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Disabled Facilities Grants
Grants for disabled adaptations are available to help you live more comfortably in your own home by providing the necessary alterations to meet your needs.
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Legacy for the future from Banksy’s East Coast Spraycation
World-renowned artist Banksy creates a splash wherever he leaves his mark, and his ‘Spraycation’ to the Norfolk-Suffolk coastline has been no different.
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Renovation grants for owner-occupiers
Grants are available for essential works including repairs and works to make houses safe. The maximum grant is £15,000 and the minimum £1000. Where a property is eligible, the aim will be to take the opportunity of carrying out works, to improve the energy efficiency of the property, as is reasonably practicable.
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Renovation grants
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Disrepair and unsafe properties
The Council has powers under the Housing Act 2004 to deal with disrepair issues in privately rented properties where landlords have failed to act. Where an inspection is required, an assessment using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) is carried out.
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Caravans and mobile homes
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Fit and Proper Person Register
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Houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
HMO licence application form HMO licence renewal application form Attention all landlords – do you own or manage a shared house?
The law relating to shared houses or houses in multiple occupation has changed. From 1 October 2018, landlords of most Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) that house five or more people and not a single household need an HMO licence. A landlord who failed to apply for a licence by that date will be committing a criminal offence.
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Health and safety inspections
Our regulations state that it will be the responsibility of the manager of the HMO to ensure that the following are maintained in good repair, clean condition and good order (including, where appropriate, proper working order):
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Energy Performance Certificates
From 1 October 2008, an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is required whenever a building in the social or private rented sector is let to a new tenant, or a privately owned property is sold.
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