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Decent And Safe Homes A regional private rented housing project funded by GOEM and led by Derby, Nottingham and Leicester City Councils Tom Toumazou Three Projects Housing Act Awareness Harmonisation of Housing Standards Development of Accreditation Function DASH Strategy Regulatory
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Decent And Safe Homes A regional private rented housing project funded by GOEM and led by Derby, Nottingham and Leicester City Councils Tom Toumazou
Three Projects Housing Act Awareness Harmonisation of Housing Standards Development of Accreditation
Function DASH Strategy Regulatory
Regional Activity National Profile No present vehicle - Reasons Political Resistance – Members Loss of Control – Officers Sub- Regional Activity Fragmented Opportunistic and Personality Led Functional Activities Empty Homes
Challenges • Lead Authorities • Dark Authorities • Resources • Geographical • Urban/Rural • Political
Benefits • Support of Officers • Efficient use of Resources • Sharing Best Practice • Strategic Clarity - Delivery • Housing Markets
Resources • Private • Private Rented Sector Landlords • PRS Letting Agents • Developers • Goods and Service Provider • Public • Staffing • Time • Development • Systems • Procedures
Understanding Markets Information • Profile • House Condition Surveys • Hi4EM • Modelling • BRE • Markets • Up My Street www.upmystreet.com • Auctions • Newspapers • Contacts Estate Agents, Letting Agents, Local Housing Partnership
Strategic Partnership Working Regional Partnerships • Accident Reduction • Falls Prevention Officer PCT • East Midlands Avoidable Injury Group www.avoidinjury.org.uk • Health and Housing • Investment for Health • 2012 Agenda Sustainable Communities • Community Cohesion • Respect Agenda • Family Intervention Unit • Police • Prison and Probation Service • Warm Front • Regeneration and Development Agencies • Shelter
Sharing Practices • LA Conferences • Web Site (www.eastmidlandsdash.org.uk ) • Documents • Training Programmes • East Midlands Landlord Summit
Results • Fire Safety Guidance • Landlord Resource – training and development • Landlord consultation and Fora • Regional Landlord Accreditation
Results • Licensing Harmonisation • Application Form • Shaw’s • Conditions • Procedures • HiLDa (www.hmolicence.org)
Identifying New Problems • HMOs 70s battle • Decency • Migrant Workers Housing Needs • Area Regeneration and Respect Agenda • Overcrowding • Homelessness • Tenancy Support Identifying New Solutions
Function Regulation DASH Strategy