Letting council homes

To ensure that waiting times for people to move into council homes are kept to a minimum, and that we do not lose income from properties sitting empty, we measure and record how quickly we re-let homes once they become available.

What do the figures mean?

The main issues for re-letting homes have been in Canterbury and Shepway.  For Canterbury, the figures have been affected by a large number of tenants transferring to housing association properties.  In Shepway, more support is being given to staff who are new to the process and the reasons for each overdue property are being reviewed.