Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many landlords have been prosecuted in England for (a) illegal evictions and (b) harassment in the latest three years for which figures are available.
Kris Hopkins
The table below lists figures from 2009 to the most recent period for which information is held:
|
Statute |
Offence description |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(2) |
Unlawful eviction of occupier |
24 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
|
Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(3) |
Unlawful harassment of occupier |
15 |
9 |
15 |
9 |
