Agenda item - Large Panel Systems Building and Estates Renewal - S105, Rehousing Policy and Leaseholder Offer Consultation Programme

40.1 Cllr Gill Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing, presented to the committee and gave a background of the issue. She was joined by Darren Levy, Interim Director of Housing Regeneration and Harry Williams, Director of Housing People Services, and Laura Webster, Regeneration Programme Manager (Housing Supply).

40.2 Member spoke on the following issues:

·       Praise for the deposit scheme

·       The possibility of someone exercising their right to buy after moving back into a new flat once the rebuild has taken place

·       Communication with residents

·       Concerns over risk to the wider housing market of giving residents housing deposits

·       Supporting disabled residents and communication with adult social care teams

·       The phrase ‘wherever possible’ in the commitment to a right to return

·       Concerns over residents who are not engaging

·       Mental health support for residents

·       Uptake for the homeless repayment scheme

·       The big use of resources, particularly around each household having a named officer

·       If staff were trained to provide the wide range of options given to households

·       If older residents were moving into senior housing and concerns that some senior housing is being used for other age groups due to demand

·       The opportunity for people to address their housing needs, either by downsizing, moving into seniors housing, or supported accommodation.

·       If removal costs were being met

·       Where the funding for all of the work was coming from

·       Potential disruption from demolition of the buildings

40.3 RESOLVED:

People Overview & Scrutiny provide responses to the s105 survey questions, as appropriate, so these can be included in the consultation report back to

Cabinet on 19th March 2026.

People Overview and Scrutiny to provide feedback and comment on the Rehousing Policy and draft Local Lettings Plan, so these can be included in the

consultation report back to Cabinet on 19th March 2026.

People Overview & Scrutiny to provide comment and feedback on potential options for enhancing the leasehold and tenant offer that they would like Cabinet to consider, so these can be included in the consultation report back to Cabinet on 19th March 2026.