Private Sector Leasing of Properties for use as Temporary Accommodation

Sheffield City Council is exploring options to lease residential private properties to support us in the fulfilment of our legal obligations concerning temporary accommodation. The Council has a statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation to certain homeless households under Part VII of the 1996 Housing Act, the Homeless Act 2002 and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017. These leased units would be used for short term and temporary accommodation, and therefore have rapid and frequent turnover. People become homele...