Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation SchemeRelease of adaptedpropertyReasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(e)Statutory OvercrowdedReasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(c)Acute OvercrowdingReasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(c)Private sector propertiesunsanitary or unfit.Those living in unsanitaryconditions where theconditions pose an ongoingand serious threat to health;Reasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(c)Under-occupationReasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(e)Major works or demolitionReasonable preferencecategory S.167(2)(c)Foster carers referred bythe Council’s Children’sServiceReasonable preferencecategory167(2) (d) or (e)• Where a tenant is willing to transfer to a suitable non adaptedproperty and is releasing an adapted house or designated olderpersons property.• Tenants who are statutorily overcrowded and who require atleast two additional bedrooms.• Where a household is 3 bedrooms short of the bedroomstandard outlined in Annex 2.• Private sector tenants and residents of dwellings that theCouncil’s Private Sector Housing Team has determined that theproperty poses a category 1 hazard under the Health and Safetyfitness rating and the Council are satisfied that the problemcannot be resolved by the landlord within 6 months and as aresult continuing to occupy the accommodation will pose aconsiderable risk to the applicant’s health. This includes aproperty that has severe damp, major structural defectsincluding subsidence, flooding, collapse of roof, or have livingconditions which are a statutory nuisance, and there is noprospect of the problems being remedied within a 6 month timeperiod.• A private sector property either owned or rented where astatutory notice has been issued by the environmental healthdepartment that an unfit property is to be demolished under theHousing Act 2004.• Where a Council tenant will release a home with two or morebedrooms by moving to a property with fewer bedrooms thanthey currently have.Where a Private Registered Provider (normally a housingassociation) tenant who will release a home with two or morebedrooms are eligible if their landlord agrees that the vacatedproperty can be used for a nomination by the Council• Where a council tenant has to move either temporarily orpermanently whilst major works are undertaken or where theirhome is due to be demolished• Foster carers approved by the Council whose housingprevents them from being able to start, or continue, to providefoster care. This section also includes adopters approved by theCouncil whose housing prevents them being able to becomingor continuing to be an adoptive parent.39Page 422