Agenda item - Housing Management Procurement for Brickfields Development

1)             Cabinet agrees to the principle of granting a 125-year lease to a Registered Provider for the Brickfields building, along with transfer of liability for the Homes England grant. 

2)             Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director – Homes and Adult Social Care in consultation with the Director of Property and Finance and Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care to enter into a 125-year lease for the Brickfields building together with all necessary ancillary documentation with a Registered Provider subject to the following conditions:

·       The council’s developments costs have been met; and

·       The council achieves the best consideration that can reasonably be obtained when generating the capital receipt for the property.

110.1   Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to grant a 125-year lease to a Registered Provider to provide the landlord and housing management function for the Brickfields building, which will be the site for the new Brickfields Supported Living Service.

110.2   Councillors Allen, Robinson, Robins and Taylor contributed to the debate of the report.

110.3   Resolved-

1)             Cabinet agrees to the principle of granting a 125-year lease to a Registered Provider for the Brickfields building, along with transfer of liability for the Homes England grant. 

2)             Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director – Homes and Adult Social Care in consultation with the Director of Property and Finance and Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care to enter into a 125-year lease for the Brickfields building together with all necessary ancillary documentation with a Registered Provider subject to the following conditions:

·       The council’s developments costs have been met; and

·       The council achieves the best consideration that can reasonably be obtained when generating the capital receipt for the property.