Private Sector Housing Strategy

Settled Housing Solutions private sector housing models and tenancy support plans are built on a solid foundation of experience and are informed by ongoing research.

Clearly these plans will impact the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) 2010 target of adopting a Choice Based Lettings System by 2010 but there are also a range of positive, concomitant outcomes which cannot be ignored. 

Pieces of the jigsaw

The community benefits of a coherent housing strategy
These include:

  • The recommendations of the Rugg Review of the Private Rental Sector
  • The Housing Reform Green Paper
  • Future housing supply strategies
  • Tackling homelessness
  • Reducing social exclusion
  • Improving educational attainment
  • Local community and area based regeneration strategies
  • Crime reduction and drug strategies
  • Supporting vulnerable people
  • Improving management standards
  • Tackling anti-social behaviour 

The crucial relationship with private landlords

We have developed a coherent strategy for engaging with the private rental sector. We strongly believe that it is vital to communicate the local authority’s strategic objectives to landlords, reassuring them that they can meet their commercial objectives and reduce their risks by working with a responsible housing authority. 

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