Purpose

That the affordable rent values to be used for
re-let to new tenants in 2025/26 are the individual affordable
rents for 2025/26 for existing tenants.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

31 March 2025

Title:

Affordable Rent values for letting to new Council
tenants in 2025/26

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer
 
Strategic Director of Adults, Housing &
Public Health

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation
or Delegation contained in the relevant
Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

The Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing
and Public Health is authorised to make this decision as detailed
in the Officer Delegation Scheme 4C3 c)
Housing and Estates.
 

Decision:

That the affordable rent values to be used for
re-let to new tenants in 2025/26 are the
individual Affordable Rents for 2025/26 for existing tenants.

Reasons for the Decision:

To give direction on the method of calculation
of Affordable Rent properties on re-let
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

The Government policy statement on affordable
rents indicates that providers should have regard to the local
market context, including the relevant Local Housing Allowance for
the area in which the properties is located when setting affordable
rents. 
 
The desktop exercise has concluded that using
the affordable rents charged to existing tenants in 2025/26 are
within 80% of local market rents for Rotherham. 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

N/A
 

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Affordable Rent values for letting to new
Council tenants in 2025/26
 
Date: 25/03/2024
 
Report author: Kathleen Andrews, Finance
Manager (Housing)
 

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to ….
 
That the affordable rent values to be used for
re-let to new tenants in 2025/26 are the
individual affordable rents for 2025/26 for existing tenants.
 
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  
 

 
Dated:         
31/03/2025
 
Name:         
Ian Spicer
                              
Job Title:     Strategic Director of Adult Care,
Housing and Public Health