Decision details

This report seeks the approval of the Housing and Homelessness Portfolio Holder to acquire the Freehold interest in twenty-three conversion and new-build residential flats in the south of the District. All of the homes are to be provided at social rent levels and will be part funded through Homes England grant subsidy.

On 7 February 2024, Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness made the following decision:

It is recommended that the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness delegates authority to the Interim Strategic Director of Housing and Community Safety to enter contract and commitments to purchase all twenty-three of the homes within this report for the sum disclosed within Confidential Appendix 1, subject to: securing Homes England grant, agreed building specification, and the completion of due diligence work in respect of title and legal matters to the satisfaction of the Interim Director of Housing and Communities in consultation with the Council’s Monitoring Officer.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 14 February 2024.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

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