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RESOLVED:

 

i.               
To note the Council’s expression of interest to
MHCLG by the deadline of 19 December 2025, with a view to accepting the offer
of £832,000 LAHF4 grant funding from MHCLG towards the acquisition costs of
four additional properties. In view of LGR it is recommended that the four
properties be acquired by the council in the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial
years.

 

ii.             
To approve the allocation of the commuted sums
currently available to the HRA of c.£850,000 and to identify an additional
£50,000 (from either future commuted sums or HRA borrowing), to top up to the
maximum required sum of c.£902,000.