Introduction
The Legal Environment
Housing Standards and the New HHSRS
Enforcement of Housing Standards

The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

HHSRS – factors relevant to choice of measures

Content of Notices and Orders
HMOs and Overcrowding
The Meaning of House in Multiple Occupation

HMOs – Interrelation with HHSRS

Overcrowding – inter-relationship with action under Part 1
Licensing
Licensing – an Introduction

Mandatory and Additional Licensing under Part 2 of the Act

Selective Licensing
Management Orders and EDMOS
Management Orders

Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs)
Enforcement and Sanctions
Consequences of Non-Compliance with enforcement action under Part 1

Operating unlicensed houses and breach

Revocation, Variation and Suspension
Tribunal Practice and Procedure
Using the Residential Property Tribunal
Appendices
Housing Act 2004

Relevant Statutory Instruments

A new system for assessing the seriousness of hazards affecting residential occupiers;

A new range of enforcement measures available to local authorities to improve housing standards generally and to bring unoccupied houses back into use;

Home Information Packs which will move the burden to the seller to provide and pay for all information relating to the sale of residential property;

New licensing schemes for HMOs and selective licensing for other properties to ensure minimum housing standards;

Compulsory tenancy deposit schemes to provide a more professional and transparent system for dealing with tenants’ deposits in the private sector;

Reforms to the protections offered to mobile home owners;

The requirement that Gypsies’ accommodation needs be considered as part of local authorities’ periodic housing needs; and

Other measures to include restrictions on the right to buy, enhanced powers to regulate RSLs and new provisions relating to anti-social behaviour and public sector housing.

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