Purpose

Legal Disrepair is a significant challenge, and the Council has legal and statutory obligations to ensure properties are safe and habitable for residents.

The proposed decision recommends the approval of essential potential expenditure over a 2-year period for legal disrepair works through the Plentific platform of up to a maximum spend of £10M across the Borough for 2025/26 and 2026/27.

Decision

1. To approve the potential expenditure over a two-year period for legal disrepair works through the Plentific platform of up to a maximum spend of £10m across the Borough for 2025/26 and 2026/27. This expenditure will be controlled by the Corporate Director of Resources who will approve and release funding in increments of £2m as required on demand.
2. To note the total expenditure from May 2025 to March 2026 on housing disrepair works commissioned through the Plentific platform, is £4.7m. In 2026/27, there is a further £1.1m of works completed but unpaid.
3. To note that a separate report was approved to contract Plentific Limited for a two-year period commencing 11 November 2025 to deliver additional support relating to Disrepair work.