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Delivering Private Rented Services in Edinburgh

Delivering Private Rented Services in Edinburgh. The Role of the Private Rented Sector. Providing privately let homes provides a vital resource to meet housing demand in the city; Edinburgh has the largest market for privately rented homes in Scotland;

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Delivering Private Rented Services in Edinburgh

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  1. Delivering Private Rented Services in Edinburgh

  2. The Role of the Private Rented Sector • Providing privately let homes provides a vital resource to meet housing demand in the city; • Edinburgh has the largest market for privately rented homes in Scotland; • It is an expanding resource and has a critical role to play in Edinburgh’s housing strategy.

  3. Role of the Council • To mange the registration of all landlords who operate in the city; • To implement the licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs); • To provide direct, guidance and support to both landlords and tenants.

  4. Landlord Registration • Introduced as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour (Scotland) Act ,2004; • Edinburgh has 35,000 registered involving just under 45,000 properties. • This places the Council at the top of the 32 local authorities in the country.

  5. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) • An HMO is a private let which has three or more unrelated people living in the property. • Licensing is governed by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006; • Edinburgh has c.6,000 HMOs operating in the city

  6. Enforcement • The Council’s aim is to work positively with landlords to achieve safe, secure and high quality accommodation in the city; • Registration and licensing is a positive means of engaging with landlords; • The Council, however, has enforcement powers under both Acts to challenge landlords who fall below expected standards.

  7. Enforcement (2) • The significant majority of landlords work very effectively and comply fully with expected standards; • Informal “enforcement” is effective to achieve improvement should there be an identified gap in standards; • Edinburgh is committed, however, to take action against landlords who consistently fail to comply with the legislation.

  8. Joint working arrangements • The city operates a cross – Council service HMO joint inspection team; • Formal agreement are in place with both the Police and Fire and Rescue Service; • Officers from both services are seconded into the Private Rented Services Team.

  9. Ongoing Aims and the Council’s Objectives • To work consistently to ensure that landlords, tenants and other residents are provided with a first class service from the Council; • To manage a thriving private letting service in the city; • To provide homes to many people which supports the Council’s housing strategy’s aims and objectives.

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