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

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

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

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This week's shape

This week is mostly fresh planning and housing-enforcement pressure in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Ashfield. The best calls are the ones with recent notices on use, HMO, or unsafe housing issues, plus a few repeat-style planning cases where owners may be under time pressure.

Market signals

Signal	Total records	This brief	Access
Other	21	21	Sign in or create account
Unauthorised Work	10	10	Sign in or create account
Enforcement Notice	8	8	Sign in or create account
Change Of Use	4	4	Sign in or create account
Appeal	3	3	Sign in or create account

This week we saw 46 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	Why it matters	Access
1	Other	—	—	2xx Hill Vie Kirkby in Ashfield NG17 7NNw Road, Ashfield, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Two Housing Act notices at the same Ashfield address is the kind of repeat pressure that can force a quick owner response. If the property is distressed, this is a clean call for a buyer who handles repairs and compliance.	Sign in
2	Other	—	—	The White House Station Road Hucknall NG15 7UD, Ashfield, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Another fresh Ashfield housing case with multiple notices. Multiple issues on one address usually means the owner is already on the council's radar, which is where wholesaler outreach can pay off.	Sign in
3	Other	—	—	8xx Milton Street, Kirkby in Ashfield NG17 7DJ, Ashfield, GB-ENG	owner withheld	Emergency remedial action is the most urgent housing signal in this batch. That usually means the council thinks the problem is immediate, which can create a fast-move seller if the owner is overwhelmed.	Sign in
4	Other	—	—	1xx Lowmoor Road Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 7BJ, Ashfield, GB-ENG	owner withheld	A Section 43 notice is a harder enforcement path than a routine complaint. This is worth a call because it suggests the council sees a real housing standard problem, not just a minor defect.	Sign in
5	Other	—	—	5 Langford Street, Sutton in Ashfield NG17 2AB, Ashfield, GB-ENG	owner withheld	This Ashfield case stacks several Housing Act sections on one address. That sort of bundled enforcement is useful for spotting owners who may be open to a clean exit.	Sign in

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What’s new in coverage

New cases were added this week across Birmingham, Walsall, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Ashfield, and Derby, so the enforcement picture is better filled in than last week. The strongest new signal is in Birmingham and Ashfield, where several housing and use cases landed at once.

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