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Decision details

Landlord Services Co-regulation and requirement for the Tenants Services Authority

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To set out the inspection and regulatory arrangements for Landlord Services inspection 2011-2012

Decisions:

The report of the Portfolio Holder Quality of Life seeking to update Cabinet on the interim arrangements for landlord regulation in relation to the Tenants Service Authority (1/7/11-31/3/12), setting out the proposed changes within the Localism Bill to Landlord Regulation from April 2012 and setting out Landlord Services response to the above changes and ensure that tenants are at the heart of influencing, shaping and scrutinising services in line with legislative and best practice requirements was considered.

 

 

RESOLVED

That Members:

 

1

endorsed the interim position regarding the Tenants Service Authority from 1st July 2011 – 31st March 2012;

 

2

delegated authority to the Portfolio Holder of Quality of Life and Deputy Director of Housing and Health to agree consultation responses to the changes to the regulatory framework for tenants’, and;

 

3

agreed that the Tenant Regulatory & Improvement Team within the Landlord Services will oversee compliance with the regulatory requirements within the Tenant Services Authority’s code ensuring tenants’ shape, influence and scrutinise service improvement .

(Moved by Councillor M Oates and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

Report author: Tina Mustafa

Publication date: 04/10/2011

Date of decision: 21/09/2011

Decided at meeting: 21/09/2011 - Cabinet

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