Crisis has developed a set of
key principles for private rented sector access schemes. These principles have been developed in conjunction with an expert group of stakeholders and are intended for service providers involved in the delivery of PRS access schemes and those involved in commissioning and designing services.
The key principles set out in this document are intended to act as guidance for service providers as to the minimum standards that all PRS schemes should meet.
The Key principles list provides a full list of those strategic and operational elements that are present in good quality PRS access schemes and is provided in a succinct format for easy reference purposes. These include:
The Key principles self assessment tool section of this document enables service providers to systematically assess whether they have in place the key strategic and operational elements of a well run and inclusive scheme (or proposed scheme). It is not related to the levels of outputs or outcomes being achieved by a scheme, but rather whether the fundamentals are in place to ensure that a good quality service is being provided to landlords, tenants and those in housing need.