Remedies to force action by negligent council

[BVO]

Thanks all, for your insights - and yes, my use of the term 'force' in relation to this council was pretty ambitious, wasn't it. Re the landlord licensing angle, this is so true. A couple of years back this council ran a fake 'uninhabitable property' inspection scam on me, due to complaints from a tenant...

[BVO]

I wondered if anyone has fresh ideas on the possible next steps in a council problem I have. This relates to a very large west mids urban conurbation council, one of the largest in the country, which does have a pretty poor reputation. I have a semi detached end property which I rent to tenants, next...