made available for educational and information purposes only. The views expressed in it are those of the speaker. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. The speaker and Trinity Chambers accept no responsibility for the continuing accuracy of the contents. Contact Trinity Chambers if you have a specific legal query.