This is Councillor Emma Taylor's speech on her proposal to introduce a selective licensing scheme for private landlords in three areas in Worthing. "This report demonstrates Worthing Council’s ambition to better protect our citizens by tackling poor standards in private sector homes. The proposal is to develop a selective licensing scheme that will enable our … Continue reading Worthing to introduce a selective licensing scheme
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“Unfreeze the temporary accommodation subsidy”
As we have written before the freeze of the Local Housing Allowance is one of the key factors driving the financial crisis of some councils, especially, though not exclusively, district councils. We reproduce here Emma Taylor-Beal's speech to Worthing council on the temporary accommodation crisis. Emma is the Cabinet member for Housing. Ahead of the … Continue reading “Unfreeze the temporary accommodation subsidy”
Homelessness in Worthing
A complicated issue which is about so much more than housing Campaign member Emma Taylor, Cabinet Member for Citizens' Services (including housing), writes about the homelessness situation in Worthing and the difficulties of dealing with it without sufficient funding. When I moved to Worthing in 2015, I wanted to immerse myself in the local community. … Continue reading Homelessness in Worthing
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 