Inspections and enforcement

If you do not meet trading standards rules you could be taken to court and fined, or go to prison in serious cases.

We follow our regulatory services enforcement policy. 

Where appropriate, we aim to educate and advise businesses to help them follow the rules instead of resorting to prosecution.

We can issue financial penalties for breaches of some rules by letting agents and landlords. 

We follow our financial penalties policy for letting agents and landlords.

If we have issued you with a penalty, you can either pay:

• online by payment card
• by bank transfer (see the penalty notice for instructions)