Housing and Property Scrutiny Committee

Housing


The Housing and Property Scrutiny Committee is currently chaired by Councillor Quentin Marshall. The Committee meets regularly throughout the year and all meetings are open to members of the public, unless otherwise indicated. For information about upcoming meetings dates and associated paperwork, and for full details about the Committee’s membership, please see the Committee documents (please note, this Committee recently changed its title and remit - for information relating to the former Housing, Environmental Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee).


This committee assesses how Cabinet Members are responding to important housing issues. As well as holding decision-makers to account, each year the Committee focuses its attention on a number of in-depth reviews.

Reports of previous reviews undertaken by this Committee can be found in the Scrutiny Library.


The Housing and Property Scrutiny Committee’s terms of reference, as given in the Council’s Constitution are as follows:

To scrutinise:

  1. the provision, planning, management and performance of all housing services
  2. any partnerships associated with the delivery of housing
  3. social housing regeneration and the Housing Regeneration Programme
  4. Supporting People services
  5. the Tenant Management Organisation 
  6. Housing strategy, housing stock finance and development
  7. Corporate asset management strategy, plan and delivery

If you would like to attend a Housing and Property Scrutiny Committee meeting, or for more information about this Committee, please contact Jerome Treherne. Alternatively, read more about getting involved with Scrutiny.