This week's code-violation brief · Midlands, UK

Planned UK recon region for Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, and nearby Midlands markets.

Brief generated Aug 4, 2026. Records refresh hourly; brief refreshes daily.

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This week's shape

Six live enforcement items this week, all in Birmingham, Leicester, or nearby Nottinghamshire. The strongest operator signals are the Birmingham planning contravention notices and the decision-published penalty/order matters; the Leicester item is resolved history and should not be treated as current pressure.

Market signals

Signal	Total records	This brief	Access
Contravention Notice	301	3	Sign in or create account
Unauthorised Work	849	1	Sign in or create account
Other	833	1	Sign in or create account
Rent Repayment Order	12	1	Sign in or create account
Civil Penalty	9	1	Sign in or create account

This week we saw 7 signal-level rows across this market. Free email shows 5 ranked leads; Operator unlocks the full feed, CSV export, and live dashboard.

Top-ranked examples

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#	Type	City	Status	Address	Owner	Ranking basis	Access
1	Unauthorised Work	—	—	Land adjacent to 292 Oldknow Road, Birmingham, B10 0HY, Birmingham, GB-ENG	owner withheld	This is the clearest current enforcement pressure in the set. Fresh planning action on land use usually means someone is already on the council's radar, which is where wholesalers look for tired or misused assets that may trade under stress.	Sign in
2	Contravention Notice	—	—	4xx Brackenfield Road, Birmingham, B44 9BG, Birmingham, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Short-stay use complaints tend to surface quickly and often stay messy if the owner is thin on compliance. Worth a call because these cases can sit alongside other operational problems, not just a one-off paperwork issue.	Sign in
3	Contravention Notice	—	—	2xx Showells Gardens, Birmingham, B7 5NJ, Birmingham, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Vehicle-repair use in a residential context is the kind of nuisance enforcement that can point to a stressed occupancy situation. It is a useful lead for an operator looking for an owner who may want out rather than fight the process.	Sign in
4	Contravention Notice	—	—	Land on the South West side, of Chester Road, , Sutton Coldfield, , Birmingham, B73 5BS, Birmingham, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Older open enforcement is still worth a look because it suggests the issue has had time to stall or harden. For a wholesaler, that often means a tired site with a less motivated owner and fewer clean exit options.	Sign in
5	Civil Penalty	—	decision_published	2xx Westfield Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 1TD/ BIR/37UF/HNA/2026/0014	owner withheld	A decision-published civil penalty is a stronger distress marker than a routine notice, even if it is not a direct property fix. It can indicate a landlord or operator with recent compliance trouble and possible cash pressure.	Sign in

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What’s new in coverage

Window covered: 2026-07-28 to 2026-08-04. One Leicester case is resolved and excluded from priority; the rest are active enough to merit follow-up this week.

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