Agenda item

Report of Head of Regeneration and Housing

Summary

To seek adoption of revised private sector housing policies and revised standards for houses in multiple-occupation.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               To adopt the following operational policies in place of similarly named policies adopted in May 2008:

·        Housing (Private Sector) Policy

·        Housing Health & Safety Rating Scheme (HHSRS) Policy

·        House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licence Policy

·        Recovery of Costs Policy

·        House Condition Enforcement Policy

·        Private Sector Housing Grants and Assistance Policy

(2)       To adopt the house in multiple-occupation standards (entitled HMO Standards 2012) as the Council’s standards in place of earlier adopted standards.

Resolved

(1)               That the following operational policies in place of similarly named policies adopted in May 2008 be adopted:

·        Housing (Private Sector) Policy

·        Housing Health & Safety Rating Scheme (HHSRS) Policy

·        House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licence Policy

·        Recovery of Costs Policy

·        House Condition Enforcement Policy

·        Private Sector Housing Grants and Assistance Policy

(2)       That the house in multiple-occupation standards (entitled HMO Standards 2012) be adopted as the Council’s standards in place of earlier adopted standards.

The Head of Regeneration and Housing submitted a report which sought adoption of revised private sector housing policies and revised standards for houses in multiple-occupation.

Resolved

(1)               That the following operational policies in place of similarly named policies adopted in May 2008 be adopted:

·        Housing (Private Sector) Policy

·        Housing Health & Safety Rating Scheme (HHSRS) Policy

·        House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licence Policy

·        Recovery of Costs Policy

·        House Condition Enforcement Policy

·        Private Sector Housing Grants and Assistance Policy

(2)       That the house in multiple-occupation standards (entitled HMO Standards 2012) be adopted as the Council’s standards in place of earlier adopted standards.

Reasons

Adoption of these revised operational policies and HMO Standards will ensure that the Council is able to discharge its responsibilities for house conditions to best effect, taking into account developments and experience gained since 2008.

Options

Option One:               Adoption of the new policies and HMO Standards

Option Two:               To agree the recommendation with variations

Option Three:             To reject the recommendation.

(Councillors Reynolds and Turner left the meeting for the duration of this item)