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Injunction - Clayfield road
Please read the documents below to find information about an injunction granted to restrain unlawful activity on land known as the Former Old Clayfield Barn site, Clayfield Road, Bretforton, Worcestershire.
- pdf Final court order (2.95 MB)
- pdf Statement of Samuel Mather (100 KB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - Notice of hearing (152 KB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - interim injunction bundle of papers (41.44 MB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - Amended claim form (883 KB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - Statement by G Prosniewska (2.53 MB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - Basic order (157 KB)
- pdf Clayfield Road interim injunction - Clayfield Road annotated plan (1.76 MB)
Your naughty and nice Christmas recycling guide
Here is our guide to help you get your recycling right and cut your waste this Christmas.
The Nice List
These go in your green bin/clear sack or can be taken to a Household Recycling Centre where indicated.
Wrapping paper – if it is not glittery or metallic/plastic lined. Scrunch your wrapping paper into a ball and if it holds its shape it can be recycled
Cardboard packaging – Please flatten before putting in your green bin/clear sack.
Glass bottles – all colours can go in your green bin. If on a sack collection, please take to a Household Recycling Centre or one of our bring banks.
Crackers – if the wrapper can be scrunched and holds its shape then it can be recycled along with the cardboard tube, paper joke, paper hat and the snapper. Any plastic prize inside needs to go in your black bin/sack.
Plastic bottles – all colours except black can go in your green bin/clear sack. Leave lids on.
Advent calendars – the outer cardboard and plastic inner can go in your green bin/clear sack if it is free from foil or chocolate and is not made of black plastic.
Plastic tubs - pots or trays, such as those used for nibbles or dips (as long as not black plastic), can go in your green bin/clear sack.
Metal drinks cans - these go in your green bin/clear sack.
Tin foil – if clean and free from food this can be recycled at a Household Recycling Centre. Please do not put in your green bin/clear sack.
Cardboard takeaway boxes – if not too greasy and free from food these can go in your green bin/clear sack
Plastic or metal sweet/biscuit tins – these go in your green bin/clear sack.
Christmas cards – these go in your green bin/clear sack or save them to reuse as tags next year.
The Naughty ListThese items go in your black bin/sack.
Tinsel - and other non-paper-based decorations.
Black plastic - of any kind.
Polystyrene - like the kind used in packaging.
Paper napkins - and plates.
Metallic or plastic - backed wrapping paper (do the scrunch test to check).
Glitter - covered products and bows or ribbons (unless you can save them to use next year).
Santa's Helpers (additional ways to reduce and reuse)Christmas trees – real ones can be taken to Household Recycling Centres
Food waste – portion plan and use up leftovers. Visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for tips
Clothing – if good quality donate them to a charity shop or put them out for collection with your black bin/sack in a plastic bag and we will take them to be reused or recycled
Unwanted toys/gifts – donate them to a charity shop
Batteries – take them to any supermarket or retailer that sells batteries and use their battery recycling point. You can also put them in a plastic bag and leave them on top of your black bin for recycling
Advice for landlords
As a landlord, you have responsibilities and legal duties. You are expected to provide living accommodation that is safe and in good condition. You can read more about your responsibilities as a landlord on the Government’s website.
We are committed to making sure our Wychavon residents have access to good quality accommodation and they are treated fairly by landlords and property owners.
We will do this in the first instance by working with landlords to try and resolve issues raised with us by your tenants and to offer advice. If necessary we do have a range of enforcement powers we can use to take action against landlords not living up to their legal responsibilities.
On this page you will find information to help you keep up to date with regulations and good practice, as well as practical support and help we can offer you as a landlord.
I am struggling to afford mortgage repayments
If you have fallen behind in your buy-to-let mortgage payments then do not delay. The moment you notice you are in arrears contact your lender to discuss your options. There are a range of things they can do including reducing monthly interest payments, temporarily converting to an interest only mortgage or increasing the period of time over which a buy-to-let mortgage is repaid.
You can also Contact National Debtline, who will be able to offer confidential debt advice.
I have pests in my property
It is your responsibility to remove pests from your property.
You can Find a Pest Controller on the British Pest Control Association website.
Can I evict the tenant in my property?
There are strict rules you must follow if you want to evict your tenant or tenants. Failure to follow these rules could result in you being prosecuted for harassment or illegal eviction. Read about the eviction procedure on the Government’s website.
Only a court appointed bailiff can legally evict a tenant.
