Housing Regeneration team

Poor housing conditions can impact on the health of occupants and where this affects many properties in an area, it can undermine the whole community.

We play a fundamental role in improving housing conditions in the private sector. We provide assistance to vulnerable owners and tenants and take action to enforce housing standards - particularly in the private rented sector where some of the worst conditions are found.

We help improve housing conditions using a range of measures including:

• housing acquisition and demolition programmes,
• group repair schemes,
• multi-agency partnership working,
• selective licensing of properties,
• Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspections
• tackling empty homes

The housing regeneration delivery team also offers support to local residents in the areas affected.