This page summarises and provides links to the various housing and related strategies for the district.
Joint housing strategy
“Sustainable Homes and Neighbourhoods in a Successful District” is Bradford’s joint housing strategy 2008-2020. The strategy represents the commitment of the Council and its partners to meet the housing requirements of the district.
Our three main objectives are:
- More homes: To provide new housing, much of it affordable to meet the needs of a growing population.
- Quality: To improve the quality of our existing housing stock both private and social, our neighbourhoods and services.
- Inclusion: To ensure that vulnerable people are helped to maintain a home and achieve independent living.
The strategy can be downloaded below along with the Bradford Housing Requirements Study 2007-08 and the Bradford Private Sector House Condition Survey 2007 which provide the supporting evidence.
Homelessness strategy
The Bradford Homelessness Strategy 2008 sits under the joint housing strategy for the district. The strategy aims to provide quality services, delivered in partnership, to support people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, to access appropriate housing and settle into their community”.
You can download the strategy below
Housing strategy for the over 50s
“Great Places to Grow Old” is Bradford’s housing strategy for the over 50s 2011-2010 and sits under the joint housing strategy for the district. The strategy was developed in consultation with the district’s Older People’s Partnership.
You can download the strategy and related reports below.
Affordable Warmth
“Working Together for a Warmer Future” is Bradford’s affordable warmth strategy 2007 and sits under the joint housing strategy for the district. The strategy aims to promote affordable warmth and fight fuel poverty in the district.
You can download the strategy below.
Bradford Local Investment Plan 2011-2020
The Bradford Local Investment Plan sets out the housing investment requirements for the next three years, which are necessary for supporting the delivery of Bradford’s Housing and Economic Strategies and underpinning wider economic success across the district.
You can download the Local Investment Plan and its evidence base below.
Tackling Empty Homes in the Bradford District: Delivery Plan 2011-2014
"Tackling Empty Homes in the Bradford District: Delivery Plan 2011-2014" is Bradford's strategy for dealing with empty homes in the district. The strategy looks at how we can bring more empty homes back into use and sits under the joint housing strategy for the district.
You can download the strategy and related documents below.
Tenancy Strategy
The Bradford Council Tenancy Strategy sets out how the Council would see Registered Providers (Housing Associations) using Lifetime or Fixed Term tenancies. The Council supports the continued use of Lifetime (assured) tenancies as opposed to Fixed Term tenancies, in the social housing sector. The strategy sets out two principles that Registered Providers should have regard to when formulating their tenancy policies and other related business plans:
Principle One: Stability for vulnerable tenants
Principle Two: Flexibility
The Localism Act required all local authorities with housing responsibility to produce a Tenancy Strategy.
You can download the strategy below.
