1. Councillor Penny Baker Cabinet Member for Housing
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Councillor Penny Baker
Cabinet Member for Housing
Regeneration and Planning

4. Sheffield Housing 180,000 private properties
27,000 are rented by private sector tenants
Private sector houses around 400,000 people – 75% of the population

5. Sheffield Housing 2009/2010 Disabled Grants - £2,300,000
Neighbourhood Investment - £562,000
Maintenance Grants £195,000
Minor Works Grants £169,000
Energy grants £181,000

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9. Houses in Multiple Occupation – Mandatory Licensing
1809 Licence applications received in total (included nearly 300 passported houses from registration)
128 applications withdrawn before the licence issued
1458 Current licences
Currently 2 months – application to issue of the draft licence
Priority to identify and take action against those not licensed.

10. Houses in Multiple Occupation – Outside Mandatory Licensing
8290 total number of HMOs with 1461 of these licensed
Approx 6500 outside mandatory licensing
Majority 4 bedroom student houses
Some areas 75% student houses
Other areas less dense but less well managed

11. Working with Landlords
Responsible landlord scheme
Launched 2003
Minimum standards for physical condition and management
449 members at March 2010
1090 private dwellings
Benefits include discounted tipping.
Trade fair

12. Working with Landlords
3 E’s - Education, Encouragement, Enforcement
Informal Action – 176 cases
Formal Action – 32 cases
Works on 14 notices

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