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The Benefits of Being Accredited

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There are many reasons why it will benefit you to become an Accredited Landlord with High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council

As well as having the status of being known as an Accredited landlord in the area, who therefore has a high standard of properties at reasonable rents and an efficient managerial approach, you will also be eligible for:

Free advertising on Home Options – the website for Housing with the two councils
Advertising in the Local Paper as an Accredited Landlord.
Use of Accreditation Logo on all stationary / advertising etc
Quick turnabout of Housing Allowance
Access to Bond Scheme
Access to Tenancy Support – for tenants who are experiencing problems – budgeting; benefits;
Mediation services – between Landlords and tenants to help with rent arrears and evictions etc.
Use of HPBC’s and DDDC’s out of hours emergency services (plumbers / electricians) and other approved contractors
Discounts from DIY retailers in the area – Homebase (Ashbourne) / Wickes’ (Glossop) / Focus (Buxton). More information on these to come
Access to Landlord advice/support / information – dedicated phone-line / newsletters / forums and information evenings etc
Free advice / information /checks from Police and Fire Services on Home Security / Safety and the law affecting tenancies and letting
Opportunities to work imaginatively with the two councils’ Housing Departments around nominations from prospective tenant lists.
Landlord Grants

Within the Derbyshire Dales area grants are available to assist landlords in improving their properties so that they meet the Premier Accreditation Standard and to ensure that radon levels are below the Government Action Level of 200Bq/m3.

The maximum grant is £1,500 and qualifying works are:

·        Radon testing and remediation

·        Fire detection

·        Central heating and associated works

·        Security works

·        Low energy light bulbs

In order to qualify for a grant a landlord would have to be a member of the Peak Sub-Region Landlord Accreditation Scheme and must be working towards the Premier Accreditation Standard. In addition the applicant must agree to work with Derbyshire Dales District Council by being prepared to accept tenant nominations from the Council’s housing register.

Grants are offered subject to conditions that are aimed at ensuring that the property is available for letting through the Peak Sub-Region Landlord Accreditation Scheme for at least 5 years after the completion of the grant works.

Further details on the Landlord Accreditation Grant are available in the Housing Renewal Policy published by Derbyshire Dales District Council (www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk), from Ruth Ward the Landlord Accreditation Officer, (01629 761391) or from the Council’s Environmental Health Section who can be contacted on 01629 761212 or envhealth@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

For more information on any of these please contact Ruth Ward on 01298 73798 / 07795 351875.

For download forms see the end of the HPBC & DDDC Accreditation Scheme page.