Selective Licensing

 

For general enquiries about this consultation please contact 01429 284024  or Email selectivelicensing@hartlepool.gov.uk

To make any comments or observations about this proposal please send them to:

 

Selective licensing Consultation

Private Sector Housing

Regeneration & Neighbourhoods

Hartlepool Borough Council

Bryan Hanson House

Hartlepool

TS24 7BT

 

Consultation will be taking place using the following methods:

• Direct Mail to residents
• Direct mail to landlords
• Direct mail to agents
• Direct mail to community groups
• Direct mail to organisations
• Press releases to local media
• Drop in sessions
• Meeting for landlords
• Information on HBC website
• Attendance at residents groups meetings

 

Groups to be consulted include:

 Residents

• Community centres
• Residents associations
• Resident Reps.  (8 North, 11central)
• Community voluntary groups
• Faith groups
• Elected members

 

Landlords

• Local/national landlord associations
• Local landlord Forum
• Managing agents
• Letting agents

 

Local businesses

• Estate agents
• Shops

Partner agencies

• RSL's:

       Housing Hartlepool                   

       Endeavour Housing

       Tees Valley Housing

       Guinness Trust

       Accent NE

       Home Housing

       Railway Housing Assoc.

       Three Rivers

       Joseph Rowntree

       Durham Aged Miners (DAMHA)

       Hospital of God

       Anchor Trust (Housing 21)

       Stonham Housing

• Fire Service
• Police
• Neighbourhood Policing Teams
• Parish Council

 

Partnerships

• Community Safety Partnership
• JAGs
• Neighbourhood Consultative Forum
• Selective Licensing steering group

 

Internal council departments

• ASBU
• Housing Advice
• Noise & Pollution
• Neighbourhood Managers
• Good Tenant Scheme
• Landlord Registration (Accreditation)
• Elected Members
• Social Services - FIP
• Housing Benefits
• Council Tax

 

Other

• Hartlepool College Further Education

 

Advice/ Health/support agencies

• Citizens advice beaureau
• DISC
• MIND
• Carr- Gormann project
• Supporting People

 

Methods of consultation

 

Residents

All residents in the nine areas are being contacted directly by mail asking them to complete a questionnaire and asking for comments on the proposals. In addition residents and businesses adjoining the nine areas are also being contacted.

Posters are being placed around the nine areas advising of the consultation and providing information of local drop in sessions.

Press releases will be issued advising of the consultation and providing details of the drop in sessions.

Information will be available on the council's website so any people with internet access will be able to find out more about the proposals as well as completing on line comments.

A series of drop in sessions covering all nine areas are being held so the members of the public will be able to find out more about the proposals and will have the opportunity to ask questions or provide comments.

Officers will visit all residents groups in the borough to advise them of the proposals, groups will have the opportunity to ask questions & provide comments.

 

Local businesses

Local businesses within and adjoining the proposed areas are being contacted directly by mail asking them to complete a questionnaire and asking for comments on the proposal.

 

Landlords

All landlords known to own / manage properties in Hartlepool are being contacted directly by mail asking them to complete a questionnaire and asking for comments on the proposals.

A drop in sessions for landlords is being held so that landlords & agents will be able to find out more about the proposals and will have the opportunity to ask questions or provide comments.

The landlord's forum newsletter will contain information about the consultation.

Contact will also be made with local & national landlord associations.

 

Managing & letting agents

All managing & letting agents known to manage properties in Hartlepool are being contacted directly by mail asking them to complete a questionnaire and asking for comments on the proposals.

A drop in sessions for landlords & agents is being held so that they will be able to find out more about the proposals and will have the opportunity to ask questions or provide comments.

 

Stakeholders / partners / community groups

Community groups will be contacted by letter with details of the proposals and invited to make comments.

Officer will attend a number of meetings to advise them on the proposals, answer questions and invite comments.

 

Partnerships

Partnerships will be contacted by letter with details of the proposals and invited to make comments. In addition officers will attend the partnership meetings to provide further information, answer questions and invite comments.

All other consultees will be contacted by letter with details of the proposals and invited to make comment.