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Well being and Communities: Homes and Neighbourhoods

Housing Services - April 2010
housing.services@kirklees.gov.uk

Please note:

Management responsibilities for a number of the following services changed in Spring 2010, and the names and details of a number of the managers continue to change during Summer 2010. Therefore the information on some of the service structure pages may be out of date.

We hope to be able to confirm all changes and update all of the pages by September 2010.


Assistant Director Homes and Neighbourhoods
Kim Brear
Kim Brear - Head of Service

Address:
4th Floor, Civic Centre 1
Huddersfield
Tel:01484 221252
Fax:01484 221250
E-mail: housing.services@kirklees.gov.uk
Service Description:

The delivery of Housing Services is divided between Kirklees Housing Services and Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing Ltd. Kirklees Housing Services own the houses and have strategic responsibility of the service. Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing is a council owned company and is responsible for the management and landlord functions of the council's 25,000 homes.

Kirklees Housing Services operations are:
  • Working with communities and partners to deliver neighbourhood regeneration.
  • Supporting and developing our partnerships with other housing providers, such as housing associations to ensure the provision of affordable homes across all tenures.
  • Providing information and advice on housing options helping to prevent homelessness.
  • Providing help and advice to disabled people about how to live more independently in their own home or rented property. Administering grants and loans for adapting homes to meet the needs of disabled people.
  • Providing advice and assistance on improving housing conditions for home owners and private tenants through a package of loans, grant aid and enforcement action.
  • Administering a landlord and property accreditation scheme for the private rented sector.
  • Delivering the Supporting People programme across Kirklees ensuring the provision of housing related support services to a range of vulnerable people.
  • Providing accommodation and support services for vulnerable people including: asylum seekers, refugees and young tenants.
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing logo

Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing


An arms length organisation responsible for managing council homes on behalf of Kirklees Council
For more Housing information enter the Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing site.
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing operations are as follows:
  • Manages the council's 25,000 homes on behalf of the council - including repairs and maintenance, estate issues and problems, collection of rent and service charges, nuisance and harassment and the re-letting of empty properties.
  • Advises on re-housing options in Kirklees and elsewhere.
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing is a council owned company and is subject to the same policies and procedures as directed by the Council, therefore the following sections of this site will apply to all providers of Housing Services.

Useful Contacts - Strategic Housing:

Complaints/Service Standards Officer Contact Names: Clare Simpson
Tel: 01484 414809
Fax:01484 221250
Email: housing.services@kirklees.gov.uk
Advice on housing options in Kirklees - advice and information on the prevention of and help to overcome homelessness and its effects. Housing Options & Support Service
Tel: 01484 221350 or
01924 324310
E-mail: housing.options@kirklees.gov.uk
Provision of housing related support services for refugees and young tenants. Tenancy Support Service
Tel: 01484 223825 or 01484 223823
E-mail: tenancy.support@kirklees.gov.uk
Disabled people - help and advice about how to live more independently in their own home or rented property. Grants and loans for adapting homes to meet the needs of disabled people. Advice about re-housing on medical grounds. Housing & Health Service
Tel: 01484 223500
Fax: 01484 223502
E-mail: housing.health@kirklees.gov.uk

Improving housing conditions - advice and assistance for home owners and private tenants through a package of loans, grant aid and enforcement action.

Private Sector Housing
North: 01924 324000
South: 01484 221394
E-mail: private.sector@kirklees.gov.uk
Tenancy relations - advice on landlord and tenants disputes, harassment and illegal eviction and promotion of good management practice amongst private landlords. Tenancy Relations Office
Tel: 01484 221400
E-mail: private.sector@kirklees.gov.uk
Neighbourhood regeneration in consultation with communities. The development of our partnerships with housing associations and other housing providers ensuring the provision of affordable homes across all tenures. Regeneration and Development Service
Tel: 01484 221234
E-mail: housing.services@kirklees.gov.uk
Kirklees landlord and property accreditation scheme
Accreditation Team - accredits private landlords and their properties.

Accreditation Team
Tel: 01484 221500
E.mail: landlord.accreditation@kirklees.gov.uk

Asylum seekers - provide initial reception, and temporary accommodation and support services for asylum seekers dispersed to Kirklees.

 Asylum Support Service
Tel: 01484 223443
Fax: 01484 223445
E-mail: asylum.support@kirklees.gov.uk
Supporting People - managing the Supporting People grant to ensure the provision of high quality housing related support services to a range of vulnerable people across Kirklees. Supporting People Service
Tel: 01484 221721
E-mail: supporting.people@kirklees.go.uk
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Useful Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing contacts

Customer Services Manager Contact Name: Sean Prendergast
Tel: 01484 416437
Fax:01484 416463
E-mail: housing@knh.org.uk
Council tenants - repairs and maintenance, estate issues and problems and the re-letting of empty properties. Area offices
E-mail: housing@knh.org.uk
Rent - Paying rent and other service charges - including debt advice. Rent and Arrears Recovery Unit
Tel: 01484 223262
E-mail: housing@knh.org.uk
Supporting the development of our partnership with KFTRA. Advice and support on consultation with individual tenants and tenants groups. Tenant Participation Development Manager
Tel: 01484 221223
E-mail: housing@knh.org.uk
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