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Decision:
1.        To note the
comments arising from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting
on 20 January 2026 as set out in the Supplementary Agenda
Pack.
 
2.        To recommend
that Council at the Budget meeting on 11 February 2026
resolves:
 
(a)  
    To increase the weekly
rent for Council dwellings by 4.8% from the 2025/26 weekly rent
charges, effective from 1 April 2026, within the permitted
guidelines contained within the Government’s rent setting
policy.
(b)       To approve a 4%
increase be applied to garage rents, which is in line with the
wider Council policy on fees and charges.
(c)       To approve the
proposed HRA revenue budget for 2026/27, as set out in Appendix 2
to the report.
(d)       To approve the fees
and charges for HRA services for 2026/27, as set out in Appendix 4
to the report.
(e)       To approve the HRA
capital programmes as shown in Appendices 5 and 6 to the
report.
 
Reason:
To approve the generation and
use of resources to fund Guildford Borough Council's Landlord
Services, Housing Improvement Plan, the 30-year maintenance
programme, and proposals for building new affordable homes and
remodelling existing stock in line with the Council’s
Corporate Strategy.
 
Other options considered and
rejected by the Executive:
None.
 
Details of any conflict of
interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any
dispensation granted:
None.