Understanding and applying HHSRS

John has worked in the field of housing standards for the last 20 years, both in private practice providing consultancy, survey and training services, and more recently as an enforcement officer within local authority private sector housing teams. He has also been a member of the English Housing Survey team since 2001 and has used the HHSRS in survey work from 2002.

He has been involved in training local authority and housing association officers on the provisions of the Housing Act 2004, either through the various initial government funded training schemes or by direct commission from clients, since the mid-2000s.

He currently works part time in a local authority as a senior officer private sector housing officer with responsibilities including general complaints, HMO licensing and enforcement, caravan site licensing, DFGs, and the development of policy and procedures, and is Director of a housing consultancy practice.

Kelvin is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner.  He graduated from King’s College London in year 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health (with honours).  In 2011 he gained a Master of Science in the Management of Projects from The University of Manchester.  In 2016 he was a member of a Building Research Establishment research project on Overheating in Dwellings.  His research contributed to guidance on that topic by the Establishment.

Kelvin has 21 years’ experience in Environmental Health within local authorities.  Mostly in Private Sector Housing, with a number of years in Environmental Protection as well.  He is currently with Brighton and Hove City Council pursuing Housing in Multiple Occupation enforcement and licensing. 

Kelvin is a Director of his own company too where he delivers Housing Expert Witness work, since year 2016.  This requires high standards of housing inspections and report writing to withstand scrutiny from opponents during any litigation.

Moreover, he is passionate about Environmental Health and sharing his experience, knowledge and skills with organisations to bring value and competitive advantage.