Decision details

Response to Overview and Scrutiny Committee Recommendations on Private Rented Sector Housing Standards

Decision Maker: Executive Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

1.         To accept the basic recommendation of providing a proactive inspection programme for private rented sector housing standards.

2.         To approve that the resourcing of the inspection programme is made through the utilisation of existing resources by shifting workloads and using capacity created from the reduction in workload arising from the transfer of private sewers to United Utilities as public sewers.

3.         To confirm that a Landlord Accreditation Scheme is not introduced in Chorley at this time.

4.         To approve that a private rented sector housing standards policy be developed.

Decision:

1.         Recommendation approved.

2.         Recommendation approved.

3.         Recommendation approved.

4.         Recommendation approved.

Report author: Simon Clark

Publication date: 24/06/2013

Date of decision: 20/06/2013

Decided at meeting: 20/06/2013 - Executive Cabinet

Effective from: 09/07/2013

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