Decision - Update on Private Rented Sector Scrutiny Panel Recommendations

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Update on Private Rented Sector Scrutiny Panel Recommendations

Decision Maker: Housing & New Homes Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

In 2014, a request was received from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau to look at the private rented sector using a scrutiny panel, because of the ‘…worrying increase in the number of people seeking advice from CAB’ in relation to the private rented sector and letting agents.

The Scrutiny Panel’s formal report and recommendations were published in March 2015. A formal response to the recommendations was made by Housing & New Homes Committee in November 2015 with a committment to report progress annually.

This is the first annual update.

Decision:

(1)      That the progress made in implementing the Scrutiny Panel recommendations (Summarised in 3.5 and 3.6, and detailed in Appendix 1) be noted.

 

Report author: Andy Staniford, Martin Reid

Publication date: 21/09/2016

Date of decision: 21/09/2016

Decided at meeting: 21/09/2016 - Housing & New Homes Committee

Effective from: 29/09/2016

Accompanying Documents:

 


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