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CIH expertise to help landlords tackle anti-social behaviour
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The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has been commissioned
by Government to draft new guidance to help landlords tackle
anti-social behaviour in a new £10 million drive targeting
130 local authority areas in England.
CIH also welcomes the development of new 'Anti-social Behaviour
Action Squads', which will work with landlords on the ground to
spread and embed good practice.
CIH identified the importance of tackling anti-social behaviour to
tenant satisfaction and the well-being of communities in the mid
1990s, resulting in the publication of its first guidance on
nuisance and anti-social behaviour in 1998. CIH has continued
to develop its thinking on this issue in a series of five
publications and tool-kits over the past decade.
The latest guidance will reflect CIH's accumulated expertise in
this area of housing management developed by its members working in
local authorities, housing associations, ALMOs and other types of
social landlords across the UK.
CIH welcomes the development of Action Squads as another
opportunity to put housing professionals at the heart of sector-led
improvement.
In recent years, CIH and its members have already championed issues
such co-regulation of housing and resident-led self regulation,
resulting in sustainable and practical solutions that benefit
tenants and residents.
The development of successful Action Squads will require the
similar close involvement of housing professionals.
CIH Director of Policy and Practice, Richard Capie said:
"Anti-social behaviour was a key issue for tenants in the recent
national conversation.
"Many social landlords, particularly those located in large urban
areas are actively using the full range of powers and
interventions, others are not so confident.
"CIH is delighted to be working with Government to provide new
guidance for social landlords. A detailed understanding of the full
range of tools and interventions available is key as is the
confidence to use the powers available.
"We also believe that the idea of specialists forming Action Squads
to drive improvement is positive. It can be consistent with
co-regulation and sector-led improvement.
"We are looking forward to working with the TSA and CLG in taking
this forward."
