Housing and Wellbeing strategy and policy consultations

Proposed Resident Involvement Strategy

The Council is proposing a new service strategy for resident involvement, which was developed in collaboration with residents.

The proposed strategy sets out five clear key aims, that will support the delivery of excellent resident involvement:

1. Customer at the heart of what we do
2. Working with communities
3. Improve communities
4. Empowerment and holding the landlord to account
5. Make engagement easier

The strategy sets out clear and measurable actions to achieve these aims.

• Read the proposed Resident Involvement Strategy (pdf 6MB)

Have your say

Have your say on the proposed strategy. The online consultation runs from 5 December 2022 to 22 January 2023.

• Complete the Proposed Resident Involvement Strategy Survey here

Proposal to transfer Grounds Maintenance to Qualis Group Ltd

Formal consultation runs from 21 November to 21 December 2022.

We are proposing to transfer the general grounds maintenance and landscaping service to Qualis Group Ltd (an EFDC owned Company).

We would like to consult council tenants and leaseholders as the proposals include the grounds maintenance service on council estates.

Further information and ways to have your say

Detailed information and survey

An online survey opens on 21 November and ends on 21 December 2022.

• • Complete the Proposal to transfer Grounds Maintenance to Qualis Group Ltd survey here

For a paper copy of the survey or another format contact Housing Strategy on

• Email housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
• Call 01992 564596

Supplimentary information

• Grounds Maintenance – Overview of the service November 2022 (pdf 91KB)
• Grounds Maintenance – Main clients November 2022 (pdf 122KB)
• Qualis Group – Answering your questions

Sheltered housing online meeting via zoom

• Tuesday 22 November 2022 from 10am to 11am
• To book your place email housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

General tenants and leaseholders online meeting via zoom

• Tuesday 29 November 2022 from 12 noon to 1:30pm
• To book your place email housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

For a paper copy of the survey or another accessible format, or for more information contact our housing strategy team on:

• Email housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
• Call 01992 564 596

The council will take all responses received during the consultation period into account before a final decision is made.

Draft Housing Strategy 2023-2027

The public consultation for the Housing Strategy 2023 – 2027 closed on 27 June 2022.

All contributions have been evaluated and the recommendations will be presented to Cabinet for consideration on 4 December 2022.

The Housing Strategy 2023-2027 and associated information including the outcome of the consultation, the delivery plan and the equalities impact assessment will be published on the Council’s website once it has been approved.

If you have any queries contact the Housing Strategy team on

• Email housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

Key information

• Big 4 Consultation Stage 1 – Results (pdf 386KB)

Reports to Stronger Communities Select Committee September 2021:

• The Allocations Policy-Recommendations for stage 2 consultation
• The Tenancy Policy – Recommendations for stage 2 consultation
• The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy -Recommendations for stage 2 consultation
• The Overarching Housing Strategy – Recommendations for stage 2 consultation

Review of Big 4 Housing strategies and policies

• Stage 2 Stakeholder Consultation Schedule of Meetings 22 July 2022 (pdf 119KB)

Social housing lettings

• Social Housing Annual Lettings Report 2021-2022 (pdf 325KB)
• Social housing lettings annual report 2020-2021 (pdf 342KB)
• Social housing lettings annual report 2019-2020 (pdf 389KB)

More information

For more contact contact the Housing and Community Strategy Officer

• Email Housingstrategy@eppingforestdc.gov.uk