Decision details
Proposed purchase of 4 Homes through the Local Authority Housing Fund
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Housing and Homelessness
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report seeks approval of the Portfolio
Holder for Housing and Homelessness to purchase four homes with a
financial grant from the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) and
NFDC capital subsidy.
The scheme requires the Council to purchase three of the homes to
provide Temporary Accommodation for NFDC homelessness clients, and
one to meet the needs of Afghan families under the Afghan Citizens
Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
Decision:
On 27 February
2025,Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and
Homelessness made the following decision:
1) that the Council enters an agreement with central Government to
purchase 4 homes under the Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 for
Temporary Accommodation and Afghan family resettlement; and
2) That approval is given for the direct purchase of 4 homes as
supported by funding under the Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3
initiative and additional capital expenditure as required.
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 6 March 2025.
Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.
Reasons for the decision:
The homes will address local and national
housing priorities with those acquired for the ACRS scheme being
retained by the Council should families be repatriated.
The acquisitions will meet the Corporate Plan People Priority 1
(Helping those in our community in the greatest need) and People
Priority 3 (Meeting housing needs).
Funding will be issued to the Council as a grant payment under
Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003
Alternative options considered:
See report
Declarations of Interest(s): None
Contact: Tim Davis, Service Manager - Housing Strategy & Development Email: tim.davis@nfdc.gov.uk.
Publication date: 27/02/2025
Date of decision: 27/02/2025
Effective from: 07/03/2025
Accompanying Documents:
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