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Housing & Health Housing Act 2004 Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) • A tool to assess the safety and suitability of Housing for the purpose of Human Habitation. Applies to all existing domestic properties. • Provides enforcement tools to make landlords carryout works to ensure • properties are safe for habitation. HHSRS lists 29 potential safety hazards that can occur within domestic • properties. Once a complaint has been received from a tenant Officers will inspect • the property to identify any hazards. If necessary we will ensure that the landlord reduces identified hazards to an acceptable level.

Housing & Health Physiological Requirements Psychological Requirements Damp & Mould Growth, Excess Cold, Excess Crowding & Space, Entry by Intruders, Heat, Asbestos, Biocides, Carbon Monoxide, Lighting, Noise. Lead, Radiation, Un-combusted Fuel Gas, Volatile Organic Compounds. Protection Against Infection Protection Against Accidents Domestic Hygiene Pests & Refuse, Food Falls with Baths, Falls on Level Surfaces, Falls on Stairs, Falls between Levels, Electrical Hazards, Fire, Safety, Personal Hygiene Sanitation & Flames & Hot Surfaces, Collision & Entrapment, Drainage, Water Supply Explosions, Position & Operability of Amenities, Structural Collapse & Falling Elements

Housing & Health A Life of Grime

Housing & Health Filthy & Verminous Premises

Housing & Health Condensation

Housing & Health Damp

Housing & Health Damp

Housing & Health Pests

Housing & Health Hot Surfaces

Housing & Health Rent Smart Wales (RSW) • RSW is the Welsh Landlord registration & Licensing Scheme administered across Wales by Cardiff Council. • Private landlords must register their rental properties. • And must either obtain a Landlords Licence or employ a Licensed Agent to manage their properties. • You can check property details and find out further information from the RSW Website https://www.rentsmart.gov.wales/en/

Housing & Health HMOs and Licensing • “Houses in Multiple Occupation” often present the poorest conditions and greatest management challenges • HMOs will typically be shared houses, bedsits, flat conversions or a mixture of flats and bedsits • They may house a particular sector e.g. students/young professionals or unrelated, disparate people • There is a full spectrum of conditions from outstanding to horrific with everything in between • They provoke great interest e.g. the impact of students on communities, housing of asylum seekers

Housing & Health HMO Licensing – an overview • Mandatory licensing for 3 storey HMOs with 5 occupiers since 2006 • “Additional Licensing” of HMOs: – Where HMOs in a district are badly managed & have an impact – Council must consult and make robust case – Scheme operates for 5 years – Once declared it operates as if it were Mandatory Licensing • Landlords must apply for a licence & be “fit and proper” • HMOs are inspected and standards applied – fire, space, amenities, occupancy limit • Licence conditions are applied controlling management

Housing & Health HMO Licensing – Complimentary Initiatives • 3,000+ HMO licences issued in Cardiff • Close work with Planning & Welsh Government – “To let board” restrictions – Control over new HMO development – C4 use class • Partnership working with Universities – Student Liaison Officer – Student Community Action Plan • Joint inspections/referrals from Police to fight burglary • Partnership Working with Fire & Rescue Service – Asylum Seeker Accommodation

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