Decision details

Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Housing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

 

The report recommended an update to the existing Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy (attached at Annex 1) to reflect the latest changes in legislation which apply to private sector housing.  The report also recommended some minor changes to the ‘Policy for Imposing Financial Penalties under the Housing Act 2004 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016’ (attached at Appendix 2 to Annex 1).

 

Following consideration by the Communities and Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:

 

(1)             the changes to the Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy (attached at Annex 1), including the changes to the ‘Policy for Imposing Financial Penalties under the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016’ be approved.

Publication date: 18/02/2022

Date of decision: 15/02/2022

Decided at meeting: 15/02/2022 - Communities and Housing Advisory Board

Effective from: 26/02/2022

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