Housing Strategy 2009-2014 - South Derbyshire District Council

South Derbyshire District Council Housing Strategy 2009 – 2014
3.4 Examine the
feasibility of a
private sector/
RSL purchase
scheme to bring
empty properties
back into use.
3.5 Examine the
feasibility of a
private landlord
purchasing new
property for rent
3.6 Work with East
Midlands Housing
Association to
develop and
promote the take
up of the ”Home
Buy” scheme.
4 Homelessness -
Improve access
to suitable
temporary
accommodation
and prevent the
reoccurrence of
homelessness.
4.11 To work with East
Staffordshire
Borough Council
(ESBC) to
jointly increase
temporary
accommodation.
An in-house voluntary leasing scheme aimed at bringing
empty properties back into use and leasing through the
housing department is currently being considered.
This was explored; however members of the Council's Core
Strategic Housing Group agreed that resources were to be
focused on delivering more properties for social rent and
making better use of the existing private rented sector.
Applicants for council accommodation are asked to
indicate if they would be interested in this scheme and, if
appropriate are sent an “Home buy” information pack. East
Midlands Housing Association have also facilitated training
to the housing options team.
Successes
SDDC, ESBC and Trent & Dove Housing Association
worked in partnership to develop a direct access hostel
proposal to be located in Burton upon Trent to meet cross
boundary needs. A site was identified and a scheme design
developed, however the lack of Supporting People funds
resulted in this scheme being abandoned.
ESBC indicated in 2007/8 that they were no longer in a
position to support this project. Hence, in 2008 the Council
successfully bid to Derbyshire Supporting People to
secure additional funding for 4 units of direct access to be
provided as part of the re-tendering specification for future
services for this client group across the district.
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