Decision details

Decision to purchase six properties under the Refugee Housing Programme

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Place

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This decision is one of several key decisions to enable the council to purchase properties to support refugee resettlement in line with the aims of the Refugee Housing Programme.

Decision:

That the Executive Director of Place, in consultation with the Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services:

 

  1. Notes that appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

  1. Approves the decision to acquire the Properties and the associated expenditure outlined in exempt appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 against the existing approved RHP capital budget of £16,800,000.

 

3.    To enter into the contract for sale and transfer deed for the purchase of the Properties, subject to the satisfactory conclusion of due diligence.

Reasons for the decision:

This decision requests authority to purchase the Properties under the RHP. The leader’s urgency decision approved in July 2023 established a capital budget for this programme and confirmed that individual acquisitions would be subject to distinct decision reports to be approved by the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

 

Alternative options considered:

As described in the report.

Publication date: 01/07/2024

Date of decision: 28/06/2024

Effective from: 05/07/2024

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