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Empty Homes Strategy Merthyr

Intervention Area

Housing

Nature of Training Opportunity

Formal action on Vacant premises – private sector

Training Outcome

Understanding of what the public health problems are for a neighbourhood which has within it long term vacant premises. Dealing with absentee recalcitrant landlords. Knowledge about prompt and proper service of Notices to Make Secure Instructions to contractors to carry out works in default. Grasp of complex issues to be confronted around getting homes back into use

Name of Training provider

Merthyr Tydfil CBC

Contact

Craig Sewell
E Mail craig.sewell@merthyr.gov.uk

Learning Period required

2 days

Precluded dates

None

Specific requirements

None

Group Visit? *

No

Additional comments

Students should have read Local Government ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1982 sec 29 before attending the Training Opportunity

Linked visits

None in this Intervention Area . See Intervention Area – Health and Safety

* If a group visit is indicated, booking will not be by individual students through the contact officer, but will be by the student with UWIC, on dates agreed with the local authority concerned.

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