Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health presenting a quarterly update to Members of the Policy Development Group on activity undertaken by Mid Devon Housing (MDH), including some relating to tenancy enforcement. This report also includes Outturn information for 2024-2025 as a whole.

The Group had before it, and NOTED, a report * from the Head of Housing & Health providing a quarterly update to Members on activity undertaken by Mid Devon Housing (MDH) including some relating to enforcement. It also provided some indication of the final outturn expected at the end of the year.

The following was highlighted within the report:

·         When a property was left as a void, if necessary, it needed to be brought back up to the Decent Home Standard in order to be re-let and for a number of reasons this sometimes took time.

·         Not all tenants could be forced to have non-safety related upgrades.

·         It was confirmed that certain checks needed to be made legally, for example, gas safety checks.

·         There were all kinds of voids but overall it was important to remember that there was a 97% occupancy rate.

Note: * Report previously circulated.