Housing Standards Update: Melcombe Regis Selective Licensing and Alternative Proposal

Housing Standards Service Manager Richard Conway provides an update on the progress of the Melcombe Regis Selective Licensing initiative and explores an alternative proposal involving voluntary landlord accreditation and targeted enforcement to improve housing standards. The Executive Advisory Panel in Melcombe Regis is considering if such alternative schemes could achieve the same objectives as the Selective Licensing scheme, as per DHCLG guidance.

• Housing Standards
• Melcombe Regis
• Selective Licensing
• Alternative Proposal
• Landlord Accreditation

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1. Housing Standards Richard Conway: Service Manager 1.Where does Housing Standards sit within Dorset Council 2.Update on Melcombe Regis Selective Licensing and an Alternative Proposal

2. Housing and Community Safety Services Executive Director People Adults Mathew Kendal Corporate Director Housing Rebecca Kirk Housing Standards Richard Conway Housing Solutions Sarah How Homelessness Prevention Fiona Brown Community Safety Andy Frost Housing Strategy Sharon Attwater

3. Melcombe Regis area of Weymouth

4. Selective Licensing Time line Date Action April 2016 Melcombe Regis Board established vision: Make MR a safe, healthy and great place to live and work Nov 2016 Evidence pack produced July 2017 Options Appraisal of possible interventions September 2017 WPBC Management Board agrees to proceed with Selective Licensing. December 2018 WPBC Agrees to proceed with consultation. December - April 2019 Public Consultation July 2019 Consultation published July August 2019 Post consultation meetings with partners April 2019 LGR occurs August 2019 Pause instigated and decision to form EAP.

5. Executive Advisory Panel Melcombe Regis Member led group considering whether a scheme incorporating: Voluntary Accreditation of Landlords Targeted enforcement of landlords letting poor housing Other schemes to improve housing standards (Extending the Heat Melcombe Regis Scheme -Ends Nov 2020) Would this achieve the same objective as Selective Licensing?

6. Executive Advisory Panel Melcombe Regis DHCLG Official Guidance The Authority must consider if there are any other courses of action available that would achieve the same objective as the proposed scheme without the need for the designation to be made For example: In areas with Anti-Social where landlords are not taking appropriate action, could an education programme or a voluntary accreditation scheme achieve the same objective as a selective licensing designation?

7. Executive Advisory Panel Melcombe Regis EAP - Consult with stakeholders EAP - Makes recommendation Report to Dorset Council Scrutiny Committee Cabinet Approval Council Approval