Letting your property to a tenant on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit
Universal Credit or Housing Benefit is designed to help people on benefits or on a low income with their rental payments.
When accepting a tenant receiving housing benefit you may need to consider if the rent is set in accordance with the Local Housing Allowance Rates.
Read more about Local Housing Allowance Rates.
Find out what the Local Housing Allowance Rate up until March 2023 is in Wychavon.
Read the landlords guide to renting to tenants on Universal Credit on the Government’s website.
I would like to rent out my property
If you have a property you would like to rent then we provide an assisted letting services to private landlords through Wychmove, our social lettings agency. Find out how we can help you.
If it is the first time you are renting out a property then you can read more about your responsibilities as a landlord on the Government’s website.
My tenant is claiming Universal Credit
You most likely won't notice a change with your tenant receiving Universal Credits payments.
Read the landlords guide to renting to tenants on Universal Credit on the Government’s website.
Housing standards enforcement powers
We will always try to work with landlords to resolve issues raised by tenants and provide support if possible. We will not though accept people living in unsafe or poor quality accommodation. Where we have had to take action against landlords, the amount they have been ordered to pay and the cost of dealing with what is a time-consuming process is often significantly more than what it would have cost to deal with the original issue. If we contact you about an issue you are encouraged to work with us so we can resolve the matter to the benefit of everyone involved.
Read our Civil Penalty Notice Policy for information on our enforcement procedure and powers.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Private sector landlords are required by law to have at least one smoke alarm installed on every storey of their property. They should also install a carbon monoxide alarm in any room containing a solid fuel burning appliance (e.g. a coal fire or wood burning stove).
You should also make sure checks are made to ensure that each alarm is in proper working order on the day a tenancy begins if it is a new tenancy.
Your can be fined up to £5,000 for not complying with this regulation.
Read smoke and carbon monoxide alarm guidance for landlords and tenants on the Government’s website.
If we have reason to believe that:
- There are no or insufficient number of smoke alarms or carbon monoxide detectors in the property as required by the regulations or;
- The smoke alarms or carbon monoxide detectors were not working at the start of the tenancy or licence.
Then we will serve you as the landlord, in a method prescribed by the Regulations, a remedial notice detailing the actions you must take to comply with the Regulations. If after 28 days you have not complied with the remedial notice a penalty charge notice shall be served. The maximum penalty charge is £5,000. You can request in writing, no later than 28 days from service, that the remedial notice or penalty charge notice be reviewed by us and we must consider the representation. A landlord may appeal the notice to confirm or vary the penalty charge notice to the first tier tribunal.
Statement of principles
Under Regulation 13 of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 we are required to publish our statement of principles which is as follows:
Where a local housing authority is satisfied, on balance of probabilities, that a landlord on whom it has served a remedial notice is in breach of the duty under the Regulations, the authority may require the landlord to pay a penalty charge of such an amount as the authority may determine.
The amount the penalty charge must not exceed is £5,000. When determining the amount for a penalty charge notice - Wychavon District Council will consider:
- A suitable financial penalty for the breach to act as a deterrent for the future.
- Average cost of undertaking works in default
- Property type including number of storeys and commercial/residential mix.
- Partial or full breach
- Number of tenants living in the property
- Whether a repeat offence. and
- Officer time and costs to investigate and serve a remedial notice assessed on a case by case basis.
This statement of principles was published on the Wychavon District Council website on 16 October 2015.
Right to rent checks
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Find out more about right to rent checks on the Government’s website.
Renting to someone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness
We understand some landlords are concerned about renting to people who are homeless or at threat of being made homeless. We offer two schemes to help offer reassurance to landlords their property will be protected and they will not lose our financially if they do rent to someone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Rent Deposit Payment Scheme
The Rent Deposit Payment Scheme aims to help homeless people or those threatened with homelessness who are in priority need, find decent, affordable homes.
A Rent Deposit Payment means that we will pay a Deposit and/or one month’s rent on the tenant’s behalf. The Rent Deposit will be paid to you as the landlord directly by us. At the end of the Tenancy you will refund the payment to us unless there are any claims against it, which should be notified to us within the time allowed. It also offers you support with the tenancy because we want to make sure that the tenancy works for both you and the tenant.
If you need to make a claim for any arrears or damages that may have occurred, they will usually be paid within seven days of the receipt of the claim.
The Rent Deposit covers damage, breakages, rent arrears and cleaning where required. We will only cover claims up to the value of the deposit.
