Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services

The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services that sought approval of an amended “Empty Dwellings Strategy for 2021 - 2026”.

The provision of good quality housing for Coventry residents was a priority for the City Council. The report proposed a new Empty Dwellings Strategy for 2021 -2026, a copy of which was appended to the report, which set out the housing scene in Coventry and how the Council would target long term empty dwellings in the city which could be a magnet for vandalism, anti-social behaviour and a wasted housing resource.

The new strategy would replace the current Council policy on empty dwellings and would take into account changes in legislation and the housing market in Coventry. It would also tie together the adopted Coventry Local Plan 2017 which detailed how Coventry City Council would meet the future house building needs up to 2031 and the need to consider the city’s existing housing stock and in particular the quality of homes provided via the Private Rented Sector (PRS).

RESOLVED that the Cabinet approves the amended Empty Dwellings Strategy 2021 – 2026, attached at Appendix 1 to the report.