Purpose

To adopt the one-year extension to the Housing Landlord Strategy (2024-2027) (Appendix 2) aligning it with ongoing service transformation activity and enabling deeper tenant engagement in shaping the next strategy.

Decision

1. That Cabinet adopts the Housing Landlord Strategy 2024-2027 (attached at Appendix 2)

Reasons for the decision

To ensure the Council continues to have a clear approach for the delivery of the Landlord Services. To ensure tenants have the opportunity to shape and co create the next strategy once more meaningful tenant engagement opportunities have been embedded.

Alternative options considered

1. Do nothing - Allow the current strategy to lapse without extension or formal closure. This would mean operating without a strategic framework and without capturing or reporting on progress made to date. This option risks losing momentum, reducing transparency, and missing the opportunity to build on recent service improvements.

2. Develop a new strategy immediately - Begin drafting a new strategy now, without aligning with ongoing transformation activity or allowing time for deeper tenant engagement. While this would meet the original timeline, it may result in a strategy that is disconnected from current service developments and lacks meaningful tenant input.