Purpose

To seek Executive agreement to an Action Plan for Fareham Housing. The
Action Plan intended to achieve confident compliance with the new Consumer
Standards for social housing providers.

 

As a Registered Provider
of social housing, Fareham Borough Council must now comply with new Consumer
Standards which came into force on 01 April 2024. The standards introduce a
co-regulatory approach with the Regulator of Social Housing and include a set
of specific expectations around the safety and quality of homes, transparency
and influence for customers, safe and well-maintained neighbourhoods, and a
tenancy standard.

An Action Plan for Fareham
Housing has been developed, with the objective to achieve confident compliance
with the new Standards.

 

Decision

RESOLVED
that the Executive agrees that the required revisions, addendums or future
amendments to the Council’s Shared Ownership Policy and Processes needed to
comply with updated government guidance be delegated to the Director of Housing,
following consultation with the Executive Member for Housing.