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) and those leased from the Ministry of Defence
(MOD) under the Service Family Accommodation (SFA) scheme.
 
The number of
properties that will be purchased under the LAHF scheme is an
initial 14 under the first round of funding, with possible 4
additional units purchased using later funding.
 
The number of MOD
properties that will be leased is an initial 24, but potentially up
to 48 in total
 
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.