Private housing and health services
Tackling unsafe housing conditions and safeguarding public health on private land
The private housing and health service is here to ensure safe and healthy homes for all private residents in the borough. If you are a freeholder, leaseholder, homeowner, landlord, or tenant, we seek to maintain and improve housing standards through:
- Inspecting and regulating unsafe and poor housing conditions, with respect to Category 1 hazards only, under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
- Licensing and regulating Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Regulating 'Fire Safety' with the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority in private housing
- Improving energy efficiency, tackling excess winter deaths, reducing fuel poverty and keeping homes warm
- Safeguarding public health through tackling rubbish on private land, defective drainage and filthy and verminous premises
- Signpost you to private housing grants (Disabled Facility Grants, Warm Zones etc) where applicable
- Promoting our private sector residents needs through the West London Sub Regional Housing Partnership
- Bring Empty Dwellings back into use with regard to Housing Need and targeting eyesore properties
Strategy
Private Housing and Health is an important strand of a wider housing strategy at both borough level and at a West London level. To view the overall strategies:
Private Housing and Health Strategy 2010 to 2012
Hammersmith & Fulham Housing Strategy
West London Private Sector Housing Strategy
Housing Scrutiny Report 12th Jan 2010
Contact us
If we can help you or you need a service, please contact us:
Private housing & health service,
6th Floor, Town Hall Extension, King Street
Hammersmith,
London W6 9JU
Email: phs@lbhf.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8753 1221
Fax: 020 8753 1250
Useful links
Page last updated: 28/03/2011
