Agenda item

*RESOLVED –

1.    That the update on the activities of the private sector housing team during 2021/22, be noted.

2.    That the Private Sector Housing Energy Performance Certificate Policy, be approved.

3.    That the Private Sector Housing Amenities and Space Standards Policy, be approved.

4.    That the Service Director – Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, be granted delegated authority to agree minor policy adjustments in between review periods.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

In April 2021 Cabinet approved the Private Sector Housing Action Plan. This report provides an update on the activities of the team during 2021/22 and gives further details on additional and revised policies which will enable the Private Sector Housing Team to continue to work proactively with those landlords willing to comply with housing legislation and actively regulate noncompliant landlords.

The Private Sector Housing Manager submitted a report seeking approval for the Private Sector Housing Energy Performance Certificate Policy and the Private Sector Housing Amenities and Space Standards Policy.

The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 had been introduced to ensure that landlords had a valid EPC certificate in relation to all properties in their ownership and that all privately rented properties had at least an E rated EPC to ensure a minimum level of thermal efficiency. Enforcement of the relevant statutory provisions had been delegated to District and Borough Councils in Derbyshire from Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards.

The Government had issued revised guidance which empowered Local Authorities to set their own standards for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Chesterfield Borough Council’s existing standards had therefore been reviewed and updated.

*RESOLVED –

1.   That the update on the activities of the private sector housing team during 2021/22, be noted.

2.   That the Private Sector Housing Energy Performance Certificate Policy, be approved.

3.   That the Private Sector Housing Amenities and Space Standards Policy, be approved.

4.   That the Service Director – Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, be granted delegated authority to agree minor policy adjustments in between review periods.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

In April 2021 Cabinet approved the Private Sector Housing Action Plan. This report provides an update on the activities of the team during 2021/22 and gives further details on additional and revised policies which will enable the Private Sector Housing Team to continue to work proactively with those landlords willing to comply with housing legislation and actively regulate noncompliant landlords.