Decision details

This report introduces a suite of updated policies for Housing (Landlord Services) following periodic review, which detail the undertaking and arrangements pertaining to core statutory safety and compliance servicing and maintenance functions of the Council’s social housing stock under Housing Revenue Account activities. The revised Policies are attached at Appendix 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

On 2 October 2025, Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness made the following decision:

To adopt the revised policies which have been presented to the Tenant Involvement Group (TIG) and Executive Management Team (EMT) on 12th August 2025.

The policies presented reflect minor amendments to existing policies for approval by the Portfolio Holder publishing formally within the Council but as public documents updated on the Councils webpages

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 (Matt Wisdom) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 9 October 2025.

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

Compliance with statutory safety standards is a critical priority for the Council. The Housing Service is committed to providing an effective and compliant maintenance service in response to its statutory responsibilities, ensuring our homes are safe, warm, and decent, protect the value of our housing stock and provide high levels of tenant satisfaction.

See report.