16 Acquisition of Properties for Temporary Accommodation
Housing Portfolio
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To consider report SHAP/84 of the Head of Strategic Housing Services.
Decision:
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RESOLVED
That the Cabinet delegates authority for the negotiation, approval and completion of all relevant legal documentation to complete the proposed purchase as described in Section 6 below, to the Head of Strategic Housing Services, Head of Legal, Governance and HR and Head of Corporate Finance, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Housing.
(Generic Delegations 2 & 3 will be used to enact this recommendation)
Reasons for the Recommendations
The Covid pandemic and the
current economic climate has fuelled what is already a high demand
on the homelessness service. In responding to this demand the
Council has been forced to resort to some of the most expensive
forms of temporary accommodation, such as bed and breakfast,
commercial hotels and other forms of nightly paid
accommodation.
Expanding the portfolio of Council owned temporary accommodation through the acquisition of properties will help alleviate some of these pressures.
Minutes:
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The Cabinet Member for Housing presented report SHAP/84. The report requested Cabinet to approve the delegation to progress with making an offer for the acquisition of properties currently available on the market for the purposes of providing temporary accommodation.
RESOLVED
That the Cabinet delegates authority for the negotiation, approval and completion of all relevant legal documentation to complete the proposed purchase as described in Section 6 below, to the Head of Strategic Housing Services, Head of Legal, Governance and HR and Head of Corporate Finance, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Housing.
(Generic Delegations 2 & 3 will be used to enact this recommendation)
Reasons for the Recommendations
The Covid pandemic and the
current economic climate has fuelled what is already a high demand
on the homelessness service. In responding to this demand the
Council has been forced to resort to some of the most expensive
forms of temporary accommodation, such as bed and breakfast,
commercial hotels and other forms of nightly paid
accommodation.
Expanding the portfolio of Council owned temporary accommodation through the acquisition of properties will help alleviate some of these pressures.