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On 16 July 2019 the Head of Strategic Housing Services and in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, agreed minor changes to the HMO Standards, which form the basis of the councils' consultation with HMO landlords regarding facilities and amenities. The changes included advice and guidance on fire safety measures and detection systems.
Decision Maker: Head of Strategic Housing
Decision published: 19/11/2019
Effective from: 16/07/2019
Decision:
On 16 July 2019 the Head of Strategic Housing
Services and in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing,
agreed minor changes to the HMO Standards, which form the basis of
the councils' consultation with HMO landlords regarding facilities
and amenities. The changes included advice and guidance on fire
safety measures and detection systems.
Lead officer: Diana Maughan
When considering the tenure options for
Bridgefield House in November 2017 cabinet were mindful of
immediate pressures to spend the RTB 1-4-1 monies. but provided for
future changes with the following decision:
delegated authority to the Head of Crawley Homes, the Head of
Finance, Revenues & Benefits and the Head of Legal &
Democratic Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Housing, to negotiate and agree the detailed terms of the
Conditional Purchase Agreement and acquisition, and to consider the
available tenure options as deemed necessary for financial or
strategic reasons.
The 1-4-1 monies are in a more secure position and therefore the
decision has been taken to include intermediate tenures within
Bridgefield House with the usual planning requirement of a 70/30 %
split of affordable rent and intermediate tenure.
Intermediate tenure will be on a flexible approach of shared
ownership through shared equity to assist as many people through a
low cost ownership option as possible. The details of the approach
to be agreed with the Cabinet Member for Housing.
Decision Maker: Head of Crawley Homes
Decision published: 15/07/2019
Effective from: 12/07/2019
Decision:
The Head of Crawley Homes, in consultation with the Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Legal, Democracy and HR, and the Cabinet Member for Housing, agreed that the best approach for creating a more balanced community within Bridgefield House, and for releasing Right-to-Buy 1-4-1 money for alternative projects, was to include Intermediate Tenure (shared ownership/equity) within the scheme, and that the tenures will be split by floors with the top three floors across both cores being allocated for Intermediate Tenure, as these upper floors have higher market values, which will maximise the capital return back to the Housing Revenue Account while improving the overall balance of tenures within the scheme to address local housing needs.
Lead officer: Karen Dodds
The report will set out the comparison of
Council’s performance against the approved strategy for the
year for its borrowing and investment activities.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 26/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 12/07/2019
Effective from: 26/06/2019
Decision:
The Leader presented report FIN/473 of the Head of Corporate Finance on the Treasury Management Outturn for 2018/19. The Cabinet was informed that Councillors were required under regulations to regularly review and scrutinise the Council’s treasury management policy and performance. The report provided details of the outturn position for treasury activities and highlighted compliance with the Council’s policies previously approved by Councillors. The report also meets the requirements of both the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management (the Code) and the CIPFA Local Authorities (the Prudential Code).
The Cabinet was notified of some amendments which included paragraph 6.1, ‘Maturity Structure of Debt Portfolio. 24 Months to 5 Years – should have read £23m rather than £13m’ and as result some of the percentages in the associated table were incorrect. Also it was noted that in Appendix 2, the last pie chart (Sector Diversification) did not a line with the table in Appendix 1 in relation to Corporate Bonds.
Councillor Rana presented the Overview and Scrutiny Commission’s comments on the report to the Cabinet following consideration of the matter at its meeting on 24 June 2019. The Cabinet noted the Commission’s comments.
RESOLVED
That the Cabinet approves the actual 2018/19 Prudential and Treasury Indicators as set out in report FIN/473; and notes the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2018/19.
Reasons for the Recommendations
The Council’s financial regulations, in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management, requires an annual review following the end of the year describing the activity compared to the Strategy. This report complies with these requirements.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Karen Hayes