1st Edition

Selective Licensing The Basis for a Collaborative Approach to Addressing Health Inequalities

By Paul Oatt Copyright 2020
78 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

78 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

78 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In recent years, the private rented sector has overtaken social housing to become the main housing provider with some of the worse housing conditions that are linked to preventable health inequalities. This book seeks to expand upon previous research in the area with a focus on selective licensing and enforcement, using a case study to illustrate changes in working practices that have been bought... Read more

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs  1. Introduction  2. The Case Study  3. HHSRS or Licensing?  4. The Policy Analysis  5. A Small Literature Review  Index

Biography

Paul Oatt recently completed an MSc in Public Health Management at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has worked in Environmental Health for over 17 years, mainly in housing carrying out HHSRS inspections and enforcement. He worked at Newham Council enforcing borough wide licensing on their first five-year scheme. He now works as programme manager for Havering Council, overseeing enforcement of their additional licensing scheme. Over the years he has used many of the available enforcement tools to address serious housing hazards arising through poor management to ensure landlords either achieve compliance and reduce hazards to health or face legal consequences.