This portfolio is responsible for the council’s housing stock and Rotherham Housing Strategy, increasing access to affordable housing and regulation of private sector landlords.
· Responsibility for management, improvement and adaptation of the housing stock
· Oversight of the Housing Revenue Account
· Housing Strategy and affordability policies
· Asset Management (in relation to Housing and HRA assets)
· Planning for future housing needs (alongside the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy)
· Selective Licensing and regulation of private landlords