How Coventry City Council uses property intelligence to target HMO enforcement more effectively

A real-world case study on structuring data-led discovery to improve compliance outcomes and make the most of limited officer capacity

Local authority enforcement teams are under pressure. Rising demand, constrained resources, and large volumes of potential unlicensed HMOs – but limited capacity to investigate them all.

The question isn't whether unlicensed HMOs exist. It's knowing which ones to prioritise first.

In this webinar, Coventry City Council shares how they adopted a data-led approach to HMO enforcement and the results it delivered.

What you'll learn:

• Why reactive, complaints-driven investigations are no longer enough
• How Coventry shifted from manual investigation to targeted, evidence-led enforcement
• The practical steps to identify likely unlicensed HMOs and prioritise high-impact cases
• How data-led discovery helped Coventry achieve a high success rate on priority cases and a 10x return on investment