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An Introduction to Social Letting Agencies SLA Linda Selvey Project Officer Decent and Safe Homes East Midlands

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An Introduction to Social Letting Agencies SLA Linda Selvey Project Officer Decent and Safe Homes East Midlands

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    2. Topics Covered

    4. Government & SLA RUGG Review “…social letting agencies should be developed in each local authority area, offering a competitive management fee to landlords in return for full property management”. CLG Response This ‘local lettings agency’ (based in large part on Rugg’s SLA’ concept) should also be the focus of local authorities’ engagement with private rented sector providers”.

    5. CLG and Rugg “We do not wish to be prescriptive about what form the arrangements for a local lettings agency should take and are keen not to fetter local authorities’ discretion in setting them up. Local authorities would therefore be free to develop their own models for this purpose”.

    6. Demand East Midlands Stats: 136,545 households on local authority housing registers in the East Midlands. 1,334 homeless households in priority need. 32,176 concealed or overcrowded households. 1,500 mortgage possession orders issued in Q2 2009.

    7. Supply Housing Register DASH EMLAS Empty Homes Current Economic Climate 187,110 private rented properties & 193,63 council-owned dwellings in the region

    9. Local Authority Consultation Costs to Local Authorities Timescales Why just LHA tenants? Fee of 8-10% un competitive Existing Private Rented Access Schemes Q&A Document to Follow

    10. Success so far….

    11. Tenancy Sustainability

    13. Centralised Functions ?

    14. Invest to Save DASH bid for the money NOT local authorities In 2008-2009 a large EM LA lost £228,000 in HB subsidy payments Across the EM this runs in £millions Cost implications of a house in social sector being taken up by a non-priority need case Prevent escalation of need Each individual LA = £120,000 x 40

    15. Funding Aims = Fully Self-Financing after 3 years. Bid for funding being considered by RIEP DASH2Rent concept is supported by EMRA and GOEM

    17. Summary Proven Success Rate Supply and Demand Exists Significant Benefits to: Local Authorities Tenants Landlords Communities Efficient and Effective Model

    18. Thank you for Listening

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