Uttlesford District Council provides a ‘fair’ strategic housing service and has ‘promising’ prospects for improvement.
An earlier inspection in January 2008 had rated it as ‘fair’ with ‘poor’ prospects for improvement. This time inspectors found that the Council had continued to deliver good quality new affordable homes and improved its approach to homelessness, but needs to improve its approach to improving the condition and use of housing in the private sector. The Council has significantly improved its financial position and has the capacity to improve services in the future.