Solution
HomeNests as a community based and non-profitable organisation offers a short-term and long-term solutions to the challenges facing Local Authorities. We offer to review the stocks, carry out all necessary works before to improve conditions to a high market standards. We would work closely with Local Housing Authorities to identify and place people in need of temporary accommodation, which will offer long-term security to the Council tenants as well as saving the Council money.
HOMELESSNESS
Local Authorities continue to overspend their annual budgets by putting people into temporary accommodation ( i.e mostly in hotels ) as the demand increases on daily basis. The Local Authorities do not have a choice but are under statutory obligation to assess every application made by a service user. Yet there are so many properties remained long-term empty and many more people at risk of homelessness .
Why HomeNest?
The only community based non-profitable CIC with a clear vision to offer solution to:
1. Tackle homelessness;
2. Work with stakeholders preventing homelessness;
3. Improve living conditions of the most vulnerable age groups;
4. Tackle anti-social behaviour which benefit the wider community;
5. Help Local Authorities meet their statutory obligations; and
6. Bring empty properties back into use.
The Story of HomeNest
Aren't we all in need of a nest that we call home, surely majority of us know the answer. Yet, Local Authorities are struggling to cope with demands of people at the risk of homelessness.
Under section 184 of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996), Local Housing Authorities (LHA) have a duty to make inquiries into a person’s circumstances in order to determine whether they are eligible for assistance and, if so, to determine what homelessness duty (if any) they are owed by the LHA. That duty only arises where the person concerned is either homeless or threatened with homelessness, as defined by s.175 of the HA 1996.
Recently, the LHA are struggling to meet their statutory obligations and the consequences can be financially and morally damaging if that happens. We may offer our services to assist LHA meet their statutory obligations by working collaboratively with the Councils and private landlords across England and Wales on buildings that have been either short-term or long-term empty.
Our
Solution
Our Vision
Our vision is to end homelessness and support people at the risk of homelessness to live in a home free from 29 category 1 and 2 hazards found in residential premises to build meaningful lives as part of wider community.
Our Mission
Our mission is to work collaboratively with Local Authorities and landlords to improve standard of housing conditions for the most vulnerable group and bring unused buildings back in use. We achieve this by offering a range of services:
(a) - review, improve and manage Local Authorities empty homes;
(b) - Work closely with private sector housing landlords and/or legal representatives to improve and bring empty homes back in use;
(c) - Work closely with Local Housing Authorities to inspect HMOs and enforce standards to assist them meeting their statutory obligations on result delivery basis; and
(d) - Offering advice to landlords meeting their legal obligations.
Result Delivery Pay
HomeNest is a non-profit organisation that allow us to focus on results and not profits for shareholders. We are offering our services on result delivery basis. This is a reassurances to our clients that we are offering a long-term solutions to economic challenges that Local Authorities are facing and yet statutory demands for services are growing.