To be responsible for the housing portfolio, including housing management, community housing services, including homelessness and sheltered housing, housing allocations, the housing investment programme and leasehold management.
To work closely with the Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Financial Inclusion (with regard to the housing needs of vulnerable adults) and to work closely with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and New Homes with regard to delivering the long-term housing stock strategy and 11,000 new council houses.
The Cabinet Member for Housing has particular responsibility for:
•relationships with Tenants and Residents Associations;
•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 policy on illegal subletting and estate security.
Minutes:
5.1 The chair introduced the item of business and asked the cabinet member for Housing and the cabinet member for Regeneration and New Homes for a short summary of their portfolio.
5.2 Councillor Richard Livingstone and councillor Mark Williams introduced themselves gave a short summary of their portfolios and then answered questions from members of the sub-committee.