Purpose

That the affordable rent values
to be used for re-let to new tenants in 2024/25 are the individual
affordable rents for 2024/25 for existing tenants.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

18/03/2024
 

Title:

Affordable Rent
values for letting to new Council tenants in 2024/25

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
2024/25 are the individual Affordable Rents for 2024/25 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 2024/25 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 2024/25
 
Date: 20/02/2024
 
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
2024/25 are the individual affordable rents for 2024/25 for
existing tenants.
 

Signed by the Decision Maker  
 
Dated:         
18/03/2024
 
Name:         
Ian Spicer
                              
Job
Title:    Strategic Director of Adult Care,
Housing and Public Health