Purpose

To seek Executive approval for
the draft Fareham Housing Mutual Exchange Policy to go forward for
consultation.

 

Under Part IV of the Housing Act 1985,
all eligible tenants of social housing have the right to exchange their
tenancies with one another. This is referred to as ‘mutual exchange’.

 

The draft Mutual Exchange Policy
provides comprehensive information regarding the mutual exchange process, the
background and relevant legislation, including the recent changes made by the
Regulator of Social Housing.

 

This updates the information
already outlined on the Council’s webpages.

 

A period of 6 weeks public
consultation will be undertaken on the draft Policy before it returns to
Executive for formal adoption.

 

At its meeting of 27 June 2024,
the Housing Scrutiny Panel considered the Policy and no comments or suggestions
were made.

 

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

 

(a)  approves
the draft Fareham Housing Mutual Exchange Policy for a period of  public consultation; and

 

(b)  agrees
that authority is delegated to the Director of Housing, following consultation
with the Executive Member for Housing, to make any minor changes to the Policy
prior to public consultation.