Performance information

We are experiencing delays to normal processing times. We would like to reassure applicants that if you have submitted and paid for a valid application, you are not at risk of any enforcement action in relation to an unlicensed property.

 

Property licensing performance

The table below sets out the performance information for the property licensing service from 1 November 2023 to 13 January 2025.

Total applications submitted	Selective applications submitted	Mandatory HMO applications submitted	Additional HMO applications submitted
11,310	10,764	383	165

Total licences issued	Selective licences issued	Mandatory HMO licences issued	Additional HMO licences issued
8,283	7,959	233	87

Average application processing times	Selective average processing time	Mandatory HMO average processing time	Additional HMO average processing time
18 weeks	17 weeks	20 weeks	17 weeks

The Council is committed to publishing performance on the property licensing schemes. This data will be updated every six months. 

 

Housing standards performance 

The table below sets out the performance information for the housing standards service from the 1 November 2023 to 13 January 2025.

Category 1 hazards identified	Category 1 hazards resolved	Enforcement notices served	Enforcement notice complied with	Civil penalty notices issued
445	401	1276	760	139

Compliance cases received	Compliance inspections completed	Advisory compliance letters sent	Successful prosecution	HMO management regulation failures
2899	1282	148	2	0

 The Council is committed to publishing performance for the housing standards service. This data will be updated every six months.