Purpose

In recent years the Council and St Leger Homes of Doncaster (SLHD) have been jointly involved
with the delivery of a property acquisition programme. St Leger Homes currently administer the
programme on behalf of the Council in which property purchases and conveyance is undertaken
by the Council, the properties are brought into housing stock and are Council owned, St Leger
Homes then facilitate necessary repairs to appropriate standards and subsequently let and
manage the property.

This purchase has been considered in line with the need to address the high demand for
affordable rental properties including 3-bedroom homes in many areas across Doncaster where
there is an under supply of properties.

The Housing Needs Survey suggests that this property is situated in an area of need. The
property is within proximity to existing council dwellings and is envisaged it will be utilised as a
general need property.

Decision

To support the proposal for the purchase and repair of 20 Eskdale Drive, Scawthorpe, DN5 9NT.

The purchase price is £145,000 and provisional inspections have estimated the further investment
costs to be in between £26,000 - £28,000 to ensure the property is fully modernised, and up to
standard.

Alternative options considered

Option 1 – Approve the property purchase – (recommended option)
This option will support the acquisition programme by utilising available funds to maximise the opportunity to provide additional housing provision across the borough in line with the Housing
Needs Survey.

Option 2 - Do Nothing
This option would lose the opportunity to deploy approved funding to help ease the demand for
properties on the housing waiting list.