Help owners access Improve the uptake of Housing • home improvement home improvement loans to Adaptations and Ongoing loans to assist with the Improvements assist with the repair of repair of empty empty properties; Team properties; Advise and assist owners • who have expressed an Housing Refer owners to the interest in leasing their Oct-2016 Development Private Sector Lease Team Scheme; properties to a partner Registered Provider Refer owners to current HMRC information about Advise owners of reduced rating for • Housing properties empty for more renovation of empty Adaptations and than 2 years of possible VAT Ongoing properties and provide Improvements Reduced rating for works to owners with verification Team empty properties; of the length of time the property has been empty; Ensure that owners are provided with access to free timely advice from Assist owners of long term • Building Control in Engagement Building Control empty properties with Ongoing connection with the with Owners Team access to free Building repair. improvement , Regulation advice conversion or redevelopment of empty properties; Ensure that the owners of long term empties have access to free pre Assist owners of long term application planning • empty properties with Development advice where repairs, Ongoing access to free pre Control Team alterations, conversions application Planning Advice; redevelopment of an empty property may require planning consent; Provide help and advice to owners with little or no experience of renting owners of long term Housing •Assist properties, on energy empty properties on steps Adaptations and Ongoing efficiency, the relevant required to become a Improvements local standards and landlord Team statutory requirements for letting a property within the district;
• Improve the uptake of home improvement loans to assist with the repair of empty properties; Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team Help owners access home improvement loans to assist with the repair of empty properties; • Advise and assist owners who have expressed an interest in leasing their properties to a partner Registered Provider Oct-2016 Housing Development Team Refer owners to the Private Sector Lease Scheme; • Advise owners of properties empty for more than 2 years of possible VAT Reduced rating for works to empty properties; Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team Refer owners to current HMRC information about reduced rating for renovation of empty properties and provide owners with verification of the length of time the property has been empty; Engagement with Owners • Assist owners of long term empty properties with access to free Building Regulation advice Ongoing Building Control Team Ensure that owners are provided with access to free timely advice from Building Control in connection with the repair. improvement , conversion or redevelopment of empty properties; • Assist owners of long term empty properties with access to free pre application Planning Advice; Ongoing Development Control Team Ensure that the owners of long term empties have access to free pre application planning advice where repairs, alterations, conversions redevelopment of an empty property may require planning consent; •Assist owners of long term empty properties on steps required to become a landlord Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team Provide help and advice to owners with little or no experience of renting properties, on energy efficiency, the relevant local standards and statutory requirements for letting a property within the district;
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