The Private Sector Housing Team's role is to improve the standard of private sector properties through grant assistance, enforcement action, education and advice. This is where you will find help and advice on grants for disabled adaptations, enforcing standards in privately rented properties, energy saving advice, the landlord's forum and information on harassment and illegal eviction, getting empty properties back into use and the property accreditation scheme.
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Empty Properties
What Dartford Council are doing to tackle empty properties within the Borough
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Private tenants
Information for private tenants in Dartford
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Private landlords
Information for private landlords in Dartford
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Landlords' Forum
Information about meetings of the Private Sector Landlords' Forum
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Houses in Multiple Occupancy
Information about Houses in Multiple Occupancy
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Housing health and safety rating system
Information about the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
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Licensing of Caravan and Camping Sites and Mobile Homes Act 2013
The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 prohibits the use of land as a caravan site without a site licence
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Adapting homes
Information regarding Adapting homes for the disabled
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Safe and Well at Home Services
Information about services to help you feel safe, comfortable and independent in your home
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Immigration Entry Clearance Inspection
The Home Office may ask you to contact the Council in order to provide a housing condition report for immigration purposes
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Housing grants
Information on available grants
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Energy efficiency and conservation
The Council is responsible under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 to report on the percentage of energy efficiency improvements in the housing stock in the Borough