Housing Strategy 2009-2014 - South Derbyshire District Council
Housing Strategy 2009-2014 - South Derbyshire District Council
Housing Strategy 2009-2014 - South Derbyshire District Council
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<strong>South</strong> <strong>Derbyshire</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>2009</strong> – <strong>2014</strong><br />
2.3 Re-designate<br />
low demand<br />
sheltered<br />
properties for<br />
general purpose.<br />
2.4 Develop a rent<br />
deposit scheme.<br />
2.5 Increase<br />
links with<br />
Private Sector<br />
Landlords/<br />
letting agencies<br />
with a view to<br />
developing a<br />
list accredited<br />
landlords.<br />
2.6 Explore the<br />
options for<br />
more shared<br />
ownership/ other<br />
tenures such as<br />
“self-build” and<br />
leasehold.<br />
November 03 – Committee agreed to declassify of 103 flats.<br />
Progress: - January 05 – 12 flats, April 05 –20 flats,<br />
February 07 – 32 flats. Of these 82 have been declassified<br />
through trickle transfer process. 50 general needs<br />
bungalows to be trickle transferred into sheltered stock.<br />
A rent deposit scheme was launched in 2004. Only 8<br />
successfully took up the Scheme since its launch. A review<br />
found that the process was cumbersome and<br />
increased the chance of losing lettings. People were also<br />
reluctant to rent privately due to higher private rents than<br />
social housing. Landlords were also unaware that they need<br />
to register with a Government approved tenancy deposit<br />
scheme. A new ‘Rent Guarantee’ scheme was introduced<br />
in 2008 to streamline the process and to target those not<br />
protected by homeless legislative duties. The new scheme<br />
guarantees the rent rather than cash deposits changing<br />
hands. Since introduction of the new scheme the <strong>Council</strong><br />
has helped 29 people with a rent deposit.<br />
Working with DASH, (Decent & Safe Homes in the East<br />
Midlands), offering a range of support & advice (information<br />
leaflets, training sessions) to private landlords. The East<br />
Midlands Regional Landlord Accreditation Scheme has<br />
been adopted and five <strong>South</strong> <strong>Derbyshire</strong> Landlords have<br />
achieved accreditation. The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Derbyshire</strong> Landlords<br />
Forum has been relaunched and the first two forum<br />
events have been well attended. A bi-annual newsletter to<br />
complement the forum meetings will disseminate further<br />
news and information to private sector landlords.<br />
The <strong>District</strong> <strong>Council</strong> works closely with the Home Buy<br />
Agent (East Midlands <strong>Housing</strong> Association) to assist<br />
people who have indicated an interest in shared<br />
ownership. The <strong>Council</strong> also informs applicants for social<br />
rent when these properties come onto the market.<br />
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