Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Housing

Presented by the Housing Portfolio Holder and Corporate Portfolio Holder

The Housing Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the Council requires a statement of intent to govern how the authority would acquire any land or property, through either the purchase of existing dwellings or properties built through S106 contributions for example, in the future. This would enable an increase in the supply of affordable housing to meet local housing needs.

Councillor R Blunt thanked the Director of Housing for his hard work on the policy and stated that it was pleasing to conclude the term of office with a plan to invest in increasing the Council’s housing stock.

It was moved by Councillor R D Bayliss, seconded by Councillor R Blunt and

RESOLVED THAT:

Cabinet:

1.    Approve the Draft Acquisition Policy; and

2.    Recommend to Council the necessary future changes that will need to be made to the scheme of delegation within the Council’s Constitution.

Reason for decision: To provide a framework that enables the acquisition of land, property or any other asset