Proposed Purchase of Forty-Two Affordable Homes for Rent and Shared Ownership

Portfolio Holder - Housing and Homelessness (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website
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Purpose

This report seeks the approval of the Housing
and Homelessness Services Portfolio Holder to acquire the freehold
interest in forty-two new-build residential properties within the
District.

Decision

On 11 October 2024, Cllr Steve Davies, the
Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness made the following
decision:

That in accordance with adopted strategic housing and development
objectives, it is recommended that the Council enters a Development
Agreement and Contract with the house builder to acquire the
freehold interest of the forty-two new-build homes for the sum
disclosed within Confidential Appendix 1.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who
considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice
using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the
Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can
be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or
by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 18 October
2024.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.

Supporting Documents

Purchase of 42 affordable homes report.docx.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Subject to call-inYes