The SHAC

The mission statement and the financial model has now been set and we are about to enter into writing the operating standards manual and developing a code of standards for landlords’ houses to ensure that the desire to drive up the quality of private housing in Selly Oak remains at the heart of the scheme. We will also now go out to shop designers and get an image of what the unit will look like, while also starting to think about the recruitment of a lettings manager. When all this is done I will make a comprehensive power-point display to Guild Council. Landlords will be allowed to advertise in the SHAC no matter what but it will be made VERY clear to students which landlords are accredited as people and which of their houses meet the code of standards. This will provide a clear incentive for landlords to improve themselves and their houses.