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Housing policies and strategies

View housing policies and strategies.

Housing strategy 2024 to 2029

The North Yorkshire Housing Strategy 2024 to 2029 sets out the strategic direction for housing activity across North Yorkshire and the vision to ensure good quality, affordable, healthy and sustainable homes that meet the present and future needs of all our communities.

 Read our housing strategy 2024 to 2029 (pdf / 7 MB)

Housing standards enforcement policy

We have various duties to ensure landlords, property owners and lettings/management agents comply with the law. This policy outlines our approach to meeting these duties. In particular, the policy explains how we use the different mandatory and discretionary powers available to us to ensure that landlords manage homes effectively and undertake the necessary repairs and improvements to their properties to keep their tenants safe.

Read our housing standards enforcement policy

Housing improvement strategy 2025 to 2030

Read the housing improvement strategy 2025 to 2030

Homelessness and rough sleeping strategy 2025 to 2030

 Read our homelessness and rough sleeping strategy 2025 to 2030 (pdf / 16 MB)

Housing revenue account budget 2024 to 2025 and
medium-term financial plan

Read the housing revenue account budget 2024 to 2025 and medium-term financial plan

Anti-social behaviour policy for landlord services 

Read our anti-social behaviour policy for landlord services

Asset management strategy

 Read our asset management strategy (pdf / 398 KB)

Compensation policy for landlord services

Read our compensation policy for landlord services

Disrepair policy for landlord services

Read our disrepair policy for landlord services

Domestic abuse policy for the housing service

This policy outlines how we will respond when it affects our residents, tenants, leaseholders, and members.

Read our domestic abuse policy for the housing service

 View the easy read version of our domestic abuse policy for the housing service (pdf / 2 MB)

Good neighbourhood management policy

Read our good neighbourhood management policy

Lettable standard

Read our lettable standard

Housing assistance and disabled facilities grant policy

Read our housing assistance and disabled facilities grant policy

Mutual exchange policy for landlord services

Read our mutual exchange policy for landlord services

Rent setting policy for landlord services

Read our rent setting policy for landlord services

Right to Buy policy

Read our Right to Buy policy

Tenancy policy

Read our Tenancy policy

Tenant involvement strategy 2025 to 2030

Read our tenant involvement strategy 2025 to 2030

Housing Service void management strategy

 Read our Housing Service void management strategy (pdf / 351 KB)

Housing allocations policy

Read the Common Allocations Policy on the North Yorkshire Home Choice website


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