Agenda item

Cabinet Member for Housing Interview - Councillor Richard Livingstone

The cabinet member for housing has particular accountability for:

 

·  Housing Asset strategy including making all council homes warm, dry and safe and delivering a quality kitchen and bathroom for every tenant;

·  meeting tenant and leaseholder expectations of major works contracts;

·  housing services;

·  housing allocations;

·  community housing including homelessness and sheltered housing

·  housing repairs;

·  engaging with council tenants and leaseholders;

·  delivering a new leaseholder management company;

·  rehousing arrangements as part of major regeneration projects;

·  licensing and standards of private rented sector landlords;

·  Quality of estate environment including communal repairs, cleaning and pest control;

·  lettings policy, and with the cabinet member for environment, recycling, community safety and volunteering, policy on illegal subletting and estate security.