Issue - items at meetings - Charles Kingston Gardens Lease Acquisition

RESOLVED:

2.1      Housing Committee recommends that Policy & Resources Committee delegate authority to Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities to accept a surrender of the long lease on Charles Kingston Gardens from Clarion Housing Association Limited to use as seniors housing, subject to all further enquiries to be carried out proving satisfactory.

2.2      That Housing Committee recommends to Policy & Resources Committee that the Council makes an offer of up to the agreed sum and approves a budget line to be included in the 2022/23 HRA Capital Programme detailed in the Part 2 report.

That Policy & Resources Committee:

2.3      That Policy & Resources Committee delegate authority to Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities to accept a surrender of the long lease on Charles Kingston Gardens from Clarion Housing Association Limited, to use as seniors housing subject to all further enquiries to be carried out proving satisfactory.

2.4      Approve that the Council makes an offer of up to the agreed sum and

approves a budget line in the 2022/23 HRA Capital Programme detailed in the Part 2 report.

42.1    The Assistant Director Housing Management introduced the report to the committee.

Answers to Committee Member Questions

42.2    Councillor Williams was informed that rents for the existing tenants would be lower, and the service charges would be higher.

42.3    Councillor Meadows was informed that with regarding to phasing in service charges these were the subject of a consultation and residents will be offered the full services and those requiring support will receive it. The council are consulting on a services scheme. Support will be given to tenants from day one, and if the consultation is successful the services will be utilised straight away.

42.4    Councillor Gibson considered the report to be positive, the phasing in of service charges to be a good idea and asked that the project be got on with quickly.

Vote

42.5    A vote was taken, and the committee agreed the recommendations unanimously.

RESOLVED:

2.1      Housing Committee recommends that Policy & Resources Committee delegate authorityto Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities to accept a surrender ofthe long lease on Charles Kingston Gardens from Clarion Housing Association Limitedto use as seniors housing, subject to all further enquiries to be carried out provingsatisfactory.

2.2      That Housing Committee recommends to Policy & Resources Committee that the Council makes an offer of up to the agreed sum and approves a budget line to be included in the 2022/23 HRA Capital Programme detailed in the Part 2 report.

That Policy & Resources Committee:

2.3      That Policy & Resources Committee delegate authority to Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities to accept a surrender of the long lease on Charles Kingston Gardens from Clarion Housing Association Limited, to use as seniors housing subject to all further enquiries to be carried out proving satisfactory.

2.4      Approve that the Council makes an offer of up to the agreed sum and approves a budget line in the 2022/23 HRA Capital Programme detailed in the Part 2 report.