Purpose

Purpose: to award a contract
for property management and tenancy management

Decision

To enter into an 18 month
contract for the provision of property compliance, repair and
maintenance and tenancy management services for residential
properties the council owns and leases out, including properties
purchased under the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF)
 
The number of properties that
will be purchased under the LAHF scheme is an initial 23 under the
first round of funding, with possible 4additional units purchased
using later funding.
 
The number of properties being
purchased for social housing directly by the council will be up to
five.
 
The contract will start as soon
as approval is obtained and contract negotiations completed, and
will last for 18 months, ending in early 2025.  During that time officers will undertake work to
determine how these services will be provided beyond this
arrangement, and that consideration has already begun.