Decision details

Condensation, Damp and Mould Policy for Housing (Landlord Services)

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Housing and Homelessness

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report introduces a new Condensation, Damp, and Mould Policy for Housing (Landlord Services), which details how Tenant reports on these matters will be managed, and the maintenance of the Council’s Housing stock to prevent and react to such issues. The new proposed Policy is attached at Appendix 1.

Decision:

On 6 February 2025, Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness made the following decision:

That the draft Condensation, Damp, and Mould Policy (attached at Appendix 1) be approved for adoption and implementation.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 13 February 2025.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision:

The Council is committed to providing an effective and compliant maintenance service in response to its statutory responsibilities, ensuring our homes are safe, warm, and decent for our tenants, protect the value of our housing stock and provide high levels of tenant satisfaction.

Alternative options considered:

See Report

Declarations of Interest(s): N/A

Contact: Ritchie Thomson, Service Manager - Housing Major Projects Email: ritchie.thomson@nfdc.gov.uk, Sophie Tuffin, Service Manager - Housing Maintenance Programmes and Servicing Email: sophie.tuffin@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 06/02/2025

Date of decision: 06/02/2025

Effective from: 14/02/2025

Accompanying Documents: