Purpose

This decision is one of several key decisions
to enable the council to purchase properties to support refugee
resettlement in line with the aims of the Refugee Housing
Programme.

Decision

That the Strategic Director for
Environment, in consultation with the Strategic Director of
Finance:
 

agree that appendix
one is not for publication on the basis that it contains
information relating to the financial or business affairs of any
particular person (including the authority holding that
information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

approve the decision
to acquire the property and the associated expenditure outlined in
exempt appendix one against the existing approved RHP capital
budget of £16,800,000 and transfer deed for the purchase of
the property.

 

approve the decision
to enter into the contract for sale and transfer deed for the
purchase of the property.

 

Reasons for the decision

This decision requests
authority to purchase the property described above under the RHP.
The leader’s urgency decision approved in July 2023
established a capital budget for this programme, and confirmed that individual
acquisitions would be subject to distinct decision reports to be
approved by the Strategic Director for Environment in consultation
with the Strategic Director of Finance.
 

Alternative options considered

As described in the
report.