Private Rented Sector Licensing and Inspection
Buyer: Reading Borough Council
- Published
- 5 December 2025
- Estimated value
- £3,479,000
- Place of performance
- UKJ11
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 080020-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05977c
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 70210000Residential property renting or leasing services
- 70220000Non-residential property renting or leasing services
- 72200000Software programming and consultancy services
- 72300000Data services
Description
The Council currently operates a licensing scheme under the housing Act 2004 for larger houses in multiple occupation with 5 or more occupants, this is the national mandatory licensing scheme. Approximately 1,400 properties are licenced (or in the process of being licenced) on this scheme. The Housing Act contains provisions for the Council to designate discretionary licensing schemes, additional licensing to cover smaller houses in multiple occupation and selective licensing to cover all rented properties, within a designated area. The evidence to support introduction of discretionary licensing scheme was gathered through a Boroughwide Stock Condition Survey. The main features of the Stock Condition Survey included: o Reading's Private rented Sector (PRS) is now calculated to be 39.9% of all housing stock. o The PRS in Reading is distributed across all 16 wards. o Reading has a mixture of high and low deprivation wards. 8 of 16 wards have aggregated IMD rankings below the national average. o Reading has a lower proportion in fuel poverty (10.3%) than the national average. o There are 4,297 private rented properties in Reading that are likely to have at least 1 serious housing haza…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD | £3,479,000 | 3 December 2025 |
Official publications
- FTS · 080020-2025 · 5 December 2025
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