As a landlord the scheme offers you:
- A guarantee to meet the deposit or deposit and one months rent.
- Assistance with Housing Benefit claims (if appropriate).
- The opportunity to re-let when your Tenant leaves.
- Fast payment of Rent Deposit - usually within seven days.
- One contact point for both landlord and tenant.
- Free advice to Landlords.
- The chance for you to meet the tenants before you accept them.
Rent Deposit Guarantee (“Bond”) Scheme
A Rent Deposit Guarantee (Bond) involves us guaranteeing up to one month’s rent as a deposit, for a set period of time. Money does not change hands and nothing is paid to you as the Landlord at the start of the tenancy. The tenant will need to set up a saving plan to cover the bond, for when we withdraw our guarantee. If you as the landlord need to make a claim for any damages that may have occurred, you will usually be paid within seven days of the receipt of the claim. We will then investigate the claim. The tenant will be responsible for paying the money back to us. The scheme also offers landlords support with the tenancy because we want to make sure that the tenancy works for both the tenant and the landlord.
The Bond covers damage, breakages, rent arrears and cleaning where required. We will only pay claims up to the value of the Bond.
The Bond scheme offers landlords the following benefits:
- A guaranteed bond to meet the deposit.
- Assistance with Housing Benefit claims (if appropriate).
- Monthly visits to your property.
- The opportunity to re-let when your tenant leaves.
- Fast payment of Bond Claims - usually within seven days.
- One contact point for both landlord and tenant.
- Free advice
- The chance for you to meet the tenants before you accept them
Landlord Forum
We hold an annual Wychavon and Malvern Landlord Forum to build good relationships and inform landlords and letting agents of legislation changes that may affect them. The aim of the forum is to ensure that landlords keep their properties maintained at a high standard. We invite guest speakers from various professional backgrounds, as well as the National Landlords Association and the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government.
If you would like to register your interest to attend the next landlord forum, please email the Private Sector Housing team at
pdfHomelessness Response Leaflet (4.04 MB) – do we still need?
Conservation maps
- pdf Abberton map (132 KB)
- pdf Abbots Morton map (104 KB)
- pdf Aldington map (860 KB)
- pdf Ashton under Hill map (438 KB)
- pdf Badsey map (113 KB)
- pdf Beckford map (114 KB)
- pdf Bevere map (242 KB)
- pdf Birlington map (597 KB)
- pdf Bredon map (247 KB)
- pdf Bredons Norton map (572 KB)
- pdf Bretforton map (208 KB)
- pdf Broad Marston map (1.42 MB)
- pdf Broadway map (604 KB)
- pdf Childswickham map (135 KB)
- pdf Cleeve Prior map (154 KB)
- pdf Crowle map (151 KB)
- pdf Droitwich Spa map (745 KB)
- pdf Eckington map (192 KB)
- pdf Elmley Castle map (3.50 MB)
- pdf Evesham map (622 KB)
- pdf Fladbury map (1.91 MB)
- pdf Great Comberton map (1.34 MB)
- pdf Hadzor map (887 KB)
- pdf Hartlebury map (526 KB)
- pdf Harvington map (212 KB)
- pdf Himbleton map (1.35 MB)
- pdf Honeybourne map (109 KB)
- pdf Inkberrow map (259 KB)
- pdf Kemerton map (2.26 MB)
- pdf Kinsham map (777 KB)
- pdf Little Comberton map (793 KB)
- pdf Lower moor map (1.24 MB)
- pdf Martin Hussingtree map (765 KB)
- pdf Nuanton Beauchamp map (652 KB)
- pdf North and Middle Littleton map (180 KB)
- pdf Offenham map (123 KB)
- pdf Ombersley map (189 KB)
- pdf Overbury map (2.10 MB)
- pdf Pebworth map (175 KB)
- pdf Peopleton map (1.17 MB)
- pdf Pershore map (1.77 MB)
- pdf Rous lench map (1022 KB)
- pdf South littleton map (1.45 MB)
- pdf Stoulton map (890 KB)
- pdf Uphampton map (112 KB)
- pdf Upper Birlingham map (713 KB)
- pdf Upton Snodsbury map (2.07 MB)
- pdf Upton Warren map (1.00 MB)
- pdf Westmancote map (918 KB)
- pdf Whittington map (90 KB)
- pdf Wick map (185 KB)
- pdf Wickhamford map (1.12 MB)
- pdf Worcester map (20.93 MB)
