Issue - meetings

This report seeks agreement to the setting of rent and service charges for 10 new build Council owned homes that will be ready for advertising via the Homechoice letting system from May 2015. 

Discussion:

This report provided details of the setting of rent and service charges for 10 new build Council homes in Twydall which would be ready for advertising via the Homechoice letting system from May 2015.

The Porfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, Councillor Doe, supported by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Deputy Leader, Councillor Jarrett, proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

Decision:

The Council approved the proposed rent setting and service charges as set out in paragraph 2.4 of the report.

Background:

This report sought agreement to the setting of rent and service charges for 10 new build Council owned homes.

It was noted that the current programme was to develop a total of 55 new Council homes by 2017 and that the development of new Council Housing in Medway was progressing well. The next phase of these new properties was set out in paragraph 2.4 of the report and these would be ready for advertising, via the Council’s Kent Homechoice Scheme, from May 2015.

Members were advised that the rent and service charge for each property had been set in accordance with the Council’s current Social Housing Rent formula.

Reasons:

Full Council was recommended to set the rent and service charges for 10 new build Council owned homes, ahead of advertising via the Homechoice letting system from May 2015. Each property had its rent and service charge set in accordance with the Council’s current Social Housing Rent formula. Failure to set rent and service charges will mean a loss of income to the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan and the inability to let the new build properties.